Is my girls name choice really as bad as people are making out!?

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I’m starting to get paranoid. Me and dh are due a baby girl early next year and have decided on the name Theodora. It’s a name we both love and feel suits our family.
We like that it’s the name of a character in The Haunting of Hill House. We also have a Lydia after the character in beetlejuice .

However when I’ve been asked about names all but two people have pulled faces and one family member said it was a ridiculous name.
I don’t really understand what’s ridiculous about it so thought I’d ask here. Is it really that bad?

Omg we want this name too! Would nickname Teddy. Don't tell anyone names as someone will always pull a face or make a comment

Love it as long as your surname is not Thistlethwaite or Postlethwaite!

Lovely name. Theodora and with option of Thea or Dora (personally prefer Thea

It's lovely and had some good nickname options.

It's lovely. Always better to keep name private until there is a cute baby attached to them.

No, it's fine. Dora is a lovely nn. Also like Thea.

I don't like it at all - was suprised that Robbie Williams names his daughter that but each to their own

When we chose dds name people were appalled. Mil made a right fuss. 16 years on its dead trendy! Ha!

It's lovely, one of the nicest names I've seen mentioned on here for a while.

I love it x

No, not ridiculous! It’s unusual but it’s nice. I know a Theodora, Dora for short. I think the parent did that reaction at first but now it’s just her name and is totally normal!

Not for me, but my own child's name is one you either love or hate so... The only thing I'd say though is I know a lot of little boys called Theo under the age of 1 so just be aware that the male version is becoming v popular.

It's lovely. Although I have a Thea so I'm slightly biased! 😊

It’s a good name.

Love it! First heard it on the haunting of hill house.

You could always go with Thea if you want a less out there option but I think it’s beautiful.

I don't like it but there is nothing wrong with it. I would shorten to Thea for every day use

My son has a friend called Theodora it really suits her

Fantastic name. Teddy, Edie, Thea, Theo, Dora are all great; Dodo can be pulled off by the right person.

Long historical tradition; actual name.

Great choice.

I like the name but if you are calling her Thea as a nickname, would it be an option to spell it The-a- dora, without the hyphens obviously.

Lovely name. Dora for short.

LOL

Your relative clearly doesn't get out much.

I love it

Isn't my taste, but I don't like Theodore either and that's really popular, so I don't see anything wrong with Theodora.

I’ll not keen on it. I like the name Thea and really like the name Lydia though.

It's lovely. I know several, though almost all (4) go by Thea day to day.

If DS had been a girl, he'd have been Theadora. By the time I had DC2, I had 2 close friends who has Theadora's so couldn't use it.