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Alternative to Thea?

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Leeloo1233 · 27/05/2021 16:25

I have always loved the name Thea but my friend gave it to her daughter about a year ago. Any alternatives that I could use? We are a French/English and Finnish couple and it is hard to find a name that fits on all languages and Thea was exactly this :(

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crosstalk · 28/05/2021 18:44

Tuula

Pinkypink · 28/05/2021 16:33

Please use Thea. Its beautiful.
Esp if you aren't in the same country.
I don't like your other names. Sorry

Nualay · 28/05/2021 10:26

Oh I LOVE Ida! And Hilma is nice too. Imo they are both really lovely and much more original than Thea which is becoming very common. I also think you could just use Thea though if that's your favourite - maybe just talk to your friend about it? Pretend you don't know the baby's sex yet and say 'We have Thea on our list in case it's a girl, would you find that really weird? I've loved the name forever.'

Serpenta · 27/05/2021 20:15

What about Tove? I believe it's Swedish but Tove Jansson was Finnish so could that be a goer, or is it considered very old-fashioned?

I think it's lovely.

partyatthepalace · 27/05/2021 19:51

Go for Thea
Ida is a poor second, and Hilma... no
But if not then Anna, Hanna(h), Sara(h), Emma, Katrina or Maria are all pretty universal in Europe - and poss Stella, Tessa, Elsa, Elisa, Ella, Freya, Thora, Lara also

AnyaMoondial · 27/05/2021 19:20

Maybe Hilda? Love Hilda.

Lollypop4 · 27/05/2021 19:12

I have a Thea, Its a lovely name and if you like it, Still use it!

DustyNo1 · 27/05/2021 19:06

Hilma is a beautiful name. I think it's even prettier than Thea😊

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Leeloo1233 · 27/05/2021 18:47

Thanks really nice comments and name suggestions here! I guess I should have told her more directly at the time that Thea was one of my favourite names, so it wouldn't look so much like I'm stealing the name now :/ We have a mutual friendship group that gets together few times a year so it might get a bit akward, but I doubt that we will ever live in the same country again.

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DustyNo1 · 27/05/2021 18:35

Thea is a beautiful name. If you're worried about your friend getting upset, talk to her about it. Let her know how you feel. She will probably be very excited. I would never had chosen different names for my 2 children based on friends baby being born first and had your favourite name stolen 😆

Otherwise, what about

Dia
Tia
Kia
Mia

AnyaMoondial · 27/05/2021 18:28

Ooooo I absolutely love Ida!!

Iknowtheanswer · 27/05/2021 18:26

I've always loved Thea (I have a Theo).

She's in another country, so the children won't play together often - I'd call her Dorothea and use Thea as a short name.

purplesequins · 27/05/2021 18:23

Dora?

cheesecrackerz · 27/05/2021 18:23

Thalia is beautiful

Drowninginwashing · 27/05/2021 18:23

Cleo

DustyNo1 · 27/05/2021 18:21

If you love the name Thea, then name your daughter Thea. I called my daughter Darcie which I had chosen for her when I was very young. If a friend had a daughter first and named her Darcie, I would congratulate her on having such great choice in names. Your baby, your choice for name. Don't care what anybody says.

EdgeOfACoin · 27/05/2021 17:59

Although I think Swedish is a relatively well-known language in Finland.

EdgeOfACoin · 27/05/2021 17:58

Thora?

More Scandinavian than Finnish, but I really like the name.

GucciJackie · 27/05/2021 17:51

Love suggestions phoebe and Heidi too

GucciJackie · 27/05/2021 17:50

Clio
Zoe
Zara
Anya
Greta

HoldontoOneMoreDay · 27/05/2021 17:48

If you live in different countries then you'd be mad not to go for it! But your alternatives are both pretty and manage to do that quite difficult job of being both unusual and not difficult to spell at the same time, so you're onto a winner either way.

hopingtochangeeachtime · 27/05/2021 17:33

Sophia or Sofia

MirandaBlu · 27/05/2021 17:26

Ada, Annika, Elise, Hanna, Lea, Marina, Matilda/Tilda, Minna, Sara?

Happycat1212 · 27/05/2021 17:16

Just seen your update, If you are in different countries and the children won’t be growing up together then it’s fine I think as that’s pretty different, I would mention it first though

Lotsachocolateplease · 27/05/2021 17:14

Sophie/Sophia
Nina
Victoria
Suzanna
Juliet
Heidi
Pheobe
Beth
Grace
Hazel
Isobel

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