Our names are ...

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Charlotte (Lottie)

Theo (Ted)

Do you like? Opinions please :)

Love. Is Theo a shortening already of Theodore? Not that I think you should you Theodore, it's a bit yuck. Strangely I love Theodora though...

*use, not you

Love.

Also love Theodora. ;)

Like pp I see Theo and Ted as two nns of the same full name, rather than one a nn of the other.

Love Lottie from Charlotte. Was having a conversation with someone just yesterday about what a wonderful name it is. It would have been DC3's middle name but wouldn't suit a boy

I find Ted quite posh but Theo very class neutral. Does that matter?

No it will just be Theo as dh not keen on Theodore

I agree that Ted and Theo are both short for Theodore but I don't really see Ted being a diminutive of Theo.

Theo is lovely itself though.

Nothing wrong with Theo but I think it's odd to then use Ted which is another nickname/shortening for Theodore.

I've always liked the name Charlotte.

Why give them one name if you plan t call them something else. Both nice names but I don't get the name in brackets bit. Just my own opinion of course.

Well if its just going to be Theo (which is a NN) why not just use Ted (which is a NN)?
I wouldn't use one for the other.
Ted I like, Theo not so much.

Dh loves Theo.

I love Ted.

I don't like Edward much and he doesn't like Theodore.

We have been through the top 100 names and Theo is the only boys name we can both agree on.

You could use Edward or Edmund and have Ted as a nn, or just use Theo full stop? I like Edward and Charlotte together.

Sorry X-post. There's no real reason you can't call him Ted if his name's officially Theo :)

Does your DH love Ted though?

As an aside, I only realised many many years later than I should that a relative was called Ted because they were his initials, not his name!

Yes he does Soup.

Love both Charlotte and Theo.

We could use Teddy but it doesn't seem very fair on a grown man

Love both Charlotte and Theo and all nn associated with them

I have the 20wk scan in a couple of weeks and we're hoping to find out the gender.

I really hope its a girl as the boy name issue is driving me crazy!

Love, love, love them all!!!

I have a Lottie, just Lottie, but the amount of people i get assuming she's Charlotte is unreal. Long names, short names, nick names, whatever...if you love it that's all that matters!!

Theo and Ted are super lovely too

Yes, I love them.

But it's whether you like them that's important.

I like them. Fine to use Ted as a nn for Theo as a nn doesn't need to be the 'correct' nn for something. A nn can be anything you choose.

Theo with the nickname Ted is weird. They are both nicknames for Theodore. If you want to call him Ted, use that on the bc. Not another nickname!

You can nickname your child whatever you like... imagine (shock horror) if you chose a nn that had nothing to do with the dcs name, which seems to be unfathomable on mn. i like ted/theo and i like lottie. Charlotte is dull but its not my baby!!

Those are the loveliest names I have seen on a post.