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Ada or Theodora/Thea

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CassandrasCastle · 11/01/2020 17:32

Times are getting hard, my original shortlist for dd due in April has been torn up and I am all at sea..It's actually getting a bit stressful🤔
I think Ada is probably very overdone, but we both like it.
Theodora shortened to Thea is another contender, although DP likes it less.
What do people think?

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PlantPotting · 11/01/2020 17:42

I love Ada x

bridgetreilly · 11/01/2020 17:51

Ada. I love it and I also think Thea is more popular than Ada.

AnnaSparks · 11/01/2020 17:57

Thea

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CassandrasCastle · 11/01/2020 18:00

I just looked on a baby name graph thing and Ada shows a really steep increase Shock Thea even more popular. I don't mean that in a snobby way, I guess I just don't want her to be one of 3/4 in a class

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Daddylonglegs1965 · 11/01/2020 18:05

Don’t like any sorry

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CassandrasCastle · 11/01/2020 18:06

Hahaha thanks 🙈

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latheritup · 11/01/2020 18:14

Ada Grin

Charlottejbt · 11/01/2020 18:20

Theodora is beautiful.

MyCatScaresDogs · 11/01/2020 18:34

Thea!

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CassandrasCastle · 11/01/2020 20:37

I honestly had no idea that Thea was so popular...I quite like the idea of Teddy being another nickname - although have a nephew called Ted 🤔

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PlantPotting · 11/01/2020 20:52

OP she’s highly unlikely to be one of three in a class remember to look at the actual percentage on the Y axis of the graph!!

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CassandrasCastle · 11/01/2020 20:56

Good point! It just showed such a steep rise though

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DramaAlpaca · 11/01/2020 23:08

Ada, by a long way.

I can't stand Thea, it's so weak sounding.

SoftSheen · 11/01/2020 23:10

How about Adeline?

Tillygetsit · 11/01/2020 23:18

Ada is great. I've a niece called Thea. One of 4 born at the same time. She's 7 months.

Fantail · 12/01/2020 04:48

It could show a steep rise going from 10 nationally to 70 nationally. The chance of her being 1 of 3 would be tiny.

Girls in general are given a wider range of names than boys too.

daisypond · 12/01/2020 08:34

I prefer Thea. I find Ada too bland.

SundayMorningSun · 12/01/2020 08:45

You can also check how many there are in your area if that really bothers you. Even the most popular names are only like 1% now.

I'd go for Ada - you like it better, less popular, less fussy than Theodora, Thea can end up as Fea.

TheoneandObi · 12/01/2020 08:46

Think Ada has zoomed in popularity because she was such a great character in Peaky Blinders

SundayMorningSun · 12/01/2020 08:48

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/babynameswhereyoulivecouldshapewhatyoucallyourbaby/2018-09-21

Go down to "explore girls names by region" and it gives you a map.

MikeUniformMike · 12/01/2020 12:13

Ada is awful and Theodora isn't very nice. Thea is a bit meh because Theo is so popular

Poorolddaddypig · 12/01/2020 12:17

Theodora is amazing

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CassandrasCastle · 12/01/2020 12:20

I think I'm going towards Ada - at least it'll get the shortlist reduced somewhat..

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Urkiddingright · 12/01/2020 12:33

Ada.

NoSauce · 12/01/2020 12:37

Ada is horrible. Ugly and frumpy. Thea is nice.