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Alternatives to Theo?

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bamboobuddha · 15/04/2012 07:55

After much squabbling, DH and I have stumbled on a name for DS2 that we both actually like - Theo. No mean achievement given DH's tastes usually run to things like Thor or Marmaduke (I kid you not), whereas I prefer slightly more normal names (not Tom, Edward and the like, but names like Laurence, Alistair and so on).

Unfortunately, one of our friends has a 3 year old called Theo, and we would both feel uncomfortable about "copying" her. We see this friend and her DC about every 3 months, do occasional joint holidays and have a reasonable circle of mutual friends.

So, any suggestions for alternatives to Theo? I'm actually not wild about the name Theodore (but would prefer to give the long version of a name on a birth certificate and could probably live with it). DH and I have vaguely agreed on Alexander as a fallback name if we can't come up with anything better, but we're both a bit meh about it (no offence to anyone with DC called Alexander; it's a perfectly nice name).

DS1 is called Hector. If DS2 had been a girl, name would probably have been Iona.

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mrswoodentop · 15/04/2012 22:08

What about Cosmo,Theo popular here too(not London) but has been for a while ds1(18) has three Theos in his year

thegreylady · 16/04/2012 10:34

Milo
Ago
Dylan
Jake
Finn

thegreylady · 16/04/2012 10:35

Second one should be Jago

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 16/04/2012 10:40

I love Lysander but agree it could be too much, which is why we used it as DS2s middle name rather than first name (and Greek-theme works for us, culturally Smile)

How about Leon as a compromise between Leo and Leonardo? We know two - one who is just plain Leon and one where it's a nn for Leonidas.

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 16/04/2012 10:43

Ooooooooooooohhhh and going along those lines and maybe being a tiny bit influenced by Game of Thrones how about http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Theon_Greyjoy Theon instead of Theo? I have no idea if it's a 'real name' or not, but it sounds good Grin

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 16/04/2012 10:44

Oh poo

Theon

minipie · 16/04/2012 12:12

Rory

Robin

Rufus

Rowan

Jago

Bryn

RoadToNowhere · 16/04/2012 18:04

Thaddeus
Ned
Barnaby
Silas
Milo

FanjolinaJolie · 16/04/2012 18:08

Huw
Inigo
Ted (Theodore)

FanjolinaJolie · 16/04/2012 18:08

Xander
Alasdair

DottieRose · 16/04/2012 19:17

What about Dia?

bamboobuddha · 16/04/2012 21:38

Interesting that Jago keeps coming up here. I quite like it, but I think it's the Cornish for James (?) and that's DS1's middle name, so not sure about using it for DS2.

Would consider Barnaby. Like Alasdair (but DH not keen) and Xander ties in with our fall-back / if all else fails name, Alexander.

Never heard of Dia before (or Theon Smile )!

Have to start putting some of these to DH...

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nooka · 17/04/2012 02:47

What about Jonathon, nn Jono (or Johnny or Jonty)? I really quite like Leon too.

I was going to be a Cosmo, and we had Hector on our potential name list too :)

nooka · 17/04/2012 02:48

Jago is a form of Jacob btw

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