Mumsnet Jury - you decide our girls name! Pick one of two...

[swizzlesticks]

Jemima (nn Mimi) or Thea. Which one and why?!? Thank you!

[CarriMarie]

Jemima, love the nn Mimi.

[Acolyte]

Thea.....my mum's dog is called Mimi.

[Pandora37]

Thea - beautiful, simple and elegant.

[Sundaedelight]

Jemima. A classic and so pretty.

(Thea is becoming very popular.)

[QisforQcumber]

Thea. Beautiful name.

[Amrapaali]

Thea.

Jemima sounds like an old aunt's name.

[squoosh]

I love Thea and love the nickname Mimi.

Don't like Jemima at all though.

So all things considered..............Thea.

[BackforGood]

Thea.

Jemima either says 'Puddleduck' or 'Playschool' to me, as those are the only 2 Jemima's I've come across.

Out of interest, would Mimi be pronounced like 'mini' but with an m (which is how I would read it if I saw it written down) or like the 'mima' part of Jemima ?

[swizzlesticks]

Mimi like mini!

[ShovettyMcShovetty]

Thea!

[rootypig]

Thea by a mile. Is pretty, but still serious.

[ShovettyMcShovetty]

Oh sorry forgot the why part.

I don't like Jemima as it is too kids TV for my tastes. I can only imagine Jemima on a little girl or a really old lady characters in a CBBC program, not a 'real' person and not a 30 or 40yo lady.

[ShadowFall]

Thea.

Jemima makes me think of Jemima Puddleduck.

[Wetthemogwai]

Thea, it's beautiful and on my list for future dd.

Jemima is dp/dss word for vagina. Not used often but enough to put me off!
Even without that id pick thea in a heartbeat

[Allalonenow]

Thea

[weebarra]

Rhea

[weebarra]

Clearly I meant Thea.

[swizzlesticks]

Thanks so much for your comments...looks like Thea is winning! I do love Jemima (more so the nn Mimi), and I have heard the vagina connection...which worries me slightly! Please keep comments coming. This is really helpful.

[RufusTheReindeer]

Thea, I (vaguely) know a Thea and she is adorable

The name is beautiful too!!

[rootypig]

Mimi is sweet for a little girl but I'm not sure about it for a 40 year old woman.

[ACM88]

Thea, I think it's beautiful and lovely for an adult!

[Theonlyoneiknow]

Thea!! Like Mimi but really not keen on Jemima at all

[RiverTam]

Thea

Jemima is nice but not keen on Mimi (which I would pronounce MeeMee but I see upthread you've said it's like 'mini'?)

[Surf25]

Thea
Gorgeous name

Incidentally, I would also pronounce 'Mimi' as meemee

[DorothyGherkins]

Thea. Short to the point and classy. And follows spelling rules for when she learns to write her name - Th. Eeeee. Aaaaaa.