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Thora?

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MoominMeggy · 26/12/2021 12:37

What do you think of the name Thora?

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ofwarren · 26/12/2021 14:25

I think it's really nice!
None of her peers will have any idea who Thora Hurd is.

Maireas · 26/12/2021 14:15

It's a vintage name, but not fussy.
The number of people using Cockney rhyming slang is vanishingly small.

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MoominMeggy · 26/12/2021 14:08

@CocoRocco

I like it, it’s a strong name but pretty too.
Exactly my thoughts. I feel like a lot of vintage 'old lady' names sound quite 'weak', for want of a better word, e.g. Mabel, Elsie etc., but they seem very popular on MN.
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Maireas · 26/12/2021 14:08

I love it! Unusual and strong.
Vera is great, too.
Better than Piper or Lexi-Mae or Braelynn which have been recently suggested on here!

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MoominMeggy · 26/12/2021 14:04

@2reefsin30knots

Well I really like it, but I love Vera and everybody on MN seems to hate that, so maybe I'm not in the MN name herd.
I really like Vera too. Knew a Spanish Vera - feisty and very funny, really altered my opinion of the name.
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MoominMeggy · 26/12/2021 14:02

@dinahsdishes

Thora is rhyming slang for turd
Yeah, but Cockney Rhyming slang - it's basically a bit rubbish isn't it? And I think it's becoming less and less well-known. Hardly the same as calling your daughter Fanny...
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CocoRocco · 26/12/2021 13:57

I like it, it’s a strong name but pretty too.

rifling · 26/12/2021 13:53

Love it! Simple, recognizable, due for revival.

Ikeameatballs · 26/12/2021 13:52

I love it!

IglesiasPiggl · 26/12/2021 13:50

Whilst some "old lady" names have made a comeback, for me Thora sits with Gladys and Peggy in the "still very much an old lady name" camp.

BarryTheChopper · 26/12/2021 13:50

I really like it, I think it’s pretty and uncommon.

2reefsin30knots · 26/12/2021 13:47

Well I really like it, but I love Vera and everybody on MN seems to hate that, so maybe I'm not in the MN name herd.

dinahsdishes · 26/12/2021 13:43

Thora is rhyming slang for turd

TenThousandSpoons · 26/12/2021 13:38

My first reaction was no but now that I’m thinking of it as a female Thor I quite like it! Much prefer it to Cora and Nora. But agree with pp saying lots will pronounce it Fora, likely including the girl herself until a certain age as th is hard for kids to say.

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 26/12/2021 13:37

I love it if that's worth anything. There was a character called Thora in the Chalet School if I recall correctly.
Have never seen Thora Hird (?) act so no odd associations.
I also like Nora but I know someone called Nora and she is a young and beautiful woman so no again ancient and decrepit associations.
Names are what you make them though I draw the line at Egbert

CluelessHamster · 26/12/2021 13:33

Floras - don't know where that rogue apostrophe came from!

CluelessHamster · 26/12/2021 13:32

I quite like it. If Ada and Nellie (my Gran and her best mate!) can make a comeback then I don't see why Thora can't Grin

Lot's of Flora's around though so she might find herself correcting people a lot.

The100thHoliday · 26/12/2021 13:32

I really like it! I know a teenage Thora and it really suits her. I did briefly think of Hird when I first met her, but now I think of her when I hear the name. It’s unusual and lovely.

Emerald5hamrock · 26/12/2021 13:27

Awful.
I met a baby boy named Thor it is a silly name as silly as calling a baby hulk.

KirstenBlest · 26/12/2021 13:26

It's much nicer than Thea and Cors

BlameItOnTheBlackStar · 26/12/2021 13:26

You say Thora, you hear Hird, for most people I think.

GreenBeanMcGee · 26/12/2021 13:26

I think it's much prettier than a lot of old "granny" names that are popular now.

I don't see why Thora Hird is an issue.

KirstenBlest · 26/12/2021 13:25

Thora Hird was lovely. I like it

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MoominMeggy · 26/12/2021 13:24

Wow - really surprised by the Thora hate 😞 Is it really that bad? I love the meaning - thunder. I think it's much prettier sounding than similar names like Thea or Cora. I get that Thora Hird springs to mind, but no one under the age of about 20 will gave heard if her now surely? Plus she was s successful actress... it's not like I suggested Myra...

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HacerSonarSusPasos · 26/12/2021 12:56

Nope. Theodora with Thora as a nickname if you really must