Please vote due in two weeks and can't decide between two names

[MayFlower22]

As per title I am due dd in a couple of weeks and keep going backwards and forwards with her name choice.
We can't decide between Dorothy and Dorothea. I love Dorothy but not sure if it's a bit marmite? But maybe Dorothea is a bit of a mouthful?
Would appreciate opions thank you.

Dorothea

Dorothy (Dottie)

Dorothea shortened to Thea is lovely

Dorothy
Both are nice but the y ending makes it a bit plainer and thus a bit more ahead of the baby name curve than the fussier Dorothea imo .

Dorothy

Oh! Theodora is gorgeous. @MayFlower22 Go with your heart. It really doesn’t matter whichever name we prefer. Somewhere inside you know which name feels right to you.

Dorothea. But im prejudiced as it was our cats telling off name 😅 went by dotty and dots usually .

I had two names for my firstborn and I couldn't decide even when i went into labour. When she was placed in my arms I said "she's Jane" as she looked more like a Jane than a Carol. Wait until she's born.

Disclaimer, only the cat names are true, with pumpkin, sweetiepie and little horror

Dorothy

@Pixiedust1234 love that they were your cats names.
Thanks everyone still not totally sure but leaning more towards Dorothea I think. @ImustLearn2Cook that's definitely the best advice thank you.

Dorothea

I'm really sorry but Dorothea made me think of Diarrhoea. So therefore I vote Dorothy

Dorothea!

Dorthea is an unusual name go for that it's sounds lovely

Totally agree with this post! 👌

Both lovely, prefer Dorothy

Dorothy. Dorothea sounds made up

Neither

My mum is a Dorothy and she is 67
she would not wish the name in anyone 😂

Both pretty, but I think Dorothea will be a bit of a mouthful on a day-to-day basis. Dorothy sounds a bit more spunky! I like that the name has come back round after being so popular in the 40's.

I like Dorothy but LOVE Dorothea.

Dorothea has a prettier sound imo and is more timeless (in that it's never been very popular). I'd be surprised to meet a Dorothy older than about nursery age or much younger than 70, so it may date.

Also agree with pp that Dorothea gives her two very different style nn's depending on her personality as a bonus -retro Dottie/Dolly or more trendy Thea.

Definitely Dorothy.

A thousand times Dorothea.

Dorothy.

Sorry Dorothea just reminds me on Diarrohea.

dorothea

Dorothea

Dorothy is too wizard of oz