Naomi, Hope or Thea

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What do you reckon is the nicer?

Naomi is much better than the other two! Not fond of Thea.

Love, love, love Thea! It's a gorgeous name.

definately Naomi

oh, Thea for definite. My neice is a Thea, not short for either Theadora or Dorothea. I suggested it!, my sister loved it and I still think it is a beautiful name. She is now 19 and I have only ever met one other (who was actually a Theadora).

No, not Thea, very dull, insipid and wet.

Although if you want literary creds, Bunny, Dorothea surely slightly trounces Maggie...

I actually really like Hope too (but mostly in memory of 30somethings )

I like Naomi the best...but also I think that Thea is a lovely name.

I love Thea, such a beautiful name!

Naomi and Thea are both lovely. Not keen on Hope.

Thea is the Greek word for Auntie.

I like them all but prefer Hope out of the 3. Others are nice though.

As a first name I prefer Naomi over Thea. Hope is DD2's middle name for all those religious/virtue reasons that other posters dislike it. I love Hope as a middle name but wouldn't use it as a first name myself .

Thea is a pretty name but I know a Thea (short for Theadora), a Thea pronounced Tee-uh and a Thea pronounced Tay-uh (a nickname for Althea) so it's not a name I'd choose.

Hope is lovely

I like Naomi

Thea is pretty enough but she will spend her life being asked "whats that short for then?"

I really like Naomi.

I love Naomi, I don't really like the other 2.

My Naomi is the big one on my profile!

Oh no! She's so awful that she's killed the thread.....

Sorry for not getting back to you sonner. Internet has been down.

Semms like all those names I like are Marmite names! My Dh has now banned Thea (for much the same reasons alot of you have stated!). I LOVE it though.

He's loving Hope, but only as a middle name. So, Naomi is looking likiest.

Thank you, you have all helped. If there wasn't such a strong dislike from some quarters for Thea, I think I may have fought him over it, but as it is, I'll give in!

I am glad you are thinking of Naomi - and so glad that my dd didn't scare you off the name! :)