Too similar?

[Isbobmyuncle]

Evening 😊

My brother and his wife have a little boy called Theo (not short for anything). I’m pregnant at the moment and we like Theodora for a girl. We’d use Teddy as her nickname. Too similar to Theo or worrying unnecessarily?

Thanks 👍🏼

I do not see the problem here. It’s your child and if you like a similar name use it as you will only regret it. We have two cousins called Edith in our family as it is a family name. When they are together one is Edie and one Edith but day to day both known as Edith. Never an issue

I can’t see an issue here. Different perhaps if both children were of the same gender. To ensure family harmony mention it to your brother and see what his attitude is.

Hmm would they have the same surname too? I probably wouldn’t do it but I often think ‘no one owns a name’. But it practise its might be too odd.

To add to other suggestions, what about Leonie? I much prefer Leo to Teddy personally! But oh, then you’ve got Theo and Leo!

Really like Dorothea too. But then you run the risk of Theo and Thea 😂

Having said that my nephew has one syllable different from my DS in his whole name - same first name ending, same middle name, same surname, and it took me 18 months to even notice.

I'd probably think it was a bit weird that my sister named her kid the same name as my kid but with another bit plonked on the end but it wouldn't actually bother me.

They are so similar that everyone that knows the 2 kids will pick up on it, whether that bothers you is your call.