From a US perspective, I think [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] can be just [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]! While there are established nicknames like [name_m]Dot[/name_m], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], and [name_m]Dory[/name_m], I don’t think any of them are so common that they’d be used by default (unlike something like, say, El- names where I think [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is essentially inevitable). Unless you initiate a nickname, I don’t think people will automatically use one for [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
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