Dorothea or Theodora? :)

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Dorothea or Theodora? :)

Although I'm not too keen on either I would choose Dorothea but only because it can be shortened to Thea or Dot or Dottie. Theodora sounds like a hatsnd it can be shortened to Dora - as in Dora the Explorer the children's TV character.

100% Theodora. Dorothea makes me think diarrhoea, sorry

I'm sorry there both granny names

Why comment? it's going to be one of them. They're close to my heart and for a middle name.

I have a Theodora, shortened to Dora.

I love it but then I'm very biased

I love both but would definitely choose Theodora

Theodora

Theodora

Dorothy.

I love them both. DS was going to be Theodora if he was a girl. I love the NN Teddie

Dorothea

Dorothea

Just Thea.

How about Althea ?

Dorothea is beautiful

Theodora is my favourite because Dorothea just makes me think of Wizard of Oz. I love Theodora. Elegant name with a lovely meaning. Thea as a short version is gorgeous.

I love them both, but probably Dorothea because of the Arthur Ransome character and Middlemarch.

Neither - they're both awful.

Both lovely but I really love Theodora, and it feels a bit feistier to me.

Both are fab. Probably Dorothea has the edge - Middlemarch fan.

I have a lovely friend called Thea and her full name is Theadora with an A rather than an O

Theodora makes me think fedora but it's fairly flexible. She could be a Thea or a Dora if she wanted. Dorothea even more so, could be Dot, Dotty, Dora and Thea

Dorothea every time. Such a lovely name, with a beautiful meaning and great literary connections.

Dorothea nn Thea or Dottie. It's a lovely name

Dorothea as Theodora just fizzles out in comparison, how about Theodosia?