Is Dorothy read for a comeback?

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Just that really. Love the nicknames Dot, Dolly and Dorry, and love the meaning. It was my grandmother's name. Would pair it with a more modern, slightly quirkier middle name (I saw Dorothy Juniper suggested on here which I liked!). Thoughts? Is it cool and vintage or dusty and dull?

Thanks for the replies! Wow, wasn't expecting such positive feedback.

I like it.

I used to work with a Polish lady in her 40s, her name was Dorota, I always thought it was a lovely name

I can see Dorothy getting popular. I like nn Dot and Dotty - cute for a little girl, not so much an adult. I'd be tempted to go for Dorothea, as also like Thea as a nn and it would give her more options.

I’m pretty sure it’s already making a comeback along with all the other “vintage”/old lady/man names. I personally can’t stand it, so old and not pretty sounding, I think Dot/Dotty is even worse, very harsh sounding and Dotty has connotations of being scatterbrained or stupid.

I love it! Dot and Dotty as nicknames, I liked it when I was pregnant with my daughter but my husband wasn’t fussed.

Dorothy Juniper is lovely.

Love it. Dd2 was almost Dorothy (Dora for short) but DP vetoed in the end. I love her name but am still a bit sad about Dora!

I like Dorothea, but think Dorothy is pretty much Gladys, Beryl or Edna.

I LOVE it! Would have been my son’s name if he had been a lassie.

I think it’s a lovely name and very trendy at the moment.

I’d think so. I know a couple of little Dorotheas (which I have to say I prefer.)

Love Dot and Dorey as short forms, Dora also nice.

But Dotty and Dolly are way too twee/drippy I think.

Vintage cool.

Dorothy Juniper is lovely.

For me I just see Dorothy of men behaving badly. (Do love Caroline Quintin as her though) its ok not one i woild raise an eyebrow over

Dorothea is nicer. My late DGM was a Dolly I'm not sure what her actual name was but it wasn't Dorothy.

I like it. The little Dorothy on Escape to the Chateau is sweet. It reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. Was one of my head teacher's names in the 80s and she was very clever/highly educated and kind

Yes I know a few. It's nice.

Dorothy is nice, although I hate the twee nicknames like Dottie and Dolly. Someone mentioned Dory as a nn, which I like. Dora also works.

Dorothy Gale is a lovely fictional role model for little girls too.

It’s back already!

I love it. I know a 'Dottie' in year 3. Dottie and her sister Clem.

I know a teenage Dorothy (Dotty), she's the only one in her school but it sounds like it's increasing in popularity. For what it's worth she loves her name!

To add for those who think it's'twee', how about the DJ / rapper? It seems to be one of those names that is being reclaimed by the younger generation who luckily wouldn't care what someone my age thinks.

My cats are called Dorothy and Juniper+

I just remember the very old ladies of my childhood that were called Dottie, Dolly, Minnie, Flossie and the like.

I was very young at the time but I remember that the names just seemed a bit ridiculous. Looking back, I think the word I would use now is 'undignified'.

To my mind, Dolly or Dotty is OK for a four-year-old, possibly quirky for a certain sort of 14-year-old, ludicrous for a 40-year-old lawyer and just silly for anyone over the age of 60.

However, Dorothy is a nice name and lends itself to plenty of non-infantilising nicknames such as Dora or Thea.