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it's good. wouldn't use it as a Jew.

Don't really like it

I do, but it's too close to dork to be used in real life

I don’t

Sounds too much like “dork” to be usable to me.

I've always liked that name. It's got a pretty ring to it.

I wanted to name a goldendoodle Dorcas once, but I got overruled, and her name is Sophie.

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I'd like Dorcas for people if dork didn't make it seem goofy. I feel like (if I ignore dork), Dorcas is cooler than Dorothy or Frances, and it's sturdier than Doris; it seems sophisticated and wholesome.

This message was edited 10/8/2023, 7:11 PM

Historically, I think Dorcas was somewhat common only because it's how the nickname Cassy/Cassie was derived. Once it became socially acceptable to veer from Biblical, saint, and other "classic" names to those from ancient mythology (particularly Greek & Roman), and Cassandra became popular, Dorcas fell by the wayside.

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And... honestly, that's understandable. Even if it weren't for the "dork" association, I honestly don't think Dorcas is attractive at all. It's one of the harshest names I know of - up there with Gertrude & Gudrun. If I'd somehow been compelled to use Dorcas, you bet your bottom dollar my little girl would've gone by Cassie!

I like it. I think I must have read a book with a Dorcas character who was very kind, because I have this almost unconscious association with Dorcas being a sweet, gentle name. Can't remember where it came from though.

I actually like Dorcas myself a good deal, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to any American parents because of the word "dork."

It's alright yet very pretty name.

Certainly not me. Sounds like dork ass.

I love it. It's so hopelessly beautiful.

Always secretly liked it, been near the top at my gp list forever.

Makes me think of orcas.

It makes me think of Aunt Dorcas, who's a pig, from the Beatrix Potter books. I personally hate it