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HelpThoughs on Doris and Edith?
Besides the fact that they are "old" names and belong on an elderly woman.
What are your general thoughts on them. I tried to ask this simple question ove at yahoo but for some reason, none of my questions are showing up /:
I like the male name, Boris. Guilty pleasure name of mine so I thought that I may take a liking to 'Doris' though I'm not keen on the potential nickname 'Dori/Dory'
And Edith I like
I'm just unsure whether or not to add them to my name collection. I don't mind them but I'm really unsure!
What are your general thoughts on them. I tried to ask this simple question ove at yahoo but for some reason, none of my questions are showing up /:
I like the male name, Boris. Guilty pleasure name of mine so I thought that I may take a liking to 'Doris' though I'm not keen on the potential nickname 'Dori/Dory'
And Edith I like
I'm just unsure whether or not to add them to my name collection. I don't mind them but I'm really unsure!
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Edith is wonderful. A really beautiful name. I have it on my name list as a middle name for Joanna.
Not a fan of Doris. It's just not my cup of tea at all.
Not a fan of Doris. It's just not my cup of tea at all.
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I like Edith, though it wouldn't work where I live, the "th" is too hard.
I can't really like Doris, somehow.But it's not a bad name.
Sometimes(rarely), it's used as a boy's name, in my area.
I can't really like Doris, somehow.But it's not a bad name.
Sometimes(rarely), it's used as a boy's name, in my area.
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I think you mean 'Boris'
Doris is definetly a females name
Doris is definetly a females name
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Well, I like both. . . but I have for years. Honestly, my like for them is dwindling as I see them starting to pique the minds of hispter and retro parents everywhere.
Edith is especially getting a lot of buzz online (even on this board). I love the sound of it, the simplicity and the old-fashioned femininity. I know it is not everyone's cup of tea... but I would use it myself. That said, most people who are not name lovers probably haven't thought too much about Edith, but they will. I expect someone famous to use it soon and it to hit mainstream within a couple of years - but I could totally be wrong too!
As for Doris, it's one of those unexpected names. There is such an old-lady vibe that you have to take a minute and say it to yourself before you realize how adorable it really is. The only reason I didn't suggest it to DH is because some good friends of the family have a parent named Doris who is just not a nice lady. I didn't want her to taint the name if we used it. But, without that connection... I would have suggested it in a heartbeat.
I do kinda like Dory though.
If it helps, the ladies named Doris that I know - just go by the full Doris, and one goes by Dee for some reason.
Edith is especially getting a lot of buzz online (even on this board). I love the sound of it, the simplicity and the old-fashioned femininity. I know it is not everyone's cup of tea... but I would use it myself. That said, most people who are not name lovers probably haven't thought too much about Edith, but they will. I expect someone famous to use it soon and it to hit mainstream within a couple of years - but I could totally be wrong too!
As for Doris, it's one of those unexpected names. There is such an old-lady vibe that you have to take a minute and say it to yourself before you realize how adorable it really is. The only reason I didn't suggest it to DH is because some good friends of the family have a parent named Doris who is just not a nice lady. I didn't want her to taint the name if we used it. But, without that connection... I would have suggested it in a heartbeat.
I do kinda like Dory though.
If it helps, the ladies named Doris that I know - just go by the full Doris, and one goes by Dee for some reason.
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I think they're both hip and have gone past old-lady to that limbo where only Californians will use them, not yet to the point of being fashionable.
I particularly like Edith and would use it myself (and call the girl Edie). I also like Dory - but I don't like Doris *quite* enough to put it on my list.
Anyway I think both names would seem nifty on young girls now, and aren't too old-lady like, say, Charlene and Roberta still are.
I particularly like Edith and would use it myself (and call the girl Edie). I also like Dory - but I don't like Doris *quite* enough to put it on my list.
Anyway I think both names would seem nifty on young girls now, and aren't too old-lady like, say, Charlene and Roberta still are.
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I don't mind Doris, but wouldn't use it. I would be cute for a mn though. Edith on the other hand I really like and love the nn Edie. Boris is not for me though.
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I like Edith. I kind of feel like I'd like to meet a tiny Doris, but don't really like it. My parents once hired a dogsitter named Doris who changed our dogs' diets while we were away and that's the only Doris I ever knew, so that could be tainting it a bit for me.
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