Dorothea

[Lora69]

I'm loving this name lately!! Anybody else? And more so than Dorothy?

The nn Thea is cool for a young woman, but Dolly and Dotty are really cute for a little girl..

Which do you prefer between my original choice Phoebe Willow and this new one?

Beautiful. Ditch the previous one

Dorothea, definitely.

Wondering whether it sounds a bit too upper class for my liking tho.. is it stuck up and pretentious???!

I don't think so. It's quite a weighty name but those nicknames you've mentioned lighten it up. It's classy, rather than stuck-up.

Me, I'd struggle between Dorothea or Theodora - Thea and Dora are such lovely nns.

I prefer Theodora. I like Phoebe Willow too.

Well, I know a Dorothea.Her parents are teachers.They are more middle class bohemian than upper class and pretentious.
I also know a Theodora, which I much prefer.

Love it xxx

Bon Jovis missus is called Dorothea. Like the NN.

Lovely.

I want Dorothea because I love Thea, but DH won't have it. I also like Dolly, but not Dot/Dotty. DH says if I like Thea then just call the baby Thea, but I have a weird irrational prejudice against calling babies short versions of names. I would much rather call them the long version and shorten it. I know this doesn't make sense to anyone but me!

Phoebe has gone so mainstream since Friends, which is a shame because it is so pretty. Willow is adorable! Dorothea Willow?

I prefer Dorothy to Dorothea. It's a nice name, though.

I like Phoebe, too. Willow not so much. A bit of a 'fashion' name to my ears.

Thea isn't a nickname, btw, it's a name in it's own right. the problem you may have is that it that lots of people pronounce it Taya, ime (a valid version of the name, too).

LIke it.

Love it, you could also call her dora

Love it.