[name]Hi[/name] berries,
I really like the name [name]Tea[/name] (taya) but I would rather it be a nickname for a longer name. I began liking it as a nickname for [name]Dorotea[/name], but I can’t get my husband on board with that one. Any other names that you think [name]Tea[/name] could be a nickname for? Thanks!
I can’t think of a longer name that would give you the pronunciation of [name]Taya[/name]. I do know a woman who has that pronunciation and her full name is Taiya.
Daltea perhaps?
I think [name]Taya[/name] as a name on it’s own is fine, if you live in the states, [name]Tea[/name] would be said teeeee, like in teabag…
I don’t know if it’s a nn for anything but here are some names that might work:
[name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Teodora[/name]
[name]Thaddea[/name]
[name]Galatea[/name]
[name]Mattea[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name] maybe?
I would say [name]Mattea[/name] for sure! [name]Teagan[/name] is nice too, but with the other pronounciation of [name]Tea[/name] of course.
I like the suggestion of [name]Teodora[/name]. I prefer [name]Teodora[/name] to [name]Theodora[/name]. I think it has a prettier sound. And the first two syllables sound like [name]Tea[/name].
I also love [name]Mattea[/name] as a way to [name]Tea[/name], but actress Téa [name]Leoni[/name] seems to do just fine with just that. 
[name]Anita[/name]
[name]Amita[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Brigita[/name]
[name]Brittany[/name] ([name]Brita[/name])
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Carita[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name]
[name]Katarina[/name]
[name]Elisabeta[/name]
[name]Evita[/name]
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Rosetta[/name]
[name]Tansy[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Tea[/name] or [name]Thea[/name] ([name]TAY[/name]-a) is an Austrian nickname for [name]Theresa[/name].
[name]Dorothea[/name] (dorothaya)
Cool to see this thread resurrected. Thanks for the feedback!
I think [name]Tatiana[/name] is most instinctive.
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Anita[/name]
[name]Amita[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Brigita[/name]
[name]Brittany[/name] ([name]Brita[/name])
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Carita[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name]
[name]Katarina[/name]
[name]Elisabeta[/name]
[name]Evita[/name]
[name]Mattea[/name]
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Rosetta[/name]
[name]Tansy[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]
Replying because I have the same question! 
I like the suggestion of [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] but nothing I’ve seen sings to me yet. I like [name_f]Tea[/name_f] by itself but it just looks so small typed out it seems it would need a longer full name.
I think [name_f]Tea[/name_f] (or Téa or [name_f]Thea[/name_f]) is a lovely, strong, unusual-but-not-crazy name on its own. Being only three letters, you could definitely get away with a big, long, heavy middle name or two for balance’s sake. [name_f]Tea[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m], for example, sounds pretty complete to me. My brother’s name is [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and he has two middle names and a three-syllable surname, and I remember that when he was born, a lot of people remarked, “that’s a big name for a little baby!” So to me, [name_f]Tea[/name_f]/Téa/[name_f]Thea[/name_f] is totally workable by itself.
There’s also the less phonetically intuitive [name_f]Theia[/name_f], which is the orginal Greek spelling of [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. And the listing for [name_f]Thea[/name_f] says that it can be a nickname for [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] and [name_f]Althea[/name_f] (and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] that others have already mentioned), but I don’t know how intuitive the [name_u]TAY[/name_u]-uh pronunciation would be from either of those.