Theodora Lainey

[CaitlinRo]

What’s your thoughts?

LOVE IT. Gorgeous.
In fact, if I wasn't nearly 50 and people might think it odd, I would change my name. Who wouldn't want to BE Theodora Lainey? Cool, feminine, gorgeous.

Lovely, and they sound great together.

I like them both but don't think they go very well together. How about Dorothea rather than Theodora?

How is Caroline a male name? OP I don’t like Lainey but as it’s a family name then I understand why you’ve chosen it.

Caroline is a feminine form of Charles, just as Henrietta is a feminine form of Henry and Edwina of Edwin.

Well I never ! You learn something new everyday!

It's awful, sorry. Lainey is surely a nickname rather than the grandmother's actual name?!

Yes, both Caroline and Charlotte are.

They want Theodora

Lovely

Sorry I don't like either. Close family named Elaine was called Lainey by her mum. She really hated it but loves her proper name.

I like it, they sound good together

I don’t mind it at all. I know a Theodora that goes by Theo and she’s cool and confident.

Is Lainy short for Elaine?

I thought you must be a Lainey Wilson fan til I read it was a family name. I’m not keen on Theodora, the one I know has always been called Dora.

I'd much rather be called Lainey than Theodora. Theodora is clunky and austere, and not appealing in any way to me. Thea if you must.

I have a Theodora. She's fully Theodora at school (never shortened) but mainly Ted at home. I don't particularly like Lainey on its own, but it actually sounds lovely with Theodora.
I know an adult Teodora, known as Teo which I also love.

I would have happily disliked the name Laney, but I’ve met one now and it suits her so much and I love it. All names are weird and made up initially but once you get used to them they’re fine

Laney definitely sounds like a nickname. I think I'd be checking the Grannys birth cert before running with that.

Theodora is ripe for shorting Theo or Dora

I like Theadora better Thea for short