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

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Here’s a good baby name test: do you wish it were your name? Would you like to go through a typical day using it?

[Anonymous]

I know two Dotties. One in her early 20s, one in her early 40s.

I've never asked either of them if Dottie is their real name or a nickname (and they've never asked me if my name is my real name).

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"Dottie" works if she is middle aged school crossing guard, not so much if she is middle aged lawyer.

Kind of agree.

I think Dottie is a fun name and I like it, but IMO it lacks gravitas, if that is a consideration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some PPs are mixing up the name and the adjective

Dottie - a generally accepted nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea

Dotty - another word for crazy, ditzy, looney, etc.

They are pronounced the same way though. Expect people to fall on the ground laughing when the person says "I'm Dottie".

Same thing with the names Fanny and Dick. Don't do it.

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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.

No its not strange to want to give the baby options when that child grows up!

Yes it is. It’s very strange to name your child one thing with the plan to call them something completely different from the start. NNs are things that evolve over time from your real name. They aren’t something that your parents plan out from the very start to call you all the while giving you another name.

If your child wants an option to be called something else then they can change their name. To give another name from the start as a fall back name means you know the nn you plan to use is dumb to begin with and not something a person would want to be called.

This is such a trash take even for DCUM. NNs evolve over time? What? Do you realize that people are not born as adults? They’re born as babies and their parents refer to them by a name. Which is often a fun and cute name FOR A BABY (or small child) but not a name that an adult would want to be called. Choosing a given name and then deciding to call your baby a nickname for the given name is an acknowledgment that your child won’t be a child forever.

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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.

No its not strange to want to give the baby options when that child grows up!

Yes it is. It’s very strange to name your child one thing with the plan to call them something completely different from the start. NNs are things that evolve over time from your real name. They aren’t something that your parents plan out from the very start to call you all the while giving you another name.

If your child wants an option to be called something else then they can change their name. To give another name from the start as a fall back name means you know the nn you plan to use is dumb to begin with and not something a person would want to be called.

This is such a trash take even for DCUM. NNs evolve over time? What? Do you realize that people are not born as adults? They’re born as babies and their parents refer to them by a name. Which is often a fun and cute name FOR A BABY (or small child) but not a name that an adult would want to be called. Choosing a given name and then deciding to call your baby a nickname for the given name is an acknowledgment that your child won’t be a child forever.

Such ignorance. Lol.

You literally supported what you’re trying trash “Choosing a given name and then deciding to call your baby a nickname for the given name is an acknowledgment that your child won’t be a child forever.”

So you’re saying parents name their child something and then later decide to call them a nickname. So the nn evoled over time…That’s exactly the point that flew over your head. Which is not what people are advocating here. On this thread people have decided a nn from the start as the chosen name and are trying to fit a whole nother name as the legal name.

The stupidity to try to trash a post and end up agreeing with it. LOL. PP, you deserve a ⭐️for such a poor attempt at pretending to be smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some PPs are mixing up the name and the adjective

Dottie - a generally accepted nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea

Dotty - another word for crazy, ditzy, looney, etc.

They are pronounced the same way though. Expect people to fall on the ground laughing when the person says "I'm Dottie".

Same thing with the names Fanny and Dick. Don't do it.

Dottie is not the same. Dotty is British slang not American slang like fanny and dick.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like Theodora, nn Thea, is the updated version of Dorothy. I've known several people who have used Theodora to honor a family member named Dorothy or Dorothea.

They are totally unrelated names though.

No, they aren’t just related, they’re essentially the same name and therefore one is often a namesake of the other as Pp said. They come from ancient Greek where a common naming convention was a god’s name plus some. Doro=gift and Theo=god. Gift from God. Theodora was much more common because usually the god’s name came first but sometimes they were reversed. There were also the masculine versions, Theodoros and Dorotheos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some PPs are mixing up the name and the adjective

Dottie - a generally accepted nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea

Dotty - another word for crazy, ditzy, looney, etc.

They are pronounced the same way though. Expect people to fall on the ground laughing when the person says "I'm Dottie".

Same thing with the names Fanny and Dick. Don't do it.

Huh? What are you talking about? Americans don’t use the word dotty and certainly wouldn’t fall on the ground laughing because they don’t even know it means crazy. Are you thinking of batty, maybe? Still very British, but most Americans are familiar with it.

[Anonymous]

I’m American and the word “dotty” is used in my region to mean crazy or senile, like “your dotty old aunt.”

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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.

No its not strange to want to give the baby options when that child grows up!

Yes it is. It’s very strange to name your child one thing with the plan to call them something completely different from the start. NNs are things that evolve over time from your real name. They aren’t something that your parents plan out from the very start to call you all the while giving you another name.

If your child wants an option to be called something else then they can change their name. To give another name from the start as a fall back name means you know the nn you plan to use is dumb to begin with and not something a person would want to be called.

This is such a trash take even for DCUM. NNs evolve over time? What? Do you realize that people are not born as adults? They’re born as babies and their parents refer to them by a name. Which is often a fun and cute name FOR A BABY (or small child) but not a name that an adult would want to be called. Choosing a given name and then deciding to call your baby a nickname for the given name is an acknowledgment that your child won’t be a child forever.

Such ignorance. Lol.

You literally supported what you’re trying trash “Choosing a given name and then deciding to call your baby a nickname for the given name is an acknowledgment that your child won’t be a child forever.”

So you’re saying parents name their child something and then later decide to call them a nickname. So the nn evoled over time…That’s exactly the point that flew over your head. Which is not what people are advocating here. On this thread people have decided a nn from the start as the chosen name and are trying to fit a whole nother name as the legal name.

The stupidity to try to trash a post and end up agreeing with it. LOL. PP, you deserve a ⭐️for such a poor attempt at pretending to be smart.

So let me get this straight: If I name my baby Katherine and then decide when she is 2 days old that Kitty is a good nickname for her, that's an acceptable "evolution" for you, but if I'm 9 months pregnant, decide Kitty is a cute name and so 2 days later name her Katherine at birth with the intention of calling her Kitty, that's not acceptable? GMAB.

[Anonymous]

My mom is a Dorothea who goes by Dottie and she’s a thorn in my side. But it’s a good name. My DD who’s 9 has friends from dance and school who are Dottie and Dot, and they’re lovely kids and I think Dot is a great nickname, too!

[Anonymous]

Doc McStuffins!