Are these too similar

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Eleanora and Theodora but known as Ellie and Theo? Full names are rarely ever used together.

I wouldn't

Eleanora and..

Thea
Dorothy
Athena
Thalia

Yep!
Lovely names

If you introduce your children as Ellie and Theo the vast majority of people will think you have a boy and a girl.

I don't think the 2 names are too similar, but I do think it's silly to use Theodora if you don't like Dora or Thea, as it's likely that one of these will become her preferred nickname.

It’s funny because I’ve just looked up another mumsnet thread on the name Theodora and a good number of posters said they like Theo as a nickname!
I do appreciate the opinions but it’s really not about whether anyone will think she’s a boy based on her name. It’s about if the full names are too similar based on the fact that we will be using the shortened versions most of the time. If it’s easier for people to give a response pretending that we would call her Thea instead do that.

I like it. And I'm not put off by Theo being a traditional boys name. There are many female names that have a 'boy' nn.

I personally wouldn’t call a girl Theo, I’ve heard it shortened to Teddy which is cute.

Well if they’re known as Ellie and Theo that’s fine. You could get 2 more different sounding names if you tried.
Plus even if they were similar. What could you do. They’re here and named now

Oh sorry. I though you meant Theodora herself didn’t like Thea. .

They are similar but not too similar - similar in a sweet kind of matching way. I like it.

Absolutely fine to use both those names especially if mainly using shortened versions. Don’t see a problem whatsoever

Love the names by the way

I think they're too similar.

Not Theo, OP. That's just silly.
Teddy?

I have an 18-year-old Theo and trust me, your DD will go to school with a fair few blokes named Theo. It's popular.
I doubt she'll enjoy being called Theo on the playground.
It's not like Jo or Billie. Theo really is not unisex at all.

Theo is a boys name. Don't do that!

How is Theo too much of a boys name, but Teddy isn't??

Thank you to everyone who answered my actual question, I do appreciate it.

Theo is a boys name. Don't do that!

Please read my previous post.

If they are only ever going to be Ellie and Theo then no, they are not.
They are only BC names not everyday names. They'll be grown ups with lives of their own most of their lives.
I know families where several siblings had rhyming first names, a shared middlename and surname. Other than commenting maybe the first time, you don't really think about it.

That answers your question OP.4

There is a general consensus on here that Theo isn't a girl's name. With all the Theodores and Theos around it is very popular as a boy's name. Some people will think you were hoping for a boy.

Teddy is quite nicknamey so could be short for Theodore, Edward, Edmund, Edwina ...

I have a name that can be used for a girl, infact it widely is, but more often for a Boy.
I spent my childhood hearing “ that’s a boys name” etc from adults abs children.
I hated it, felt like I wasn’t properly female.

Thank you, MikeUniformMike. That is the sort of answer that is helpful, taking different things into account.

I have no problem with Theo as a girl's nickname.

I love Theodora
I don’t like the nickname Theo, I much prefer Dora. I don’t think it’s a massive issue that Theo is a boys’ name, to be honest she’ll probably use Thea or Dora in school if she decides Theo is too masculine.
Personally I don’t like nicknames given from birth, I prefer them to develop naturally. so if I were you I’d introduce her to people as Theodora at nursery and stuff thus eliminating the whole ‘but Theo is a boys’ name’ or ‘oh I was expecting you to be a boy with a name like Theo’. I realise you said this isn’t an issue for you but I think it’s worth bearing in mind.

I don't like either of these names, but I think you should choose a completely different name for DD2. Eleanora and Theodora not only sound pretentious, but are indeed too similar which makes them even more high-sounding. I would go for something shorter and less fussy.

I personally find Eleanora and Theodora too sing-song matchy, sorry. What about Theresa (Tess/Tessa)?

I know a Max. A girl. Her parents wanted a boy. It suits her although initially I thought the full name was a bit lower in the social scale than they were. It suits her though and a few years down the line baby Zuckerberg has made the name less offbeat and the full name is more Ms Peake than Ms Carr.

Go with what you like.. Just bear in mind:

1. Most people are Firstname Lastname, even to friends. Some friends I think of as just the first name, but the Sarahs, Steves, Pauls and Marks are always Firstname Lastnames. Theo is very popular so she will be Theo Surname or Girl Theo.
2. It's not you who has to live with it.
3. People on here are usually quite blunt and will say things that they would keep to themselves in real life or not say to your face.