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Diminutive of Dorothy. Doll and Dolly were used from the 16th century, and the common English word doll (for the plaything) is derived from them. In modern times this name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores.
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The name Dolly is primarily a female name of American origin that means Cute Child.
Diminutive of Dorothy or Dolores. Dolly Parton, singer/actress. Dolly Madison, U.S. first lady.People who like the name Dolly also like:
Violet, Dahlia, Charlotte, Hazel, Jane, Adelaide, Dixie, Henry, Drake, Gavin, Duke, Dante, Beau, DaneNames like Dolly:
Delu, Della, Delilah, Delila, Delia, Del, Dalila, Dalia, Dale, Dahlia, Diallo, Doyle, Dudley, Dooley, Diella, Dulal, Dahl, Dell, Duel, Dal, Dally, Dalal, Dilay, Daley, Dalya, Delaiah, Doli, Diele
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zeee · 26/10/2008 11:48
I love the name Dolly, but feel it's too cute to be a full name - there would need to be an official/grown-up name. However, I'm not keen on Dolores or Dorothy. Are there any other names for which could reasonably have Dolly as a short form?
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RubyShivers · 26/10/2008 11:51
you can call her Dolly with any name
what about Daniella if you like 'D' names?
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MorticiaAnnSpookington · 26/10/2008 11:54
Dora
My mum went to school with a Donnatila
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MorticiaAnnSpookington · 26/10/2008 11:54
Doremy Dorinda
D'Orothea (in homage to Armistead Maupin)
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lottiejenkins · 26/10/2008 11:57
Dora?? or is that too much like D the E ????????????
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MorticiaAnnSpookington · 26/10/2008 11:59
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PuppyMonkey · 26/10/2008 11:59
All the long names are horrid. Just go with Dolly if you like it!
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MorticiaAnnSpookington · 26/10/2008 12:00
yep, Dolly is fine on it's own really
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zeee · 26/10/2008 12:18
I'm not sure if Dolly is sensible enough if she wants to be a lawyer or something though.
Dora is nice - maybe a name with a Dora beginning/ending.
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Liffey · 26/10/2008 12:18
Dolly is the worst name I've heard since Bracken. Too insubstantial, childlike, whimsical, cutesy. Don't do this. You're having a person not a tiny tears. Polly is better, Holly, even Molly, Milly, Tilly, Sally etc. Daniela with Dolly for short as a private family nn is bearable.
Don't like the meaning of Dolores. A really girm name meaning.
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SoMuchToBats · 26/10/2008 12:21
Something else ending in dora, e.g. Theodora, Isadora?
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findtheriver · 26/10/2008 12:22
Totally agree Liffey! Dolly is a cutesey nickname, not a proper name. She could be very embarrassed as a teenager/adult to feel that this is her only name. There seems to be a real glut of Tilly/Milly/Ellie/Molly etc at the moment, but I think Dolly is even worse!
If meanings of names are important to you (and they are to many people) then yes, steer clear of Dolores too.
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PuppyMonkey · 26/10/2008 12:24
Ooh what does Dolores actually mean then...?
And how do you lot know she won't grow up and want to be a Country and Western singer...
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zeee · 26/10/2008 12:25
Liffey - I know it's cutesy and insubstantial! That's why I want a more sensible and adult name. Delilah or Delia might work though. Theodora is also a possibility, also thinking along those lines - Isadora, Pandora, Eudora.
Can anyone think of a name starting with Dora or Dol other than Dorothy/Dolores?
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SoMuchToBats · 26/10/2008 12:26
Actually it makes me think of Dolly the sheep.
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findtheriver · 26/10/2008 12:30
Dolores means 'sorrowful' which isn't a great meaning to have bestowed on you.
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findtheriver · 26/10/2008 12:42
Dorian is a boys name. Is Doriane just a made up female version?
Doralia sounds like a transport network
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zeee · 26/10/2008 12:48
I've just come across Medora, which is growing on my. It's the name of a character from Byron's "The Corsair".
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zeee · 26/10/2008 12:50
Pandora makes me think of Adrian Mole.
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NotDoingTheHousework · 26/10/2008 12:52
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