Anthea - yes or no?

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I think I quite like Anthea for baby DD (expected early September). But... is it old fashioned in a bad way?

Surname starting with F. I like Thea too, but Thea F- is a mouthful.

Thank you!

I don’t like it at all. I’m not sure why, maybe because it doesn’t flow well? Sorry 😔

I'm sorry, but I strongly dislike Anthea, and Thea too.

I can't articulate why, but I don't seem to like 'Th' sounds in names for some probably quite irrational reason.

Apart from anything else, Anthea is very old fashioned I think. It's dated in a 1950s Carol, Barbara, Susan kind of way, rather than being quaintly old fashioned like names from the generation before like Edith, Mabel, Dorothy.

Give it another thirty years and it'll be back in fashion - unless you want to be well ahead of the curve!

Anthea turner makes it seem very mumsy. Also it autocorrects to anthrax. Althea is a bit nicer.

Really like it, my reference point is Five Children and It book series. She was a good character. I think it’s a nicely old fashioned, practical, sensible sounding name.

No- Reminds me of smug Anthea Turner.

Love

Nope sorry thought it said Athena

It does sound a bit dated. How about Andrea?

No

No

Andrea is even worse! Dreary Andrea. Too much like sex pest Andrew as well.

Not keen.

Prefer Althea or Athena.

Haha ok this is a lot of no votes!

@Talipesmum and the bonus is you can use the nickname panther? ☺️

Anthrax, well that would be an unfortunate nickname 😅

Immediately made me think of Anthea Turner and the flake advert.

As a grateful dead fan I much, much prefer Althea

Anthea Turner didn't cross my mind. I guess she wouldn't be relevant to the next generation anyway... But yeah I don't want to make people think wow poor kid haha.

I do like how it sounds though.

@Chinuplippyon is that Al-thea or All-thea? Thanks

I think al-thea. Al like Alice. Stress on the second syllable rather than first as opposed to in Anthea.

The N-T combination makes it sound nasal.

Athena is gorgeous, however.

Yes, this was on my baby name list too because like you I read (and loved) the E Nesbit novels.

I'm sorry, but I strongly dislike Anthea, and Thea too.

I can't articulate why, but I don't seem to like 'Th' sounds in names for some probably quite irrational reason.
This is me.

I don't mind names like Elizabeth but Thea, Theo, Beth, etc seem lispy.

I'd add that I like Ruth, Thora and Dorothy because the names seem strong but not Theodora, Dorothea, Timothy, Nathan, Nathaniel, Lilith.
Athena seems stronger than Anthea.

Anthea Turner puts me off it.

With having a F surname it may turn in to Anfea F or Fea F. Which is fine for most people but it would irrationally annoy me.

I don't like it but I really love Althea. Strange how one letter can make such a difference.