Theodora or Eliza

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]? If you like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] what are your favorite nicknames? Any other great names like these?

I like both. If I were choosing a name for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]'s sister, I would go with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Philomena[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_f]Margery[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f]…?

I like them both but I’d say [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] because of the nn potential. A little [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_f]Dora[/name_f] or [name_f]Thea[/name_f] would be adorable.
What about:
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

I much prefer [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. I don’t like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], though I do like the nicknames for it.

Although I like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]! With nicknames of [name_f]Thea[/name_f] or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] :slight_smile: such a beautiful name!!

Much prefer [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] strikes me as very heavy, though I agree the nickname potential is excellent! [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is a great nickname, though if it were me I’d just choose that as the formal name.

With [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] I would go with [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]. I think [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] are wonderfully adorable nicknames. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] doesn’t ( for me) compare to the elegance and rich beauty of [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], while [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] does!

I really like both, but I like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] a little bit more.

I like them both and I like them both with [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] but for different reasons.

I had a midwife named [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and seeing it on real person made me crush hard on the name, but my grama is [name_f]Dora[/name_f] and my dd already has her middle name, so that wuold be over kill.

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is sweet and spunky, [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] are very fun and cute.

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] sound much more regal though.

I like both a lot, but think [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is better with [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. For [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], I would only use [name_f]Thea[/name_f] personally. Not a fan of [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] on a girl or [name_f]Dora[/name_f]. [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Thea[/name_f] though.

I like both, but I much prefer [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], especially with [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. My favorite nicknames for [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] are [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] nicknames for [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] are [name_f]Elle[/name_f] and [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f].

I really like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], can’t decide if I prefer [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] though
[name_m]Both[/name_m] have such amazing nn potential; [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Dot[/name_f], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Doro[/name_f], [name_f]Dorrie[/name_f], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u].

I was all set on [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and had persuaded OH, until I met a little girl called [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] recently.