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Tabitha or Thisbe

111 replies

RoseApp · 24/07/2023 18:22

Stuck on names. So far we have
Thisbe
Tabitha
Thea
Elowen
Xanthe
Callista

Suggestions welcome. We quite like Greek/mythology/mystic/romantic (I can’t think of the right term )

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Daphnis156 · 05/08/2023 19:15

They are all a bit pretentious, and whilst some may be not too bad for a woman, they just are not decent names for a child.

TitoMojito · 30/07/2023 21:14

Tabitha is a cat name to me.

I love Thea but it's really popular atm.

Love Elowen or Elonwen
I like Xanthe but she'll always be spelling it
Like Callista. Although I will always think of Callista Flockhart. Not that that's a bad thing, I love her

I actually thought Thisbe was a perfectly nice name until people upthread made the frisbee connection Shock

TitoMojito · 30/07/2023 21:11

Chevrotains · 30/07/2023 20:37

Wtf is Thisbe? Genuinely never heard of it!

Thea and Tabitha are the nicest

It's from the Greek tragedy Pyramus and Thisbe. Also appears in A Midsummer Night's Dream as the play the Mechanicals are performing for the wedding.

KirstenBlest · 30/07/2023 20:59

Dorcas is lovely.

Chevrotains · 30/07/2023 20:37

Wtf is Thisbe? Genuinely never heard of it!

Thea and Tabitha are the nicest

CuttedUpAvocadoPear · 29/07/2023 00:32

Tabitha is nice, also there is the Greek version of the name, which is Dorcas.

DuckIings · 28/07/2023 00:46

Heaven forbid people try hard to name their kids 😏

I absolutely love Tabitha.

midsomermurderess · 27/07/2023 19:40

As for the names being ‘try hard’, never take life advice from the tall-poppy, socially insecure. They make life so dull and grey.

midsomermurderess · 27/07/2023 19:38

I really like Thisbe. It just might be a bit difficult to live up to such an unusual name though, if say you grow up to be a bit mousy.

Onesnowynight · 27/07/2023 18:24

Calliope
Athena

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 27/07/2023 16:55

KirstenBlest · 26/07/2023 09:17

@babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo , it's 'Hear, hear'

Google says you are right! 😁

KirstenBlest · 27/07/2023 08:02

@25sheets , one from greek mythology.

25sheets · 26/07/2023 19:20

What kind of name is Thisbe?

LilyLemonade · 26/07/2023 19:18

Tabitha is lovely.

with the -th- sound I like Martha, Meredith, Anthea

A few others

Antigone
Iona
Io
Priscilla
Naia
Lorelei
Oriana
Nefeli
Eudora
Diana

Snailandthefail · 26/07/2023 19:12

Epicstorm · 26/07/2023 09:44

Snailandthefail
Epicstorm

Snailandthefail
I know a Tabitha, she is Tiggy for short which I LOVE

I like Tiggy but don’t know how it can be short for Tabitha. Surely it should be Tibby or
Tabby although I don’t like either.

Why can it NOT? Kit is short for Christopher, kitty for Catherine, who are you to say Tiggy isn’t short for Tabitha? It’s obviously not that rare, there are a few on this thread 🙄

Wow! What an aggressive response. All that could have been said without the nastiness especially as I accept your point.

There is no nastiness in my response - it’s entirely unreasonable for you to judge someone’s nickname based on the fact that you don’t understand how a mother got from A-B. Nicknames quite often don’t follow on from full names with perfect logic?

Epicstorm · 26/07/2023 09:44

Snailandthefail
Epicstorm

Snailandthefail
I know a Tabitha, she is Tiggy for short which I LOVE

I like Tiggy but don’t know how it can be short for Tabitha. Surely it should be Tibby or
Tabby although I don’t like either.

Why can it NOT? Kit is short for Christopher, kitty for Catherine, who are you to say Tiggy isn’t short for Tabitha? It’s obviously not that rare, there are a few on this thread 🙄

Wow! What an aggressive response. All that could have been said without the nastiness especially as I accept your point.

KirstenBlest · 26/07/2023 09:17

@babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo , it's 'Hear, hear'

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 26/07/2023 09:02

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 26/07/2023 09:02

Here here 😁

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Or do I mean hear, hear?! Off to Google 😂

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 26/07/2023 09:02

Snailandthefail · 25/07/2023 20:52

Why can it NOT? Kit is short for Christopher, kitty for Catherine, who are you to say Tiggy isn’t short for Tabitha? It’s obviously not that rare, there are a few on this thread 🙄

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Here here 😁

mangokiwi · 26/07/2023 08:06

Love Tabitha, I know one who is Tabby or Tabs for short.
Elowen is also pretty.
Calista is ok.
Not keen on Thisbe, Thea or Xanthe

I also like Thalia (pronounced Tar-li-a), Lyra, Ophelia, Artemis and Evangeline which I think are all Greek names.

CrazyArmadilloLady · 25/07/2023 20:56

doglover90 · 24/07/2023 19:37

If you like Greek mythology, how about Persephone, Helen, Selene, Cassandra or Iris?

I don’t think those names are anywhere near ‘mystical’ enough…. 😉

Snailandthefail · 25/07/2023 20:52

Epicstorm · 25/07/2023 01:17

Snailandthefail
I know a Tabitha, she is Tiggy for short which I LOVE

I like Tiggy but don’t know how it can be short for Tabitha. Surely it should be Tibby or Tabby although I don’t like either.

Why can it NOT? Kit is short for Christopher, kitty for Catherine, who are you to say Tiggy isn’t short for Tabitha? It’s obviously not that rare, there are a few on this thread 🙄

TheBirdintheCave · 25/07/2023 19:10

Oh I really like Thisbe! Also like Elowen but make sure you can pronounce it correctly if you're going to use it :)

doglover90 · 25/07/2023 15:35

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 25/07/2023 04:17

Mumsnet is so weird. If someone asks about names like Evie, Lily, Ava etc, posters call the names boring and suggest names like you’ve asked about, OP. But if someone asks about names like these, posters say they’re ‘try hard’ and imply that boring names are better. Basically some posters like to criticise all options!

I love your names! Tabitha and Elowen are especially beautiful but Xanthe is lovely too. How about Evanthe, Ianthe, Ariadne? I have a little Tabitha and her name has sooo many cute nicknames - Tiggy, Tibby, Tabby, Bea, Kitty, Tiggs… I just love it! I laugh when people say it’s a cats name as if that’s a negative thing, I think it just makes the name even cooler! (I love Felix too which people also say is a cats name, so I guess I love cats names!)

There's a difference between 'unusual and nice' and 'prime target for mockery'. Thisbe is a perfect example of why some names are rare for a reason 😂