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

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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.

Both Dorothy and Dottie went out with spats!

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Anonymous wrote: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.

My daughter is Dorothy and her buddy is Eleanore. I had one lady at a park rave over the name, said she knew the most beautiful person named Dorothy. I asked if she was 80 and she said yes. Don't care, totally owning the old lady name. She don't even call her Dottie or another nickname.

When I was in my 30s, Ella, Emily and Emma were considered an old lady names since only our grandmothers had them. Names go in and out of fashion.

When were you born? Emily has been a top 100 name since the early 70s and has been in the top 300 since at least 1900. Emma hasn't historically been as popular, but also never been unpopular. Ella I will give you -- I think a lot of people associated this name with Ella Fitzgerald for a long time until it became popular again in the last 20 years or so.

But Emily has never been an "old lady name" because it's never been enough out of favor to sound anachronistic. It's like Elizabeth -- a persistent classic that never really goes out of style.

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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.

Blah blah blah look it is strange FOR YOU but not for others. Op could name her dd Dorothy and call her Dottie and then when 10 dd could say call me Dory?
Changing your name is a pain and also then you have to narrow it down. Look st how Bruce Jenner took his time thinking of a new name, for example

So repeat after me. My way is not the only way!

Name your kid what you plan to call them.

Well, duh but, you have to think of your child as an independent person separate from you. I know this is difficult for some people but I have met many people with strange nn's as names and they are always embarrassed when they say it. Your baby is a baby for only a short period. Give your baby options so they don't have to officially change their names if they hate it

Sounds like you pick terrible names. You shouldn’t be worried about aging out of a nn or having to fall back on a “real” name if you picked something decent from the start.

NP. My kid has a longer formal name and a shorter nickname she's had since birth and uses both names regularly. She likes both names and likes that she can choose which to use in different settings. She actually also has a second nickname she uses sometimes, too, which is shorter than her full name but sounds more mature. Think Emily, nickname Emmy, sometimes goes by Em. Elizabeth, nickname Lizzy, sometimes goes by Liz. Rebecca, nn Becca, sometimes goes by Bex. And so on.

I personally would find it really limiting to be named something like Emmy or Lizzy or Dottie, but I think they can all be sweet nicknames to use with family, especially on little kids.

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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.

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I’d skip Dotty as a given name. I’m American, but I’m familiar with the British meaning of the word. Better yet, try Lotte as a nickname for Charlotte.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d skip Dotty as a given name. I’m American, but I’m familiar with the British meaning of the word. Better yet, try Lotte as a nickname for Charlotte.

Or charlie

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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.

Blah blah blah look it is strange FOR YOU but not for others. Op could name her dd Dorothy and call her Dottie and then when 10 dd could say call me Dory?
Changing your name is a pain and also then you have to narrow it down. Look st how Bruce Jenner took his time thinking of a new name, for example

So repeat after me. My way is not the only way!

Name your kid what you plan to call them.

Well, duh but, you have to think of your child as an independent person separate from you. I know this is difficult for some people but I have met many people with strange nn's as names and they are always embarrassed when they say it. Your baby is a baby for only a short period. Give your baby options so they don't have to officially change their names if they hate it

Sounds like you pick terrible names. You shouldn’t be worried about aging out of a nn or having to fall back on a “real” name if you picked something decent from the start.

My two kids disagree with you. Giving options does not mean my choice is terrible. Sorry you lack imagination and manners

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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.

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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.

Blah blah blah look it is strange FOR YOU but not for others. Op could name her dd Dorothy and call her Dottie and then when 10 dd could say call me Dory?
Changing your name is a pain and also then you have to narrow it down. Look st how Bruce Jenner took his time thinking of a new name, for example

So repeat after me. My way is not the only way!

Name your kid what you plan to call them.

Well, duh but, you have to think of your child as an independent person separate from you. I know this is difficult for some people but I have met many people with strange nn's as names and they are always embarrassed when they say it. Your baby is a baby for only a short period. Give your baby options so they don't have to officially change their names if they hate it

Sounds like you pick terrible names. You shouldn’t be worried about aging out of a nn or having to fall back on a “real” name if you picked something decent from the start.

My two kids disagree with you. Giving options does not mean my choice is terrible. Sorry you lack imagination and manners

Lol.

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Anonymous wrote:My niece was named Jacqueline after the former First Lady and her parents said to call her Jackie. Fastforward to high school and she hates Jackie and wants to be called by her full first name.

I was also named Jacqueline after Jackie Kennedy, but my parents insisted on the full name. It's a mouthful, and 10 letters when you're learning to write your name is a lot. It took up half the page. Of course, I became Jackie as soon as I could (junior high). Now I mostly go by Jack.

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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.

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Same pp as above - I love Dottie as a nickname!

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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.

Im sorry to tell you that you're just wrong about this. Nicknames were common in Middle English, when relatively few "formal" names were used so it was not uncommon for siblings to have the same given name but different nicknames, which were used from birth. It's why we have so many nicknames and variants (many of them rhyming) for names like Margaret, Henry, Richard, etc.

You may not like it when people in modern times do this, but in fact it is still extremely common and not at all strange. I'm sure you could open your high school yearbook and remind yourself that your classmates Jessie, Mike, Chris, Jenny, Mandy, Andy, and Nick were actually named Jessica, Michael, Christopher, Jennifer, Amanda, Andrew, and Nicholas and called by their nicknames from infancy.

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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.

Im sorry to tell you that you're just wrong about this. Nicknames were common in Middle English, when relatively few "formal" names were used so it was not uncommon for siblings to have the same given name but different nicknames, which were used from birth. It's why we have so many nicknames and variants (many of them rhyming) for names like Margaret, Henry, Richard, etc.

You may not like it when people in modern times do this, but in fact it is still extremely common and not at all strange. I'm sure you could open your high school yearbook and remind yourself that your classmates Jessie, Mike, Chris, Jenny, Mandy, Andy, and Nick were actually named Jessica, Michael, Christopher, Jennifer, Amanda, Andrew, and Nicholas and called by their nicknames from infancy.

Not to mention the long-standing and once extremely common custom of naming boys after their fathers and calling them by a nickname from birth, thus giving rise to many a Bud/Buddy, Butch, Junior (or TJ, DJ, AJ, etc), Trip, Trey, etc, as well as grown men called Tommy, Billy, Jimmy, Johnny, etc.

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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.

We’re not mixing them up, we’re pointing out that it’s not a great meaning to associate with your daughter’s name.

Also, there are certainly old ladies named Dotty.

My mom has a cutesy 1940s “nickname” name that is similar to Dottie, and her parents chose it because they thought it was cute and they didn’t think girls needed to be anything except cute. They didn’t expect her to have a career or be a person who anyone would take seriously. So her (kind of dopey) name reflected that, and they never understood why she disliked it. Among my mom’s contemporaries I know a Bitsy, a Mitzi, and a Bunny (real names!). Dottie does have a cute ring, but in the old days the association with “dottiness” was probably a plus if anything.