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Can we avoid Thea?

28 replies

ChristmasJumpers · 06/01/2023 07:58

With Theodora? Me and DH have been really struggling to agree on a name for DD due 30th March. I love Theodora and he is coming around to it but is worried people will default to Thea as a shortening.

I love the name for the other possible shortenings of Teddy, Dora, Dory, Dottie, etc. But have a close friend with a Thea (and I'm not massively keen on the name for my own DD)

Is it inevitable that people will use Thea when she hits school?

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StillWantingADog · 06/01/2023 08:04

Yes, If you call her Dora

I love just Dora tbh

Eixample · 06/01/2023 08:03

You can probably have a good go at avoiding it but it’s not completely within your control.
Isadora?

Whatafielddayfortheheat · 06/01/2023 08:01

Yes,because if you always call her eg Dora, so will the teachers. They won't shorten her name to Thea randomly, they'll follow your lead.