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Doris
| Thu, 07-15-2004 - 8:32pm |
I am pregnant with my 4th. I have 2 daughters named Charlotte and Violet. My Grandmother was named Doris Virginia and she was an amazing woman. I am considering naming my baby after her. What are your thoughts on the first name Doris?

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I do not like Doris but I love Virginia.I think Ginny is a cute nn or Ginna(Jenna).No nn is ok too.
I would recommend finding a name you like and using Virginia as the middle name for her.
Audra
Doris is nmsaa sorry, it's just too...old.
In a way, I like it...and precisely b/c it sounds a little "old", lol. I prefer to call it a "nostalgic" name, however.
If you hadn't posted that your grandmother's middle name was Virginia, I would have told you to go for it, but you did, and I LOVE the name Virginia. So, personally, forget Doris, or use it as a middle name, and go with Virginia!!!
I love your other girls' names, too. (I have a daughter named Charlotte myself, but seriously considered naming her Virginia. Violet and Viola were both on my originial list of girls' names, too.) I think Virginia sounds better with them than Doris does.
Good luck to you, and please let us know what you decide.
Cara
P.S. It might be fun if you did another post with your daughters' names and asked people what to name this next baby. Since Charlotte & Violet are such wonderful names, I'd be interested to see what people come up with to go with them.
I went to high school with a Doris, though. She was a basketball star, and everyone knew her, and no one thought she had an odd or old-fashioned name, now that I think of it. She just was Doris. I think it could work. Once your daugher is named I can't imagine anyone thinking twice about it. What a lovely way to honor your grandmother.
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