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Thea or Phoebe?

29 replies

feb1982 · 29/12/2021 11:04

A sister for Clara, due in March. Love the meaning of both names but are they too popular? Any other similar suggestions welcomeSmile. DD1 was going to be called Astrid but not sure we like it as much this time around...

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DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 29/12/2021 11:21

Thea, less popular then Phoebe and nicer.

GemmaRuby · 29/12/2021 11:16

I like them both.
It also depends where you live and if it’s somewhere people are likely to pronounce Thea as “Fea”, which would really irritate me personally.

toastofthetown · 29/12/2021 11:12

They are both popular, though Thea less so. I prefer it to Phoebe, but far prefer Astrid to both of them. Here are some other short, sweet names, none of which are in the top hundred.
Anya
Elise
Greta
Odette
Runa
Stella
Vita

Proudcarer6829 · 29/12/2021 11:05

I think both are very pretty. I'd pick Thea because it's less popular than Phoebe.