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I like them both they are elegant names that could quite easily be shortened to Justin and Thea if the children concerned want nicknames

This message was edited 1/29/2005, 1:48 PM

Justinian doesn't look right imo. It either looks like an adjective to describe someone who's acting like a Justin, whatever that means, or a combo of Justin + Ian.

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Theodora is gorgeous, though.

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Unfortunately, I don't think Justin and Theodora sound like a good pair. Even Justin and Thea are too different, imo, but a little better match style-wise maybe.

Weren't Justinian and Theodora at one point emperor and emperess of the Byzantine empire? I like both names, as well as the nn Thea for Theodora. Theda and Dora are nice, too. Justin is NMS.

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Shannon

love the name Theodora

I really like Justinian actually...

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*Aphrodite* (aka Hattie)

I like both quite a bit. Justinian is really cool--I like names with -ian endings, like Octavian and Aurelian. Theodora is also nice. I knew a wonderfully kind girl named Theodora; I think it trumps Thea easily. It's not too old sounding--just classic.

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Plus, they were both of them saints, and I've been very into religious names as of late. Good names!

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Array

I Like Theodora

I do no like them. I think Justin is bette

Not together! :-p

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Actually, I don't think Justinian works anymore. It sounds long and complicated, and unnecessarily fancy. Justin is nms either. It sound rather redneck, probably because I've known some rednecks with the name.

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Theodora is lovely. I've been liking it a lot recently. I like the nn Thea too, but I prefer both of them with French pronunciation: Théodora (tay-o-DO-ra) and Théa (TAY-a).

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I like Théodore nn Théo even better (for a boy only, of course). The frustrating thing is I don't like Theo without an accent at all. Perhaps I should just move to France :-)

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~ Cait

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Edited spelling :-)

This message was edited 1/28/2005, 5:42 PM

Justin is trendy and Thea means goddess. I love Theodora, and Justinian is nice.
Oh, and I love Dora.

This message was edited 1/28/2005, 5:41 PM

Justinian isn't a name, it's a description (something that is "like Justin" or "of Justin"). Well, he was an Emperor, but that's how it sounds to me! Justin is ok but nms.

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I like Theodora nn Thea

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edit - typo

This message was edited 1/28/2005, 5:41 PM

Justinian is a little over the top for me, so yes I do prefer Justin in that case.
Theodora on the other hand is lovely. I'd probably just end up calling the kid Dora in the end though :P.
Thea is also quite nice but I do like Theodora better.
Very nice :)