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Help[Opinions] Re: Theodora/Dorothea/Isadora
in reply to a message by Frappuccino
I love all three of them but I prefer Dorothea. I like Theodora and Isidora about equally.
I'd like to use the name Dorothea for a future daughter as a first or middle name. One of my great grandmothers had Dorothea as a middle name and my husband had a grandmother named Dorothy whom he never met because she died in a car crash when my father-in-law was a teenager - she was an artist. I feel like the name Dorothea ending on -thea sounds joyous, it is also a very earthy name and it reminds me of the goddess Demeter and of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Also even though they have the same meaning Dorothea feels a bit less religious than Theodora.
I imagine a Dorothea having brown hair and being born in the fall, she is someone who likes to garden and be outdoors, she writes poetry and does photography or paints. I imagine her being creative but also very prudent and social minded, she would make her artwork with a message or goal in mind. I imagine her personality being a mix of John Muir, Dorothea Lange, the Goddess Demeter, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, the character Dorothea from the last Fire Emblem game, and my husband's grandmother Dorothy.
Dorothea feels like the name of a visual artist although I could imagine her doing any sort of art, while Theodora feels more like a book-worm or writer, and Isidora/ Isadora makes me think of the famous dancer so more of a dancer or singer. I slightly prefer the spelling Isidora to Isadora but I like both ways.
I also like the names Menodora, Minodora, and Eudora although not as much. Metrodora and Nymphodora are just okay.
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Favorite Names:
Aurora, Frida, Dorothea, Althea, Josephine, Vivian, Hazel, Fiona, Willemina, Delphina, Cordelia, Clara, Elaina, Aveline, Artemis, Luna, Leona
Rowan, Adrian, Cassidy, Magnus, Merrick, Rainier, Cedar, Quinton, Ciaran, Arthur, Malcolm, Tristan, Robin, Cedric, Gavin, Kestrel, Peregrine
I'd like to use the name Dorothea for a future daughter as a first or middle name. One of my great grandmothers had Dorothea as a middle name and my husband had a grandmother named Dorothy whom he never met because she died in a car crash when my father-in-law was a teenager - she was an artist. I feel like the name Dorothea ending on -thea sounds joyous, it is also a very earthy name and it reminds me of the goddess Demeter and of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Also even though they have the same meaning Dorothea feels a bit less religious than Theodora.
I imagine a Dorothea having brown hair and being born in the fall, she is someone who likes to garden and be outdoors, she writes poetry and does photography or paints. I imagine her being creative but also very prudent and social minded, she would make her artwork with a message or goal in mind. I imagine her personality being a mix of John Muir, Dorothea Lange, the Goddess Demeter, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, the character Dorothea from the last Fire Emblem game, and my husband's grandmother Dorothy.
Dorothea feels like the name of a visual artist although I could imagine her doing any sort of art, while Theodora feels more like a book-worm or writer, and Isidora/ Isadora makes me think of the famous dancer so more of a dancer or singer. I slightly prefer the spelling Isidora to Isadora but I like both ways.
I also like the names Menodora, Minodora, and Eudora although not as much. Metrodora and Nymphodora are just okay.
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Favorite Names:
Aurora, Frida, Dorothea, Althea, Josephine, Vivian, Hazel, Fiona, Willemina, Delphina, Cordelia, Clara, Elaina, Aveline, Artemis, Luna, Leona
Rowan, Adrian, Cassidy, Magnus, Merrick, Rainier, Cedar, Quinton, Ciaran, Arthur, Malcolm, Tristan, Robin, Cedric, Gavin, Kestrel, Peregrine
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