Dolly for a baby girl

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How do you feel about the girls name Dolly? I know its often a nickname for Dorothy but i just like Dolly on its own. OH not convinced

I absolutely love it but would never use it I'm afraid.

I loved it when I was expecting DD....DH did not.

he said "How's that going to sound when she's 25? Or 48?"

And he was right! Cute as it is, it's not a long lasting name.

Hm. I do like it.

Do you not think Dolly Parton makes it much more wearable into adulthood and beyond?
I also really love Lola, but OH thinks the song ruins that one!

It always reminds me of Dolly the sheep!

How about Molly, Holly or Polly? All are lovely names imo

Dolores or Doris are also sometimes shortened to Dolly but I think in the olden days it was a kind of nickname that was used for a small petite wee girl.

My nan was Dorothy and called Doll or Dolly but no to Dolly on its own

Mollie (this spelling) us also on the list! As is Lucy, Lola and Olive

My dd is named Dolly after my Nan and I love it, it really suits her! A lot of people weren't fussed on it when I was pregnant but I was adamant. We did give her a more traditional middle name in case she ever wants to go by that

But Dolly Parton is always "Dolly Parton" professionally. It dilutes the effect of the name. Besides, she has a brother called Randy so I wouldn't take naming tips from her parents.

How about Dolores? Both Dolly and Lola work as nicknames for Dolores.

It wouldn't feel right to me to name a daughter not only a cutesy 'y' name but also something that's the name of a toy. It just feels so insubstantial.

Hasn't done Dolly Alderton any harm

Dolly will be at school with a Teddy or two, I expect.

I work with small children and it's not uncommon to hear "Put down [younger child], they're not a doll," which would put me off. I also think it could be very hard for a self-conscious teenager to pull off.

I love Olive and Lola!

Thanks for all your replies! I like the idea of a traditional middle name in case she'd prefer that- my mum and I actually both go by our middle names as adults. I dont think this thread will completely sell my OH on the name so its probably out but thanks all for your replies! I think we will probably go with Lucy. That's what OH's parents were going to name him if he were a girl.

I think that unless she grows up to be a country singer, Dolly is much too cutesy.

While I personally find Lucy at bit cute/sweet sounding too, it's a classic name that's unlikely to embarrass an adult.

Molly (this traditional spelling) is also okay imo. But I find Lola a bit trendy (although a lovely nn for Louisa), and Olive too dated for my taste, sorry.

I know a Dolly in her late 30s. It doesn't seem to have held her back in life. She's great!

As with all names, once you get over your initial surprise upon hearing it the first time, it just becomes their name.

I love it 🥰

I like it for a baby, but wouldn't like it on a 36 year old hedge fund manager or whatever she ends up being when she grows up. It goes from cute (on a child) to on an adult being a bit...downmarket maybe?

Lucy is lovely!

I think this is the point - it's not just 'Dolly for a baby girl', it's Dolly for a teenager, a thirty something, a middle aged woman.

Not a fan! Girls aren't dolls.

I looooove it! I also love Trixie!
My daughter is called Roxy and we got mixed reviews too Haha, but it really suits her and we love it. Everyone else will too once she is here. I really like Dolly :)

Dolly is an awful name. I'd be embarrassed as anything if my parents gave me that name. It's the infantilised name for the toy of a little girl.

At least put Dorothy on the birth certificate so she can have a sensible name if she wants one.

I don't like it. The reality TV star, Chantelle Haughton, called her daughter 'Dolly' but she is an Essex girl (called Chantelle).

Don't call your baby 'Dolly', she is not a doll.