[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Dorothea[/name]? I met someone who pronounced it the same as the two syllable [name]Dorothy[/name], is that right? I have been looking for ways to honor my grandmother [name]Doris[/name] but havnt had much luck. Last name H0stetl3r. Possibilities:
[name]Dorothea[/name] nn [name]Thea[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn [name]Thea[/name]
Other option that hasn’t won my husband over
[name]Isadora[/name] nn [name]Izzy[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] is 3 syllables? Or maybe I say it different: door-uh-thee 
I’d say [name]Dorothea[/name] the same door-uh-thee. But [name]Thea[/name] is still an adorable nick name option for it! I love [name]Thea[/name], though on my list I’ve got [name]Theodora[/name] <3 I think Dorothea would be a fabulous way to honor a Doris! <3 Isadora is lovely as well, but if he doesn’t like the name its not the one <3
Good luck! Do you need middle name options?
I’ve only ever heard it as dor-uh-fee-uh. And how are you pronouncing [name]Dorothy[/name] with 2 syllables?! I’m struggling to not pronounce it with 3 syllables. Door-uh-fee, like PP. And now I’ve said it so many times, it’s lost meaning 
I like [name]Dorothy[/name] best, though [name]Isadora[/name] is a cool way to honour a [name]Doris[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Dora[/name], [name]Theodora[/name], [name]Dorina[/name]? Or anything with ‘ris’ in it- [name]Marissa[/name], [name]Paris[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Clarissa[/name], [name]Loris[/name]?
[name]Dorothy[/name] is currently my favorite name. I just cant help but love it, with [name]Dottie[/name] as the nickname. I have always pronounced it Dor-o-thy, but the middle syllable is way less emphasized than any of the others. [name]Dorothea[/name], however, I have always heard pronounced Dor-thee-uh. I happen to think that [name]Dorothy[/name] is much prettier, because even though both names have an older generation sound to them, I think [name]Dorothy[/name] fits in better with the old names that are making a comeback. [name]Long[/name] story short, [name]Dorothy[/name] sounds old but cute, [name]Dorothea[/name] sounds just old.
[name]Dorothy[/name]-- Door a thee.
[name]Dorothea[/name]-- Door a thay a.
I love the nickname [name]Thea[/name]. I like [name]Theodora[/name] even better, but it’s a good name.