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Stuck between 2 baby girl name options ....

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kdyment88 · 27/07/2014 15:48

I have been stuck for some time trying to chose between the two names I have narrowed down for my baby girl - Any opinions will be very welcome :-D Its between ....

Sofia Eleanor
or
Aletheia Rose (Thea for short)

We originally loved Sofia but now I'm a bit worried its becoming to popular as I did want something a little bit different .

Thanks for your help :-)

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Superrhan · 29/07/2014 17:37

Sofia Eleanor.

1 - the cousin being called Thea might still be too close
2 - I do love Thea and I'm scared it's going to be super popular by the time I have a DD!!

Montsti · 29/07/2014 14:24

Definitely Sofia Eleanor

bouquetofpencils · 28/07/2014 22:54

Thea Rose is beautiful.

There are so many Sophia's.

UnrelatedToElephants · 28/07/2014 18:23

Alethea is my favourite, but your spelling Alethiea is confusing to me, especially if her nn will be Thea (not Thiea). She'll have a lot of people misspelling her name if she's not Thea.

Gingerjv · 28/07/2014 18:01

Sofia Eleanor sounds wonderful! Love a lot name Sophia/Sophie/Sofia!

temporarilyjerry · 28/07/2014 17:40

Alethea is beautiful. I know one in rl. Love it.

ksrwr · 28/07/2014 09:38

lovely names, i couldn't pick between the two...
sorry, very unhelpful

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kdyment88 · 28/07/2014 09:32

I know ideally thats what we would love but my cousin has out of the blue named her little one Thea ! so Alethea is the next best thing :-( x

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weatherall · 27/07/2014 23:13

Alethia is lovely.

Only ever heard it once irl.

kmini · 27/07/2014 22:58

What about Thea on its own. Lovely name in its own right. Thea Eleanor is lovely.

kmini · 27/07/2014 22:58

What about Thea on its own. Lovely name in its own right. Thea Eleanor is lovely.

JapaneseMargaret · 27/07/2014 21:21

Is that a spelling mistake? The Alethea I know doesn't have an i in her name.

I don't love the name, but I would go for it over Sofia, as Sofia/Sophia/Sophie has been done to death now.

miffybun73 · 27/07/2014 21:17

Like both, but would like Eleanor Rose better.

Imsoontobemummyto2 · 27/07/2014 21:12

both lovely names, I love Thea, but if i'm being totally honest Aletheia is too off the wall for me, no one will be able to spell it etc.
Its nice not to have a name that millions of others have, but I think Aletheia is going a bit too far in the other direction!

Hatetidyingthehouse · 27/07/2014 21:03

Sofia

hlc123 · 27/07/2014 20:48

Both beautiful names but I prefer Aletheia Rose

burgatroyd · 27/07/2014 17:53

Alethea. Sofia and all its varients really popular

KoalaDownUnder · 27/07/2014 16:58

Sofia

TodaysNotAGoodDay · 27/07/2014 16:51

Sofia

IvyBeagle · 27/07/2014 16:50

Alethea Rose

Or

Eleanor Rose

Bowlersarm · 27/07/2014 16:49

Sofia

DramaAlpaca · 27/07/2014 16:47

Sofia.

I prefer Sofia Rose to Sofia Eleanor.

I like the Sophia spelling better, but Sofia is much, much nicer than Aletheia.

turdfairynomore · 27/07/2014 16:44

Sofia. Aletheia seems a bit like Alisha with a terrible lisp?

ralinax294 · 27/07/2014 16:36

Sofia Eleanor :)

FreeLikeABird · 27/07/2014 16:34

Sofia