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Thea

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rek21 · 01/05/2009 18:29

After much debate dh and I have agreed on Thea Rebekah for dd2, who is due to arrive any minute (dd1 is Eve Oriel for comparison purposes). However, since we have started telling people about this a few things are starting to niggle;

  1. people ask what it is short for. It is dorothea, but we have no intention of using the whole name although we like the meaning (gift of god).
  2. people pronounce it th-ay-a when we intend th-ee-a
  3. some people have said 'oh that's different' as though we'd chosen fifi trixibelle or something.

So, should I stick to my guns or will I, and possibly she, be driven insane by endlessly repeating, 'actually, it's th-ee-a'.

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rek21 · 01/05/2009 18:57

bluebump - our reasoning was the opposite, i.e. no ds to call Theo!

Thanks for the encouragement everyone, I guess I'm being oversensitive, it's just that we also have one of those surnames that you have to automatically spell, so I'm loathe to add another layer of complication!

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pointydog · 01/05/2009 18:39

it's ok. People will soon get used to it.

Flappythebat · 01/05/2009 18:34

Thea is a beautiful name, don't change it!

MrsMattie · 01/05/2009 18:32

I think Thea is lovely. Stick to your guns.

spicemonster · 01/05/2009 18:32

Theeee-ah is how it's pronounced. It's a gorgeous name

ShowOfHandsNoLongerKissesKunes · 01/05/2009 18:31

You only have to remind people of the pronunciation once and they should remember. All the important people will cotton on straight away. Otherwise, it's a second of your life to correct somebody.

I'm surprised people have commented on how different it is. It's really common round these here parts.

Dorothea is beautiful. I love it.

bluebump · 01/05/2009 18:30

Stick to your guns, it is one of my all time favourite girls names - I wanted to call my DC Thea but they have both been DS's so I went for Theo instead!

I pronounce it th-ee-a the same as you do.