Can we avoid Thea?

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With Theodora? Me and DH have been really struggling to agree on a name for DD due 30th March. I love Theodora and he is coming around to it but is worried people will default to Thea as a shortening.

I love the name for the other possible shortenings of Teddy, Dora, Dory, Dottie, etc. But have a close friend with a Thea (and I'm not massively keen on the name for my own DD)

Is it inevitable that people will use Thea when she hits school?

Isadora is a great option

You can avoid people calling her Thea when she’s little if you called her Dorey (I love Dorey) or Teddie, but when she’s a teen all bets are off. So if you can go with Isadora I would

Leonora is nicer IMO.
Isadora is fine but there are lots of Isabellas and Isabelles.
Pandora shortens to Dora or Panda

We have a good friend with a Theodora and she is Ted/Teddy ❤️ I’ve never called her Thea/Theodora and sometimes forget it’s her full name. Absolutely love it.