Nickname for Doris

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What nickname would you use for Doris?

I like it, it sounds current to me and I totally agree with the points made about pronounciation and spelling. It is a classic name that was very much a 'grandmothers ' name when I was a child along with Edith but which is now fresh sounding.

Karloff.

Doe

I’d go for Dolly or Dot

😂

My Mum had a sister called Doris, her sister's called her Doll or Dot (depending on which sister!) and we knew her as Auntie Dot.
I think it is a lovely name, and my Auntie was a lovely, lovely woman.

"I am not deterred by people's opinions. In fact it makes me like it more, as then less people are going to be using it."

Even when it's got misogynistic and homophobic connections? Unfairly to the name, of course, but that can't be helped now. No idea why anyone would do that to their own child. It's one of those times when everyone secretly judges the parents throughout school and then the kid turns 16 and changes it anyway

just don’t call it doris. call it something normal and not from 1943, like lily

My great Aunt Dorris was known universally as "Dorriebonce"😂

Never did know why!

My grandma was called Doris Noris! Born in 1902. Was called Dore for short. I think it's due a comeback

It's awful for anyone under the age of about 75

Doll
Dolly
Dorrie
Dot
Dottie

Dorrie or Dorey

If you don't want to call her Doris why call her Doris?

Ri Ri

Dozza....

FWIW, I know a Dorrie (mid-80s) and a Dori (late 30s) who are both formally Doris. Dorrie was called Dosie (like dough-see, not dozy) as a child but didn't like it and switched to Dorrie as a teen.

Just about to say the same!

I think it's a lovely name, but then I also really like Gladys, Hilda and Winnifred. We all have different taste so as you say it is easily spelt, pronounced and known whatever anyone else's personal opinion of the name is. I would go for Dotty as the pet name.

There are generally reasons though that a name is seldom used. Either because of its negative connotations or because it's simply not a nice name.

Dot. But my aunt was Doris and absolutely loathed it so it's not a name I would ever consider using tbh.

Or because, you know, everyone has different tastes?

In 2021 (England and Wales) there were only 13 girls born named Miranda. Is Miranda 'simply not a nice name'? Some of the most popular names around at the moment were very rare 20 years ago. Ivy, Reggie, Willow, Evelyn, Roman, Arlo etc all had under 100 instances of usage in 1996 but thousands now.

My son is Gilbert and there are only 20 or so of them born every year. Whenever we introduce our son we get either get pleasantly surprised reactions, like people suddenly remember the name exists, or exclamations of delight followed with 'Oh, like Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables!'. Nothing wrong with his name at all, it's a perfectly normal name with a long history of usage. It's simply stayed under the radar for the time being.

Lily is the quintessential name from days of yore. The poster child of old lady names.

It's neither here nor there, but I like Doris. It has a clunky charm and fits in well with names like Lois and Flora. I also like Winifred, Agatha, Hilda, Dymphna, Una, Frida, Greta, Edith, Vera, Nellie, Rita, Barbara, Vita, Winona, Rosemary, and Nora.

Dodie would be a sweet nickname imo.

Dolly.

Personally I think Dolly is silly and childish. I love Doris as it is!