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.

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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.

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.