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Front runners are; Alice, Sadie, Elizabeth and Thea. Thoughts?

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whatty · 24/01/2015 21:04

Hi ladies. We are expecting our DD to arrive in 2 weeks- and are stuck on deciding between the above names. Here are our thoughts... Alice is my granny's name, so has a family connection and has always been my favourite, but my DH thinks it's too "normal" in comparison to our DS's name (Zachary).
We both like Sadie, but have a concern about people thinking it is a dog's name- our neighbour has a dog called Sadie- and there are also no nicknames really. Also not sure if the Sa sound is too similar to Za.
Elizabeth is also a bit "normal" in comparison to Zachary, but I love the NN Lizzie.
And then finally, Thea- this is my DH's favourite- but I wonder if it's too current, and there also isn't an obvious nickname. Thanks in advance for your help!

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AngusAndElspethsThistleWhistle · 24/01/2015 23:44

I always think of Sadie being a pet name for Sarah. I love it though.

pleaseclosethedoor · 24/01/2015 23:41

I think Sadie is a lovely name. Elizabeth is nice too, and has lots of good nicknames - Beth, Liz, Lizzie.

Alice is ok, but to me it's very much a girl's name. Personally, I don't think it sounds quite right on an adult woman. I guess it's the Alice in Wonderland thing.

DustWitch · 24/01/2015 23:35

I love Alice and Elizabeth, they are both beautiful names, traditional but not overly common.

Drunkendonut · 24/01/2015 23:30

Elizabeth
Alice
Thea
Sadie
In that order. Elizabeth is a beautiful name, as is Alice.
Anna is another similar name.
Not sure about Thea or Sadie. They're not in the same league I don't think.

Thurlow · 24/01/2015 23:13

Sadie is a bit too similar to Zachary IMO.

Alice and Elizabeth are lovely names. With Elizabeth you have such a wide choice of shortenings to use if you want to too.

Absolutely love Thea, but I would pronounce it "TH" rather than "T", not sure if that's right?

overthemill · 24/01/2015 23:11

But Thea isn't pronounced 'th' its a hard 't' so no problem- like Theresa isn't the-reesa, is it?

Sophronia · 24/01/2015 23:05

I like Thea with Zachary.

MERLYPUSSEDOFF · 24/01/2015 22:22

Dont go for Thea (really nice BTW) as she will be called Fear by persons that cannot pronounce TH.

wesH · 24/01/2015 22:00

Alice and Elizabeth are perfectly nice, normal, boring names with not much personality.

Thea is okay, maybe works better as a short version of Theodora

I like Sadie but think it sounds better as a nickname for a slightly longer name - Sadia, maybe? Nice name

babyblabber · 24/01/2015 21:39

Love alice & thea

rockinrobintweet · 24/01/2015 21:13

Alice is the only one i like am afraid! i think they all go with Zachary though :)

overthemill · 24/01/2015 21:11

We'll, Thea is short for theadora (e) isn't it so use full name? There are lots of nicknames for Elizabeth: elspeth , Lizzie, Beth , Betsy, Liza, lisabet, so endless permutations.
Alice is lovely but not much you can do with it (ally ?) and I love Sadie. It is pronounced say- dee isn't it so totally different from Zak-ER-ee.
Not much help but I love Thea. ( hard T not as it ' the' if you use the Greek pronounciation as we do). And I love Elizabeth and all it's permutations, wish there hadn't been one of the cousins or it would be one of dd's names!

Zsazsabinks · 24/01/2015 21:07

Alice. Beautiful and classic
Thea. Lots of popping up but nice
Elizabeth. I think probably a bit boring
Sadie. Horrid connections for me but that's not at all your problem! I know one other who is about 3 now.....