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I love Theodore most, I named my son that...we call him Theo. I like Theodora as well, though not as much, and there are definitely girl names I like much more. The "Dora" part is just too pronounced for me, and years of having small children make it nearly impossible for me to even think that name with out the stuttered "D-d-d-d-Dora!" as in the explorer :/ I have personally known 2 Theodora's, one middle aged and one child. Neither was called Theo though, the older was known as Dora (cringe) and the younger was called Teddy. I really do hate to see solid boy names used on girls, b/c it seems when that trend takes hold the name eventually becomes a "girl" name ...so while I agree Theodora is quite nice, I don't love the idea of calling a girl Theo. I mean, I can see the appeal, but I think Thea would be a better choice. I'm obviously somewhat biased on that, though.

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