Dorabella

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Was watching a s5 Doctor Who episode and this name popped up.

I actually adore it so much. And we were settled on the name Heidi for my daughter but I'm now having debates. DH loves Dorabella too and doesn't mind which one we go for and says it's all up to me.

The middle name will definitely be Rose - I know it's popular but it has special meaning to us.

We also love the nicknames Dorabella proposes - both Dora and Belle/a are very pretty to us but our daughter would probably be a Dora.

So Dorabella Rose or Heidi Rose??

Err, Heidi. For sure.

Heidi. Dorabella sounds like a cartoon fairy to me

Nope to Dorabella

Rose is a bit overused as a middle name. How about Dorabella Melody?

Definitely Heidi Rose. Dorabella sounds like a Disney princess invented by chat GPT.

God no

Definitely not Dorabella. It might be cute on a 2 year old but it’s just a bit silly otherwise (IMO).

Dora Rose, Bella Rose, Heidi Rose are all great. You could even do Dora Bella Rose if you wanted. But not Dorabella.

I know Rose is overused but it's both my mother's name and DH's sister's name so we absolutely want to use it. Just depends whether Dorabella or Heidi flows better.

Why on earth would you suggest Melody when the OP has already said she knows it’s overused but she wants it anyway because it means something special to her?!

OP, no. Dorabella is just awful. Heidi, on the other hand, is absolutely lovely.

Heidi.

Her nickname would be Ring.

I hear Dorabella and think “doorbell”. Heidi is lovely!

Heidi is mad popular at the moment, I know three baby Heidi's already and another couple who has it shortlisted.

But Dorabella sounds like someone who teaches kids their ABC's on Ceebeebies with the help of a charming puppet character.

Of the two Heidi is far better.

Heidi Rose.

Dorabella is awful, just awful.

I much prefer Heidi to Dorabella. I also like Pandora, Isadora or Isabella if you want a Dora or a Bella

Sounds too much like 'door bell'.

😂😂😂

Dorabella is a very silly name. Heidi also fairly silly but not as much as Dorabella ffs.

Okay didn't think of the doorbell thing! Might be sticking with Heidi then, we do still absolutely love that name.

I don't necessarily want Dora or Bella as names, I just love Dorabella and was thinking a nickname would probably need to be used as it's 4 syllables. Although Isadora was on my list but DH hates it for some reason!!

Why is Heidi a silly name? Just want to make sure I'm not missing any bad connotations again

Definitely Heidi. Dorabella is what I would have called my cabbage patch doll when I was 8

Dora is lovely. Don’t use the Bella part . I really don’t like the name Heidi . Dora Rose is beautiful.

Isadora is nice and also a proper name. I'm afraid Dorabella sounds like a made up name for someone's door bell!

I actually had to Google to see if it was actual name or a name made up lol sorry op Dorabella is awful but if you like it then choose it . I prefer Heidi

This 👆🏻

I named my eldest a ‘very popular name’ and I don’t regret it. It suits him perfectly and in reality we’ve only come across his namesake twice, and not in any of his primary or secondary classes.

Heidi is lovely. Also the pp who suggested Pandora, Isadora etc has given some lovely alternatives