Doreen alternatives

[mol2mum]

Less than 4 weeks until my due date and we still haven't been able to figure out a middle name for our baby girl!

My grandmas name was Doreen and I'd love to have something similar. I've considered "Dora" but the baby's first name ends in "a" and I think it sounds too similar.

Does anyone have any ideas please?

Did your grandma have a middle name?

Or maybe Dorothy/Dorothea?

You know what, just use Doreen. You'll be ahead of the curve - names always come back - and no one uses middle names anyway. What a lovely reason!

My friend wanted to name her daughter after her grandma Doreen and called her Dolly (her actual nickname!)

I like Doreen! Dorrie?

Or Rene is another classic shortening. Prefer Dorrie though myself, probably because of the Patrica Coombs books TBH

I'd just use Doreen. Or if you really hate the name then don't use it. But the idea that you hate someone's name, but find the closest sounding name that you can stand and then say it's named after them doesn't make sense to me.

Doretta? Also ends in A though.

I'd just use it. Nobody uses their middle name.

Theodora? Or use Doreen and call her Dorie or Dory for short!

I know a lady called Dreena, I always thought it was lovely.

If you are using it to honour your grandma then use Doreen , any other name won’t do the same job . It’s a middle name and frankly lots of kids have less than desirable middle names because of honouring relatives .

There's no point if you are changing it though ?

I'd use Doreen. If you're not sure about it or don't think it flows with the first name you've picked, maybe consider multiple middles - e.g., Anna Elizabeth Doreen Lastname. If your grandma used a nickname - for example Dory or Reenie - that could work as a middle too.

I used to work with a Dorinda and I think it's really nice, especially as a middle, but it wasn't your grandma's name.

Dot, Dotty, Dottie

Dory is pretty

ignoring the fish element

Dolly. Renee, Doris.

How about Dee.
Eg Amelia Dee Surname

Doireann is Doreen in Irish and is pronounced Dir-in

i think it’s lovely 😊

Reena? I had an Aunty Reena and I always loved her name.

Darina or Dairín (Dah-reen) for other similar sounding Irish variants.

Dorian?

I'd just use Doreen if I were you.

Maureen?

Would her maiden name work as a slightly American style middle name?

I'd just use Doreen, I agree with other posters that it's not really honouring your grandma if you choose another name a bit similar because you don't like her actual name.

Dodie, as in Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmatians/I Capture the Castle?