Longer versions of Alice and Dora

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I love Dora and Alice but my partner prefers longer more unusual names. We have decided that we can both get what we want by choosing a longer version of the names I like.

For Dora we have
Dorathy
Dorathea
Theodora
Teodora

DP says these are all too normal other than Dorothea, but we know a little Dorothea who goes by Thea so would want to avoid that one.

For Alice we have

Alicia - Horrible girl I went to schools with name
Althea- can't make my mind up on it.

Any others?

Isadora

I was going to say Isadora.

Alice isn't really a shortening of anything, you could spell it with a y - Alys, or try Alyssa. Or go with something that is similar sounding like Clarissa or Melissa and just use 'liss'?

Alice is a whole name. It doesn’t make sense as a nickname for another name. If you like Alice, use Alice.

Dorothy is spelt with 2 o’s and is a lovely name, as is Dorothea and Theodora, all would make sense to have Dora as a nickname.

I really like Alethea (although I'm not really sure it shortens to Alice)

Also I love Dorothy

Dorian

and the 1990s classic Wizadora of course

Dorathy is awful

id choose Alyssa or Theodora

Pandora!

Dorabella

Doralice

Isadora definitely

Alyssandra

Ælswith

So gutted that someone got to 'Wizadora' before me!

Joking aside - Alison for Alice? Though Alice is a beautiful name in its own right.

These are just other names, mostly.

Isadora is your best bet

Apollidora
Artemidora
Elladora

I would spell Dorothy this traditional way, and as you like Dorothy, have you considered Dorrit?

I have a friend with a daughter called Isadora and I cannot ever see her without the Wizadora theme tune getting stuck in my head

Sorry, not helpful.

Theodora is an awesome name.

Alicia or Alison for Alice, or double barrel it? Alice-Marie? Alice-Jane?

Analicia

Isadora is beautiful!

Alison

My DD is Theodora, Known as Dora

thank you I will post all suggestions to DP

Theres an Isabel in the family so I feel that knocks off Isadora

Alissa