My late grandma’s first name was [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. She mostly went by [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] her whole life but at times went by [name_f]Dot[/name_f] and [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]. I am not a nicknamer but I would possibly use [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] once in a while. What are your opinions about [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]? Is she sweet, spunky, and ready for a come back or is she dated? Can you picture a baby, girl, teen [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]?
Are you familiar with the Bucket List Family? If not, look them up on youtube/instagram. They have a 4-year-old [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and she is the cutest little girl ever! [name_m]Just[/name_m] because of her I love the name and I think it’s very useable
No, I have never heard of them. I’ll have to check them out.
Thank you much.
I really like [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. It’s really cute.
My soon to be [name_f]MIL[/name_f] is named [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (which is unusual for the year she was born), and I also know of a little girl with the name, so I can totally picture it on a variety of ages! I think it’s sweet.
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is gorgeous. Especially with a unique middle name
I love [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] (dot-tee rather than “doddee”) and [name_f]Dot[/name_f]; [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] isn’t entirely for me but it’s a name I can appreciate, however, if, for some reason, I were to use it later in life, [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] would be [name_f]Dot[/name_f] or [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] 95% of the time.
I do think it will age well, yet when I try to picture a [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], there’s a vintage picture of a kid/woman rather than a modern one as no modern kid’s/woman’s age really feels right for [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (if that makes sense).
Honestly, it makes me think of the [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] of [name_m]Oz[/name_m] or [name_u]Golden[/name_u] Girls. I have never met a [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] in real life. Maybe I would change my mind if I met a young [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
Honest? No, I don’t. I wouldn’t, but that is not you. You have your little girl’s name to pick!! Pick what you love! I have a hard time imagining [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], but more [name_f]Dot[/name_f].
What a great name! [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Gish[/name_f], my wonderful Great Aunt [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] ([name_f]Dot[/name_f])!
I love it and [name_f]Dot[/name_f] and [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] too.
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
Personally, [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] instantly makes me think of the [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] of [name_m]Oz[/name_m] (a positive association!), but I’m not a fan of the name so I’d use [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] (or maybe [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]) to honor someone named [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].
I was friends with a girl named [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] all through grade school. She was tough and beautiful and kind, and I have nothing but positive associations with the name. She started to experiment with the nickname [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] at the end of her senior year.
I think it is very sweet. An off-beat revival choice. I think it’s particularly interesting because all of the sounds and syllables are entirely pleasing to my ear even though I intuitively wouldn’t expect them to be so dulcet. Like a name like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] you expect to sound melodious when you see the letters laid out. I don’t get that at all when I look at [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], but it is very pleasant-sounding nonetheless. I like [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] and [name_f]Dot[/name_f].
I prefer [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], mainly because you can use [name_f]Thea[/name_f] for short, but I do love [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. I think it’s very usable, and I’m hearing it now and again. I don’t think it’s super popular for little girls, but it’s definitely being used. I think it’s at a nice popularity level right now.
Thank you all so much.
The association to [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] of [name_m]Oz[/name_m] and [name_u]Golden[/name_u] Girls is not a negative to me.
It’s funny, I grew up loving The [name_m]Wizard[/name_m] of [name_m]Oz[/name_m], and even dressed up as [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] for several Halloweens in a row, but I never liked her name. It’s a name I really wish I liked, but no matter what it’s paired with, it just seems frumpy to me. It’s not so much that I have trouble picturing it on a child—I don’t, I think it would age fine—just that I know I wouldn’t want to be a child named [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. Sorry if that sounds super harsh; it’s not intended that way. If it’s an honor name then of course that cancels out a lot of concerns. As far as nns go, [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] makes me think of “dotty/crazy,” but I don’t mind [name_f]Doe[/name_f] and [name_f]Dot[/name_f].
Not harsh at all. I wanted to hear honest opinions. Bashing is what I do not like (bashing is not constructive first of all), no one has been bashing, just giving opinions. I thank you for your opinion.
I am thinking the combo would be [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is pretty aggressively old-lady-chic to my ear, but that’s in fashion these days! I’d prefer the nickname [name_u]Dory[/name_u] to [name_f]Dot[/name_f]/[name_f]Dottie[/name_f], as it feels more natural and modern to me, although that carries the inevitable association with the animated blue tang (not necessarily a bad thing!).
I really like the name [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and think this is the perfect time to use it as it’s classic but not commonly used.
I’m afraid I’ve never liked [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] because it sounds like the word dorky to me! [name_f]Dot[/name_f] makes me think of a really, really old lady, and [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] has the odd “dotty as in crazy” similarity. For me, these associations are one too many to try and overlook. Also something about the never-pronounced O in [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] just bothers me to look at. To me a better alternative is [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] “Dor-o-thee-ah” but even then it feels too clunky for my liking. I don’t mean to be harsh, these are just my initial, right-off-the-bat reactions.
I wouldn’t ever call it an ugly name like [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] or [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], but it also isn’t willowy and tremendously graceful. It feels more homespun and rural.