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?

It's far from dreadful OP, it's a gorgeous name! I'd shorten to Teddie or Thea...makes a lovely change from all the overused Alices, Ellas, Olivias, Amelias etc...(absolutely no offence to anyone, I just really dislike popular names).

Did you know Robbie Williams' daughter also called Thedora nn Teddy? 🥰

I like it
Robbie Williams' daughter is Thoedora

It's pretty. I had a great aunt called Theodora, she was known as Doris, though (she was the second child called Theodora in her family, her older sister died in infancy and Doris was born two years later). It is timeless. I was expecting something line Everleigh or Shy-Ann or some weird spelling of an unusual name

Both are beautiful names and can be shortened to equally lovely nick names xx

Beautiful. Love it

I really don't like it but I like Dorothy.

It's BEAUTIFUL!

I thought this post was going to be asking about like a layceee-maiii or something. Theodora is perfect. I love it. I can't think of a bad word to say about it.

It's lovely!

I know a toddler Theodora whose parents call her Theo, which I quite like as a gender neutral nickname - a bit like Alex/Alexandra. Lots of other nickname potential if she wants to go by something else when she's bigger.

I have a Theodora so I obviously love it. I don't like the name / nickname Thea though. Mainly because it's the Greek word for aunt / auntie.

Lovely name! Loved haunting of hill house although disappointed with s2! Theodora was a great character, think they called her Theo which is a bit masculine so I'd go with Thea

It’s fine.

Love it! Great choice

I absolutely love the name. I would like to call my daughter Theadora as I prefer ‘Thea’ than ‘Theo’ start as it’s more feminine

It's very nice.

I've only met one theadora she was a toddler and very sweet, i think its a lovely name and you could do either dora or thea as a nn

I love it! Don't seek family approval for your name choice

i love it!! We know a few Theodoras.

A favourite Aunty of mine, so I love it.

I love it. And apparently it (or at least Thea) is racing up the name charts at the moment.

It's a pretty name! Just make sure that you will be ok with her being called Teddy or Dora or Thea..

I like it a lot

Perfectly normal and acceptable name.

I think its nice. Much like Leonora those types of names are popular.

Ooh! I love that OP, genuinely really love it!