Do Dorothy and Theodore sound too similar?

[JQuinnS]

Thank you :)

Yes a little, but will they be introduced often using both of their full names?
I'd still use it

Yes, they're almost the same name as Dorothy is a form of Dorothea.

Yes a bit, but Theo and Dorrie/Dot/Dotty/Dolly don't.

I wouldn't have thought so, but now you've said it I suppose they are pretty similar. Not sure if that's enough reason not to use them together though?

Yes.

Especially if you end up with a Theo and a Dora.

Not really, but if you say them together then it sounds like you have a lisp! It's the same reason I can't have Thea when I already have a Beth!

I never would have noticed it... I tend to only think names are too matchy if they rhyme or alliterate.

Not only do they sound similar, but Theodore and Theodora and Dorothy and Dorothea have the same meaning and are basically the same two syllables in reverse order.

Basically, they are the same name, meaning 'gift of God'.