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Here’s the thing though. In my culture, Dorcas has been used for decades as the epitome example of a bad name because of its obvious dork association. It’s kind of like the perpetual joke of the name Gaylord for a boy. (A joke that isn’t holding up well as society evolves, but a perpetual joke nevertheless.). Dorcas has SO MUCH “dork” baggage in my culture that it’s impossible to separate from the joke. I recognize that other cultures don’t have this, but it’s asking a lot to ask an English-speaking person not to think “dork”. It’s like naming a kid Madonna and then requesting that people put the celebrity out of their minds.

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Also, it just has an unpleasant sound. That “orc” in the middle sounds like somebody getting ready to spit.

This message was edited 5/16/2019, 5:11 AM