What are your thoughts on [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f]? Which do you prefer and why? Appreciate any feedback!
Ranked from favorite to least:
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] (when pronounced Thee-uh, I don’t like Tee-uh or [name_u]Tay[/name_u]-ah)
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
Phoebe is a very fun and energetic name to me! It has a lot of playful energy and nicknames [name_f]Bee[/name_f] or [name_u]Fee[/name_u] are very cute for a young girl. I find it versatile and I think it could age well from baby to adult.
Thea and [name_f]Nell[/name_f] give me opposite vibes, more solemn. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] still feels playful but less so than [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is a very versatile name too, I’ve known 2 with very different personalities and it fit both of them. I also think it ages well.
I’m not the biggest fan of [name_f]Nell[/name_f] but I could see it working on different people. I find it too nicknamey. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] both feel like full names but [name_f]Nell[/name_f] just has nickname vibes. I think [name_f]Helen[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] would go well with nickname [name_f]Nell[/name_f] with [name_f]Thea[/name_f], and [name_f]Nella[/name_f] or [name_f]Elena[/name_f] with [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]!
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they’re all lovely!
my favourite is nell, but thea is a close second
i’ve never really liked phoebe myself, but it’s still a nice name and i love seeing other people use it 
I like [name_f]Thea[/name_f] most soundwise, it feels lovely and elegant to me, while being short. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] is my second favourite, spunky name with a great namesake. [name_f]Nell[/name_f] is cute, but feels incomplete, personally not a fan.
I like all of them! [name_f]Nell[/name_f] is my favorite probably followed by [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and then [name_f]Thea[/name_f].
Nell is so underused, sweet and vintage.
Phoebe is more spunky and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is softer and understated. They all have their own vibes.
I adore [name_f]Nell[/name_f]! Sweet and strong, simple yet full of personality, and has the loveliest meaning 
I really like all three though–today I’d pick [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] as my second choice, because I’m really drawn to the happy sound of it, but [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is great too!
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Oh no don’t make me pick! I love them all I’d say right now the order would be [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], but they have all been on my short list before
They’re all so lovely!! Lately I prefer [name_f]Nell[/name_f], but it’s a tough choice!
Nell is sweet, warm, spunky, and full of happiness.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] is quirky, bright, and fun, with cute nn options.
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] is strong and brave, with a hint of softness.
Phoebe is my favorite. I like the literary/mythological associations and happy sound. [name_f]Nell[/name_f] would be second, because it’s so warm and cozy. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is a perfectly good name but not my vibe personally.
Nell is gorgeous and warm
Phoebe is bubbly and strong
Thea is sweet and cheerful
Nell is my favourite
Phoebe is my favourite girl name, so she’s my favourite from your list as well 
I love that she’s so spunky and upbeat. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is nice, but it’s one of those names that I want to like more than I do. [name_f]Nell[/name_f] is great!
I like [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. I like the other two as well, but…
I prefer [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] to [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
I prefer [name_u]Mel[/name_u] to [name_f]Nell[/name_f].
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I love the name [name_f]Thea[/name_f] for its meaning. It’s so pretty. I love phoebe as well because it is Greek and Greek names are my favorite.
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I love them all! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Nell[/name_f], then [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], and lastly [name_f]Thea[/name_f].
Thea is also a Greek name. I love them too!
Nell- Honestly, I’ve been thinking about [name_f]Nell[/name_f] a lot lately. It could be a nickname for myself, and I love the connotations it has with [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] [name_m]Bly[/name_m]. It’s short, simple, and sweet, fresh, and works as a standalone or a nickname for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and variations thereof, along with [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]. (And probably other names I can’t think of.)
Thea- I like [name_f]Thea[/name_f] better as a nickname. There’s so many full-name options for her, my current favorite being [name_f]Althea[/name_f]. It’s a sweet name, short and elegant. I am kind of currently obsessed with finding names it could be a nickname for, besides [name_f]Theodora[/name_f].
Phoebe- I want to love this name. Really, I do. It looks so pretty written down, but it’s fallen into the same camp as [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]: there’s the part of me that doesn’t love it that is obscuring its beauty. It’s such a pretty, flowy name, but…but…sigh. [name_m]Alas[/name_m], it is my least favorite, though there are people out there who like it, and I like seeing other people love it and use it.
Sorry, this ended up running a little long.
I just adore [name_f]Nell[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. They’re both such understated, elegant names. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] is lovely too, fresh and bright, but it just doesn’t affect me the same way [name_f]Nell[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] do for some reason.
I adore [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_f]Nell[/name_f]! [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite being [name_f]Nell[/name_f]. But if it was [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nicknamed [name_f]Thea[/name_f] I would absolutely pick that one as my front runner
Typically my style is longer names with cute nicknames and technically [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] in theory fits that. Feefee, [name_f]Bee[/name_f], [name_u]Ebbe[/name_u] , [name_u]Fee[/name_u] are all such cute nicknames. However I strongly associate it with the character from friends . Having such a strong character deters me a little. I would love to meet a [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] in real life so I would have some context to others and my association wouldn’t purely be based on tv.
I love [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]! [name_f]Thea[/name_f] would be my second fave. I don’t like [name_f]Nell[/name_f] but I like [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]!
I like [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] so much, it sounds so elegant; [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is so cute, I used to go by it; [name_f]Nell[/name_f] is cute but I don’t like it so much.