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Thea?

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Potterhead113 · 12/09/2017 17:57

I will be pronouncing it 'Thee-uh' not 'thay-uh' I don't like the latter. What do you think? :)

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ThaliaLuxurySpa · 16/09/2017 03:56

Thea gets a yes from me. Smile

spiderlight - she's pretty great, isn't she?

DramaAlpaca · 15/09/2017 22:36

I don't like it at all, I find it insubstantial & fluffy.

ImogenTubbs · 15/09/2017 12:44

Lovely

MammieBear · 15/09/2017 12:27

It's a straightforward name shouldn't have any issues with it.

TurquoiseChevrotain · 15/09/2017 12:13

I like it :)

Notonthestairs · 15/09/2017 12:10

Very pretty.

ibentmywookie · 15/09/2017 12:06

Lovely name, bit biased as I have one (it's a shortening, but we rarely call her by her long name).

We live in London, so we do get a few Fee-ahs, and we have French speakers in our family who pronounce it Tay-ah, but I still absolutely love it.

pilates · 15/09/2017 11:59

No, because of the mispronounciation of Fea and not Thea

spiderlight · 15/09/2017 11:49

I'm a huge Thea Gilmore fan so it's a yes from me!!

MikeUniformMike · 14/09/2017 22:29

Not keen on it at all.

Serafinaaa · 14/09/2017 20:17

The only one I know says it Tay-uh which I love but didn't consider for my daughter as I think most say Thee-uh.

MiniMaxi · 14/09/2017 19:59

Love it!

lornathewizzard · 12/09/2017 21:58

There was a baby Thea at our Jo Jingles class this morning. Lovely I think

caffelatte100 · 12/09/2017 21:02

Ok I don't live in the UK and did not know it was popular in the UK. but in scandinavia and other areas it is with a harder t sound at the start!

Chaffinch4 · 12/09/2017 20:52

No caffelatte, it's a pretty well established name with the soft "th" sound, much like Theo. I can't think many people would say Tear instead.

IndianaMoleWoman · 12/09/2017 20:50

Love it! Would've used it but sounds rubbish in our accent (Thee-yurr)

StarkintheSouth · 12/09/2017 20:46

Love it. Was a serious contender for My DD!

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 12/09/2017 20:44

I don't think so.

caffelatte100 · 12/09/2017 20:43

Think most people would pronounce Thea with a hard t (so tear, said in the way to rhyme with fear). It seems a sad name to me!

villainousbroodmare · 12/09/2017 20:27

Love it.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 12/09/2017 20:26

It's beautiful. They sound very different to me. Lovely name,go for it Smile

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Potterhead113 · 12/09/2017 20:19

dame I pronounce uh and ah the same in my accent :)

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tinytoucan · 12/09/2017 19:31

Lovely Smile it would be on my list for a girl

EllaHen · 12/09/2017 19:29

I love it.

BewareOfDragons · 12/09/2017 19:26

Very pretty