Theodore or Cooper?

[Workingmama1]

Torn between two names for our baby boy.
Theodore Alfred
or
Cooper Alfred

I love Theodore (we'd probably use Theo day to day) but it's such a popular name! I've got an unusual name and love the fact that I never get mixed up with anyone else and I never have to be known by my surname like some of my friends with more common names. Hence Cooper being thrown in the mix, but my husband isn't keen. Alfred is 100% his middle name after both our granddads.

Any preferences?

Theo is nice. Cooper is awful.

Agree with pp. Theo. 😁

Theodore was our choice but we’ve got two DDs.

Isn't Cooper a surname, not a first name? A bit like calling your child Potter or Poulter?
Theo is nice enough. I would say that if you never expect him to want to use Theodore, don't lumber him with it...

Sorry to be negative!

Theodore is one of my favourite boy’s names. Cooper is horrible, unless you’re naming a dog. Cooper also doesn’t go nicely with Alfred at all.

I much prefer Theodore over Cooper.

I think Theodore is lovely. It is a bit popular but it’s still a really nice name. Cooper doesn’t have a nice sound in my opinion, although there are other nice surname type names I do like.

Cooper just makes me think of an actual cooper - it’s a trade, not a first name. Theodore is nice but a bit long winded (I don’t like anything longer than two syllables though )

Theo is lovely. Cooper is a dogs name, my dogs name!

Theodore - you could go for Teddy rather than Theo??

I actually think Cooper is quite cute - but ONLY in an American accent.

Cooper sounds American, depends how you feel about that 😂

Theodore is lovely. We have a Teddy so I’m biased

Cooper

Theodore is lovely. Cooper is a dog's name.

I don't like Theodore at all but Cooper is only suitable as a surname.

I don't like Theodore but it's much better than Cooper.

Theodore is a name. Cooper isn't, it's a job.

Theo is lovely. Cooper is awful as a first name, a Cooper makes barrels.

@Workingmama1

Torn between two names for our baby boy. Theodore Alfred or Cooper Alfred

I love Theodore (we'd probably use Theo day to day) but it's such a popular name! I've got an unusual name and love the fact that I never get mixed up with anyone else and I never have to be known by my surname like some of my friends with more common names. Hence Cooper being thrown in the mix, but my husband isn't keen. Alfred is 100% his middle name after both our granddads.

Any preferences?

My friend's son is Téodore Pronounced Tee a dor

Really lovely name

Much prefer Theodore. But you also need to consider his initials, T A ?

@Allgirlskidsanddogs

Much prefer Theodore. But you also need to consider his initials, T A ?

Trying to work out what’s wrong with the initials TA 😂

Cooper is awful

I like both

How about Chester, Caleb, Tristan, Hugo, Otto or Laurence

Cooper is a dog name. Sorry.

Tibtab , nothing’s wrong with TA but it depends what comes after it TA? I wouldn’t want to be TAT or TAC for example.