Opinions on Theodore / Theo please!

[teacher1984]

Would love to hear some opinions on the name Theodore / Theo

Personally I don't like it but it seems to be very popular on this board arm.

I like it

boring. Call him Bruce

I like it! Was on my list, but DH didn't like it and I couldn't picture my child with the name, but I do really like it! Especially, Theo :)

I don't like Theodore, but my ten week nephews called theo and I love it for him. He really suits it.

Very popular at the moment, I'm not keen.

So overused, it has become a little boring. May also start to sound dated soon.

Love it but overused at the moment, seems very popular.

Okay but getting tedious, now. Not the worse boys name and not the best. Just pretty average really

Bleh. It's an ok name but nothing particularly grabbing my attention about it.

Ok... So if Theo is my husbands favourite name what else can I suggest to him that he might like?

As other's have said, incredibly popular at the moment, I know so many! It is still a nice name though with good nicknames.

Other alternatives - Sebastian? Felix?

I like it, I only know one Theo (aged 7).

I'm actually not too bothered about popularity. So difficult to choose a name!

I really love it but v v popular. He may have to get used to being Theo + surname at nursery/school if there are several in the class but if that's not a concern for you then go for it!!

Nephew is a Theo.

I like it but wouldn't pick it.

One of my top boys names :)

This (and Hugo) would have been on my boy's list but have gone off them now due to the huge popularity. I live in a city where there are bound to be squillions of them in every class. My current frontrunner for DS1 due in Feb (my only name on the list in fact) is Ralph.

I don't like (sorry). People say awful things about my names & kids' names, too. I actually think you should choose whatever you name you most like & Sod What Other People think (within reason, not Tinkerbell, ok? ).

tbf, people who like Theo seem to like other names I'm not a fan of either,... see, you can't win. Please Yourselves, don't worry what others say.

I didn't mind it till I saw Prison Break. The character Theodore Bagley is such a monster that it kind of puts you off.

I love it. I fought for it for DS but DH wasn't keen. However I've just been perusing the top 100 names and it does seem to have shot up in popularity this year. Probably because it's lovely

It's lovely. Haven't met any, there are none at my dd's school of 300 children, or in my ds's nursery of 60 children.

I like it but I'm biased wasn't so popular 10 years ago but there are 3 more in ds school all younger...but I still would use it now...a neighbour has used it but uses Ted/Teddy as nickname...

If you were thinking of the Ted idea, Edward could be an option

I also liked Arlo, Otto, Felix, Dexter, Maximilian, Kit (Christopher) Tobias (tho gone off that) Rufus and Seth....

I love it but my dh was put off because it means "gift from God"- he is about as atheist as they come