I recently had a baby and named her [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]. I liked the name since I found out I was pregnant and my husband did too. We narrowed it down to a couple names before I gave birth. I also liked [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] but my husband wasn’t a big fan. We ended up going with [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and I’ve had people calling her [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_f]Thea[/name_f] or [name_m]Teddie[/name_m]. Since I’ve been home I have been regretting my decision that I made and wondering if anyone else has gone through the same thing? I do love [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] but just not sure about it for a first name. Has anyone had name regret or gone as far to actually change your babies names? She’s only 1 month old so now would be the time to do it. I’m thinking Alexandra Theodora instead of what we chose which is Theodora Eliana. Any advice is appreciated!
If you’re really not feeling it, now is probably the time to change it, before she and everyone else gets too used to it 
Is it the name itself, or the undesired nicknames that bother you? If it’s the nicknames, just tell people plainly, “Her name isn’t [name_u]Theo[/name_u]. Please call her [name_f]Theodora[/name_f].” I think it’s a lovely name. <3
I think [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] is lovely! If you’re really not keen, though, I’d advise changing it before people get too used to it. (As a side note, what does your husband think of her name?
If your husband didn’t like [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] before, has he warmed to it now?)
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] is so lovely! I am reading that you dislike people choosing a nickname for her and I agree with you that when she is introduced by you as [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], that is what they should call her. I would suggest politely saying that we would like her only called [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and that should be all that is required. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think that tweaking the spelling to [name_f]Theadora[/name_f] would help as [name_u]Theo[/name_u] has become so popular for boys that they think of it, whereas [name_f]Thea[/name_f] reads all-girl?
Oh that’s so frustrating. That’s what happened to me as a baby, and my parents decided that I’d go by my middle name instead. I was under a year when they switched. By now it’s a fun fact, and my parents have friends that always tell me, “I knew you back when you were _______!”
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] is a beautiful name. Shame that people are making it difficult for you. If you constantly correct them, it should be fine. Or if you choose another little nickname that you like better, maybe that will help. Like, "If you can’t call her ‘[name_f]Theodora[/name_f],’ you can use ‘[name_f]Dorie[/name_f]’ or ‘[name_f]Tia[/name_f].’