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(38 Posts)Times are getting hard, my original shortlist for dd due in April has been torn up and I am all at sea..It's actually getting a bit stressful🤔
I think Ada is probably very overdone, but we both like it.
Theodora shortened to Thea is another contender, although DP likes it less.
What do people think?
Robbie Williams has both
All names where on our list and DD was called Ada as we left hospital. But I could quite settle on it, felt too harsh.... DH was disappointed as he loved it. We ended up with Lydia which neither of us loved but fitted just right after a week or so with no name. X
Ada! Wanted it for our daughter but cousin got there first. Think it’s beautiful for a little girl but also classy for an adult
Theodora! I’m now humming the song ‘Dear Theodora’ from Hamilton. If you don’t know it op look it up - it’s about a baby girl!
I love Theodora and Thea. Ada is becoming very popular very quickly which makes me think it will date
@NoSauce But I like it! 
It's not the final choice, no doubt the list will change a bit a couple more times..
@CassandrasCastle, I actually really love Agnes. Or Annis.
Theodora is wonderful
CassandrasCastle
(DPs Mum is currently calling the baby 'Aggie' in jest - I have a feeling she'll hate Ada grin
She would be right to. It’s hideous. There’s so many beautiful names out there to choose from OP. Don’t settle for one like Ada!
(DPs Mum is currently calling the baby 'Aggie' in jest - I have a feeling she'll hate Ada 
)
*not very popular.
It's still outside top 50 in the UK so I definitely don't think she'll ever be in a class with others, maybe not even the whole school. We're in West Yorkshire and I'm often told 'ooo that's unusual' when randoms ask her name.
They were all on my list and loved them all. We chose Thea in the end and we love it. It's never very popular where we are which is great too.
Ada is horrible. Ugly and frumpy. Thea is nice.
Ada.
I think I'm going towards Ada - at least it'll get the shortlist reduced somewhat..
Theodora is amazing
Ada is awful and Theodora isn't very nice. Thea is a bit meh because Theo is so popular
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/babynameswhereyoulivecouldshapewhatyoucallyourbaby/2018-09-21
Go down to "explore girls names by region" and it gives you a map.
Think Ada has zoomed in popularity because she was such a great character in Peaky Blinders
You can also check how many there are in your area if that really bothers you. Even the most popular names are only like 1% now.
I'd go for Ada - you like it better, less popular, less fussy than Theodora, Thea can end up as Fea.
I prefer Thea. I find Ada too bland.
It could show a steep rise going from 10 nationally to 70 nationally. The chance of her being 1 of 3 would be tiny.
Girls in general are given a wider range of names than boys too.
Ada is great. I've a niece called Thea. One of 4 born at the same time. She's 7 months.
How about Adeline?
Ada, by a long way.
I can't stand Thea, it's so weak sounding.
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