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What do you think of Thora?

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iambrianblessed · 28/03/2010 22:29

Just curious really. I like it but it has been vetoed by my other half.

Any other ideas would be good as second baby girl is due in 6 weeks and we have nothing! Our first daughter is called Amelia Eve.

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SixtyFootDoll · 28/03/2010 22:31

I like it
Reminds me of that young actress Thora Birch

tethersend · 28/03/2010 22:32

I see this

autumnblaze · 28/03/2010 22:35

I really like it.

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iambrianblessed · 28/03/2010 22:35

Thora Hird is the big problem here!! Damn those Stannah chair lift adverts.

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tethersend · 28/03/2010 22:39

And the rhyming slang.

randomimposter · 28/03/2010 22:42

Have to agree with PPs. Lovely though Miss/Ms/Mrs Hird was... (is?)

How about
Amelia and Clara/Clemency/Genevieve/Luisa...?

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iambrianblessed · 28/03/2010 22:44

Yup, forgot about that. Other half pointed that out to me too.

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nannynick · 28/03/2010 22:46

Thora - instantly reminded me of Thora Hird.

How about Thea?

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iambrianblessed · 28/03/2010 22:48

I quite like Clara, so that could be an option.

Dame Thora rest in peace!

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iambrianblessed · 28/03/2010 22:50

Thea is nice too - I like the idea of something short and simple.

Thanks for the opinions/ideas so far!

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tethersend · 28/03/2010 22:58

Thea is lovely. And not rhyming slang for faeces.

LorraineSattell · 28/03/2010 22:59

i like it. and cora.

bubble1 · 28/03/2010 23:09

its really hard choosing names as u have to remember...this is for life. thora is lovely...nice and conventional...my son ben goes to school with a rio and his brother kai. god help us!

ozmetric · 29/03/2010 00:20

Prefer Thea to Thora.

LaDiDaDi · 29/03/2010 00:24

I love it.

choosyfloosy · 29/03/2010 00:40

Thora Hird deffo springs to mind. Also passage from Pursuit of Love "... Uncle Matthew had a new record called 'Thora'. 'I come from a land of roses but dream of a land of snow. Speak, speak, SPEAK to me Thora'... It spoke to our mood exactly and Thora seemed the most poignantly beautiful of names'.

Thea is adorable.

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MinnieMalone · 29/03/2010 07:55

It's actually a lovely name when I think about it, but does remind me of Hird.

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iambrianblessed · 29/03/2010 08:09

Had a chat and a sleep on it and now looks like we might go with Thea - thank you nannynick (and tethersend ).

Actually think I might start to prefer it to Thora.

You've all been a great help

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nannynick · 29/03/2010 08:11

Glad to have been of help.
I know 1 Thea, so not sure how popular the name is, though your DD won't be the only one with that name.

SaintGeoff · 29/03/2010 08:21

Thora is lovely.

Thea's nice too but popular now and I'd expect Thora to beat her in a fight battle of feistiness.

MinnieMalone · 29/03/2010 08:24

Thea pronounced Thee-ah or Taya? Both lovely, btw.

nannynick · 29/03/2010 09:59

Thee-ah

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