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I can't make up my mind on Dorothy - I want to like it but I'm not sold on the -thy sound. What do you think?Any names with the same feel as Dorothy?Any combos?Thanks!"Evil is human, it always has been." - Edward Buchan, Whitechapel
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I like the name Dorothy, it is a sweet sounding name. Dot makes a cool nn.Combos:Dorothy Anna
Dorothy Penelope
Dorothy Lilian
Dorothy Felicia
Dorothy Gloria
Dorothy Wilhelmina
Dorothy Salome
Dorothy Ella
Dorothy Adeline
Dorothy Teresa
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It's alright. Not a fave, I guess because it feels a little matronly to me still. But on a younger person I think it'd be nice.I'm not a fan of Dot and Dodie. They really do sound frowsy to me still. Dory though... seems nifty.I think the -thy sound is one of the appealing things about Dorothy. I like how it's a classic name that is totally English-ized (I know Anglicized is a word but it's not the one I want right now).I agree that Marjorie has a similar feel.
Also Audrey, Edith, Helen, Frances, Theresa, Jean, UrsulaI want to give it flowers:
Dorothy Rosanna
Dorothy Azalea
Dorothy Jasmine
I want to update it too:
Dorothy Melissa
Dorothy Alexis
Dorothy Skye
Dorothy Fiona
or give it more air and mystique:
Dorothy Inanna
Dorothy Jezebel
Dorothy Demetria

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I wouldn't use it and I wouldn't like to be called it, but I do think Dorothy is kind of cute.
Marjorie has a similar vibe to me. So does Estelle.Dorothy Amber
Dorothy Bridget
Dorothy Cassandra
Dorothy Erin
Dorothy Grace
Dorothy Hope
Dorothy Jasmine
Dorothy Michelle
Dorothy Noelle
Dorothy Paige
Dorothy Rebecca
Dorothy Suzanne
Dorothy Victoria
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The nns Dodie and Dottie / Dot and to some extent Dory have endeared the name to me. I was hoping the royal baby would have Dorothea as a middle name, for Kate's grandmother. Nn Thea? Ah well, no one listens to me. :0PDorothy is a very happy name. I can see it making a comeback. Combos:Dorothy Ann / Hannah
Dorothy Cordelia
Dorothy Frederica ("freh-DREE-kuh," another one the Cambridges didn't take me up on)
Dorothy Matilda
Dorothy Pearl
Dorothy Clothilde
Dorothy Amelia / Aemilia
Dorothy Petra
Dorothy Claudine
Dorothy Louisa
Dorothy Huguette
Dorothy Susan / Susannah
Dorothy Madeline
Dorothy Hazel
Dorothy Adamina
Dorothy Frances
Dorothy Pippa
Dorothy Isobel / Ishbel

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I've warmed to it recently- my way of dealing with sounds I don't like is skimping on them, kind of mispronouncing them, often. For instance, I usually pronounce Angelique kind of, arn-ye-lee, with only a slight 'k' at the end, and missing out the 'zh' sound altogether. I do the same thing with Dorothy, so it comes out somewhere between 'dorayee' and 'doratee'. I like the nicknames Dot, Tia and Dora.Names with the same feel as Dorothy... Well, I really like Dorothy and Talitha as a sibset. But some other ideas:Alice
Eleanor
Myrtle
Caroline
SybilI'm not great at finding similar names, sorry. Combos:Dorothy Maia
Dorothy Ellen
Dorothy Faith
Dorothy Jade
Dorothy Annemarie
Dorothy Caroline
Dorothy Caitlin
Dorothy Sinead
Dorothy Leda
Dorothy Margot
Dorothy MarianAnna Dorothy
Lisbet Dorothy
Freya Dorothy
Eluned Dorothy
Alyssia Dorothy
Helen Dorothy
Sybil Dorothy
Eliza DorothyIsabelle Dorothy May
Dorothy Anna Lise
Freya Dorothy Kate
Lillian Maya Dorothy
Dorothy Louisa Jay
Dorothy Amelia GraceSorry for the sheer amount!
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I like Talitha but I'm not sure if it would be useable since it's my friend's sister's name. Likewise, Alice, Caroline and Eleanor are also out. But thanks for the suggestions!
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I can't like Dorothy. Terminally dowdy.
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I am immensely fond of Dorothy, and lately I've been considering putting Dorothy "Dodie" on my short list. I also wonder how Dorothy "Daisy" might work. I like Dorothea, too, as well as most of its international variants, having been looking at Dorotėja in particular last night. As for combinations, I'm liking Dorothy Lark, and Dorothy Camille to a lesser extent.
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Yeah, I was considering Dorothea too. I'm not overly concerned with nicknames - if I had a Dorothy or Dorothea I'd probably end up just calling her by the full name. As for yours, I get Dodie but Daisy feels contrived (sorry!).
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No need to be sorry! I'm just generally a fan of nicknames, especially as they're reflective of language, and Dodie really got me considering Dorothy more.
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It's a bad habit that I have. Nicknames are fun to create, I must say.
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