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Yay, Dorothy! She's so undeservedly overlooked, even by me and I like her. I don't find her weak at all. She's fresh and bubbly and yet down to earth at the same time. I put her in the same category as Susan and Anne. I picture a young woman in the time of the English civil war, the 1600's. I love most of the usual nns like Dot / Dottie, Dora / Dorie / Dory, Doro, Dodie, Dee.

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Dorothy is nice as a nn for Dorothea, which is pronounced, "do-ro-THEE-uh," by th way. But I wouldn't ever use Dorothea as an alternate spelling of Dorothy. Dorothy can stand on her own quite well, of course. I just wanted to point out that the two names aren't pronounced the same way.

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Dorothy Kay
Dorothy Susan
Dorothy Alice / Alix
Dorothy Wren
Dorothy Mavis
Dorothy Patricia
Dorothy Clara
Dorothy Pearl
Dorothy Carys
Dorothy Nolwenn
Dorothy Ailsa
Dorothy Glynis
Dorothy Fiona
Dorothy Isla
Dorothy Gwendolen
Dorothy Patience
Dorothy Rebecca
Dorothy Hannah
Dorothy Abigail
Dorothy Petra
Dorothy Robin
Dorothy Blythe
Dorothy Helen / Ellen / Nell
Dorothy Winter
Dorothy Margaret / Greta / Gretchen
Dorothy Sarah
Dorothy Iris
Dorothy Lettice
Dorothy Cheryl
Dorothy Tess

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You like? Sorry for any repeats. Thanks. :-)