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Help[Opinions] Re: Dolly/Dot
in reply to a message by kudriashkajo
Because you used the word "farfetched" regarding Dolly as a nickname for Dorothy, I wanted to point out that it has been used as such since the sixteenth century. I know that you may already be aware of that, and you just mean that it doesn't intuitively make sense to you, the way that I've seen people here say that Polly doesn't make sense to them as a nickname for Mary, even though they know that it started out as one. I just thought it was worth mentioning in case there are some who don't know, and thought that Dorothy nn Dolly is something that I came up with.
What I didn't know until just now is that the word "doll" came from the nickname Doll. Probably. This site says it did, without any modifiers, but Merriam-Webster says it "probably" did:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll
I wonder what dolls were called previously. Maybe poppets?
What I didn't know until just now is that the word "doll" came from the nickname Doll. Probably. This site says it did, without any modifiers, but Merriam-Webster says it "probably" did:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll
I wonder what dolls were called previously. Maybe poppets?
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Ah yes, another one of "those". No, I didn't know that. Nor would I imagine a lot of people my age and younger would. And so whether or not it was originally logical, it would still seem far-fetched to a lot of people. (It was probably me who said that about Polly and Mary too.) My opinion remains unchanged, but thanks for the info.
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Ah yes, another one of "those".
What does this mean, precisely?
I don't remember at all who has said that Polly doesn't make sense as a nickname for Mary, but it has been more than one person.
You're welcome. I know that I'm always grateful to learn something about a subject of interest to me.
What does this mean, precisely?
I don't remember at all who has said that Polly doesn't make sense as a nickname for Mary, but it has been more than one person.
You're welcome. I know that I'm always grateful to learn something about a subject of interest to me.
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I guess "those" just meant a name with a nickname that has a logical explanation at the time that is was originally used but now doesn't seem very logical to me at all.
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