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

[Anonymous]

I know 4 separate toddlers named Dottie

[Anonymous]

I know a 70 yo Dottie and a 6 year old Dottie. The later struck me as odd but my own kid has a weird name so I shouldn’t judge!

[Anonymous]

It's very clearly a nickname. I would give your child the option to have a more adult sounding name when they're older.

[Anonymous]

Typically Dottie is a nickname for Dorothy. My grandmother (born in 1906) was a Dorothy. She was called Dot or Dottie.

[Anonymous]

My niece, now 16, was given a fusty, old lady nickname to honor a family member: Bettie, but legal name is Elisabeth. She hated it and prior to middle school insisted she is now Elisabeth. I’m so happy for her!

Please give a full name option and don’t name your DC a nickname.

[Anonymous]

3 yr old niece named Dorothy after her grandmother. Nn Dory. Very cute. (They thought nn would be Rory, but very difficult for older siblings to pronounce.)

[Anonymous]

This was almost my name after my maternal great-grandmother, Dorothea, but last minute my father had a change of heart and I ended up with a more common millennial name. I do think it's cute and know two younger toddler aged Dorothy/Dots.

[Anonymous]

I know a 50 year old woman named Dottie. She’s not attractive so I have negative connotations with the name. Name your kid what you want though, who cares what I think.

[Anonymous]

DH’s cousin has a brand-new granddaughter named Dorothea (I can’t do the accent mark), but they call her Ro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH’s cousin has a brand-new granddaughter named Dorothea (I can’t do the accent mark), but they call her Ro.

Dorothee. Sorry, it keeps autocorrecting.

[Anonymous]

It’s cute but the dotty / crazy / nut job association is also really diminishing.

[Anonymous]

This is like naming a child Paisley — except worse. It feels so sad to be named after a pattern. (Please note, you can still decorate the nursery with dots and give your child a real name.)

Dottie also sounds like doddie and doggie which is not flattering for a human.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Dottie too "out there" name wise in today's day and age? Any ways to incorporate Dottie without using Dorothea/Dorothy? D names are hard.

No do not name your daughter Dottie. No one will take seriously a grown woman named Dottie!

How abut Danielle? Diana? I like Dorothy bt really like Diana!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Yes, it does. Don't name the baby Dottie.