Theobur - a made up name

[daisy2345]

Me and my other half really like Theo but we also really like the name Wilbur, but we are not as keen on Will as a nickname. So we came up with Theobur, Theo will be their nickname but just like Theobur as a full name, a bit more to it. Can't see it is a real name though, is it ok to make up a name??

We really like theodosia. I think it's a 'girls' name but really who cares. The boy version is theodosius. 'gods gift' - Greek.

Good grief just call him Theo Wilbur

Theoden isn’t a real name, it was made up by Tolkien for his character. Theobur sounds like a fantasy character too. Just call your DS Theo.

Back in Anglo-Saxon times all the beginnings and all the endings were put together however parents wanted. Theofric, Ethelbald, Friedeburg...

Theobur means "fortress of god" which is a pretty good name if you ask me.

I don't think you'd ever find the name Theofric in Anglo Saxon times.

It has a Greek root and AS ending, which wasn't done.

Also, Friedeburg isn't a given name. It's a small town in Lower Saxony.

It’s terrible, theyl have a lifetime of being misheard with people thinking they are called theodor or theobear. You aren’t naming a teddy or a posh fluffy dog. Theo Wilbur works if you like those names.

Sorry I think it's awful

I know someone who made up a name. A bit of a pain, but I dont think the mum, or now grown up child, mind.
The name had an extra letter in it.

No, it doesn’t work. It’s a mishmash of two linguistic roots, so it really jars. Theodore Wilbur is fine. Or there are other real Theo-type names.

😂 Don't do it - it's completely silly and he won't thank you for it.

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Then why bother asking in the first place?

I'd prefer Edwathon or Malchard or Phildrew.

Save stupid names for a cuddly toy… or a plant… why would you be so cruel to a child?

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I like it!

Please no OP

I was at school with a chap with a made up name. His take on it was (at 17) was that he wished his parents had even considered the lifetime of explanations he would have to give and misspellings he would have to live with.

This made me laugh out loud.

I must be the only one not living this. Sorry, OP.

I just hear Theobore, which I think is a tad unfortunate.

Dreadful.

How about Theo Burt, two unmade up names 😄.

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I’d think that was a spelling mistake for Theodore. Sorry.