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[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

so i was screwing around on nymbler, and the name Dorcas popped up. why on earth would you name your child Dorcas?? that would be a favorite to pick on on the playground, i'm sure.

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[janenx01.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the name Dorcas. My husband has a cousin named Dorcas. It means "gazelle", which is lovely. The "dork" part in it makes it unusable now though, which I think is so sad.

[tabby-renee.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's the greek version of my name :)

[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

it does sound ok, not my style, even getting past "dork" part, if it weren't for that i'd prob like it more! =]

[thismakebelieve.livejournal.com]

That's a name from Shakespeare isn't it?

[bouncepogo.livejournal.com]

My school had a school nurse named Dorcas Van Horn. All the kids called her Dorky Van Horny. We'd have felt bad if she wasn't so mean! heh.

[luvahs.livejournal.com]

I know a lady named Dorcas, however, I wouldn't use it.

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

I love Dorcas! I'd never thought about the 'dork' connection til now :(

[danne-gerous.livejournal.com]

I know a woman named Dorcas. I believe her parents found it in the Bible, after Dorcas, who was a dressmaker and known for her good works and charitableness.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard it before, but I can't say I'm fond of how it sounds, althought it's interesting. And I can't get too much past "dork" either.

[osbick-bird.livejournal.com]

It's a better biblical name than Gomer.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

this! and it's spelled right.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I like it, but I'd never use it - too easy to make fun of indeed.

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

I don't like it, at all. D:

Also, Dorcas is too close to "dorkis," which is what I lovingly call my mother when she's playing around, lol. "You're such a dorkis! XD"

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I like it. I've known two women with the name. Yeah, they probably got teased, but "Dork" is pretty tame in terms of teasing.

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

I agree that it'd probably spark some teasing if you're raising your kid in an English-speaking country (assuming that every predominantly English-speaking country uses "dork"/"dorkus"), but otherwise, why not?

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it's first seen in the Bible...

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

I remember being about 12 years old and first learning that Dorcus was a name, and I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever heard. :X So yeah, I would definitely never use it because of the teasing factor... and even more than that because I just don't like the way it sounds.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Is that Felicity in your icon???

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Did anyone else have to read the book Johnny Tremain in middle school? That's the only time I've heard of someone named Dorcas.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Very Biblical. Sadly, modern connotations rule it out for most American English speakers.

I think I once read a book that had a cat named Dorcas, but I can't remember what it was.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Wasn't Gomer a female name, too?

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

That's hilarious, and your icon is WIN!

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

It is indeed!

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I don't think it even sounds nice, Dork aside.. it sounds more masculine to me, even though it's a female name.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

It makes me think more of orcas than dorks.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

xxdoarkhusxx

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Dorcyss

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

The only time I've ever heard it said it was pronounced "DOOR-SAS." With a soft C. I like it much better that way.

[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

my sister in law has an aunt named Dorcas.
i never liked it.