Theodora

[swanfall]

Do you like it or is it old-ladyish? I like the idea of shortening it to Theo.

I like it, it is lovely actually and I never even considered it!

Theodora is nice, but Theo sounds like a boy's name. How about Thea or Dora as nickname instead?

I like boyish nicknames for girls :) Dora sounds like a granny to me and Thea is pretty but reminds me of someone I don't like (called Thea). Thank you though!

I like Theo for a girl! You could go with Teddy or Dotty too, depending on how averse you are to cutesy kind of nns. It's a little bit much in full though - I'm having the same problem iwth Isadora - really like the name, and potential for Isa/Dora/Dottie nns but I'm not sure I can really use something with 4 syllables...

I think 4 syllables is fine, unless you have a particularly complicated or long surname. Isadora is lovely! Although I am now singing the Wizadora theme tune in my head.

I adore it [unintentional pun]. I think Theo is a lovely nickname though possibly slightly unfair on male Theos in the same class. I actually rather like Dodo as a nickname but could understand you not going for this!

I think it's a lovely name - I'd go for Thea as the nickname but if you prefer Theo, I think it works just as well for a girl as a boy.

Theoni?

I've never heard of Theoni. It's pretty, but I'm after a bit more of an English-sounding name (though I realise Theodora probably isn't English in origin, but it has an English ring to it I think).

I'm not being xenophobic in my name-choosing, it's just that she'll have a non-English surname and I don't want my dds full name to be too much of a mouthful.

Maybe I should be steering clear of Theodora

I really like it, although I slightly prefer Dorothea.