Do you know anyone named Dottie? Dottie to honor Grandmother (not short for Dorothea/Dorothy)

[Anonymous]

The only Dottie I know is in her 80s.

[Anonymous]

I think is a wonderful idea for a name. It's a real enough name. I like it. But I like when parents give their child the name they want to call the child.

[Anonymous]

Ewww. Dottie is horrible. Please don't do this to the poor kid, OP.

[Anonymous]

I like Dorothy -- it's strong and retro. If Alice is popular, why not Dorothy?

Dottie's cute enough as a NN but it's awfully lightweight for an adult.

[Anonymous]

I like the idea but think you need a formal first name. Dottie the doctor, Dottie the judge, Dottie the CEO all don't really work for me.

[Anonymous]

LOVE dorothy!

[Anonymous]

I know a Dorothea nn Thea

[Anonymous]

We named our daughter after grandma Dorothy but used her original name pre-Americanization, so Theodora (Dorothea was also an option). I've heard Thea as the nickname which I really like, and I love old lady names so I think Dot is super cute.

[Anonymous]

Dottie sounds like someone who's out of her head.

[Anonymous]

Dorothy Lamour would often sign her autographs with Dottie Lamour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think is a wonderful idea for a name. It's a real enough name. I like it. But I like when parents give their child the name they want to call the child.

+1 Especially giving your child the name you will call them. So odd when people pick a nn they want to use then add another name as the legal first name that is never used. Just name your child the nn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am English and would pronounce it Dottie, however, I have heard the American version of " butter" being budder so am pretty sure Dottie would not be pronounced as its spelled. Doddy maybe......

I was dropping off some metal at the recycling center. The guy couldn't understand what I wanted when I said metal dropoff, and I had to change it to "medal dropoff" before he understood me. I also have to ask for a glass of war-der at restaurants not war-taa.

It's true that Americans change the letter t to d, and I can imagine they would say Dod-dee not Dot-tee.

[Anonymous]

Thea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dottie sounds like someone who's out of her head.

That was my thought. Doesn't dotty refer to someone who's a bit confused?

[Anonymous]

That's not a name for an adult. Might be cute as a kid, but won't be taken seriously in life.