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Theo - yes or no

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Frasersmum123 · 03/02/2009 13:29

What do people think of Theo, and what middle name would you put with it?

I like Theo Joseph, but im not blown away by it.

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Froginmythroat · 03/02/2009 17:43

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JulesJules · 03/02/2009 17:48

Love the name Theo

I have a Thea!

Thunderduck · 03/02/2009 18:23

I love Theo.

bluebump · 03/02/2009 18:24

My Theo was going to be a Thea if he was a girl!

MaryAnnSingleton · 03/02/2009 18:30

Thea is lovely

Drum · 03/02/2009 18:37

If I had a son he would be Theo. Lovely.

Qally · 03/02/2009 18:40

I also wanted Theo but got vetoed by DH. It's lovely.

2Helenback · 03/02/2009 19:59

Love it, but had to reject along with Seth as DH can only say th if really concentrates, so poor kid would be Feo or Seff most of the time. Check close family and friends for speech impediments!

NonStopChatter · 03/02/2009 21:19

Same as Helan. Even with practice dh isnt improving. I've had to rule out Ethan as well. I cant stand a lifetime of listening to 'Efan'

RiaParkinson · 03/02/2009 21:23

theodore
theobald

eekamoose · 03/02/2009 21:33

Oh its a lovely name. It would have been dd's name (born 2001) had she been a boy.

BUT by the time we did have a DS (2003) we decided against Theo because they were springing up everywhere.

Its a lovely name, but there are lots of them about nowadays ime.

(Speaking as one whose girl and a boy both have names currently in the top 2 or 3 most "common" names in the UK. Sigh.)

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CandleQueen · 03/02/2009 21:35

DS2 was going to be Theo as a "Birth Certificate" name because I wanted to call him Teddy. But when he was born he was too much of a big bruiser to be a Teddy. So he's called Dewi Henry Theo.

NorkyButNice · 03/02/2009 21:37

DS is Theo Adam (not Theodore).

It is climbing the popularity charts but still isn't in the top 50, so there aren't all that many - depends what circles you mix in I suppose.

There aren't any others at DS's very large nursery, nor amongst our circle of toddler acquaintances.

MrsSeanBean · 03/02/2009 21:39

I love Theo. I see it as a short form of Theophilus. Theo(philus) Henry James is nice.

RiaParkinson · 03/02/2009 21:40

my theodore 1996 got there before the crowds!

Katonahottinroof · 04/02/2009 00:05

I think it's lovely.

Theo William
Theo James
Theo Patrick

MaryAnnSingleton · 04/02/2009 13:33

my Theo was 1997 ! still the only one in his primary and secondary school,though there is a Theodore - but his name is never shortened.

RiaParkinson · 04/02/2009 17:19

great minds Maryannsingleton!

MaryAnnSingleton · 04/02/2009 17:55

!

CherryChoc · 04/02/2009 18:00

It reminds me of Theo Paphitis - but I think I spend too much time watching reruns of Dragons Den on Dave!

There was a boy at my primary school who had a brother called Theo, I liked it then. He would have been born... um... 1990 ish?

MaryAnnSingleton · 04/02/2009 18:08

uh,yes, ds does get called that by a friend

thumbwitch · 05/02/2009 15:01

on the strength of this thread, I asked DH what he thought of the name Theodore (should we have another son) and he likes it too - hurrah!

nulgirl · 05/02/2009 15:04

Love it. V popular in france at the mo - is a top 10 name. Is pronounced Tay-o there though

RiaParkinson · 05/02/2009 18:24

dp calls our Theodore 'Tay -o' so much cooler

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