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Which one is your favourite and least favourite and why? I like all of them but my favourite is Theodora and least favourite is Isadora.
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Isadora’s my favourite. I think the S/Z sound makes it zestier, and I just like it better. Theodora’s nice, but I’m kind of bored of it. Dorothea’s okay too, but would be my least favourite.
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Favorite to least favorite:
Isidora - I don't like the Isa* spelling, but spelled Isi*, it'd be my favorite; I think it seems elegant and has an interesting history, plus I like the sound
Dorothea - it sounds stately and sagelike but old-fashioned; the first people I thought of in connection were Dorothea Dix and Dorothea Brooke
Theodora sounds cute and clunky, probably because I associate it with Theodore / Theo (which are pleasant but sound trendy to me) and Teddy (bear).
The only one I'd use is Isidora, although I like Dorothea a lot for other people or as a character name.
Isidora - I don't like the Isa* spelling, but spelled Isi*, it'd be my favorite; I think it seems elegant and has an interesting history, plus I like the sound
Dorothea - it sounds stately and sagelike but old-fashioned; the first people I thought of in connection were Dorothea Dix and Dorothea Brooke
Theodora sounds cute and clunky, probably because I associate it with Theodore / Theo (which are pleasant but sound trendy to me) and Teddy (bear).
The only one I'd use is Isidora, although I like Dorothea a lot for other people or as a character name.
This message was edited 10/16/2019, 5:30 PM
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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'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.
This message was edited 10/16/2019, 4:18 PM
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Dorothea seems less religious and more mainstream than Theodora. The only Dorothea I know has never gone by any nn. And the only Theodora I know was named by her father (a church minister) because of its meaning, but she disliked it so much that she got everyone except her father to call her Theo. I've never known an Isadora, and I'm happy about that. I don't like Isidora, or Isidore, but at least they are authentic.
I prefer Dorothea to Dorothy.
I prefer Dorothea to Dorothy.
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Theodora: I love the name because of its history, and also because of Empress Theodora.
Dorothea: I really don't like this. It's nms. It's just...blah and overly frilly.
Isidora: I love Isidora, this spelling. Isadora Duncan was pretty cool, and Isidora has a neat vibe to it. It's not something I'd use, but I would enjoy seeing it.
Dorothea: I really don't like this. It's nms. It's just...blah and overly frilly.
Isidora: I love Isidora, this spelling. Isadora Duncan was pretty cool, and Isidora has a neat vibe to it. It's not something I'd use, but I would enjoy seeing it.
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Theodora is my hands down favorite! It's incredibly beautiful on its own, but I also love the nicknames Thea or Theda.
Isadora is my least favorite. I never really cared for it and I feel like it's used by people who pat themselves on the back for being more unique than Isabella. I'm sure there are some lovely girls with the name, it's just not one I'd pick.
Isadora is my least favorite. I never really cared for it and I feel like it's used by people who pat themselves on the back for being more unique than Isabella. I'm sure there are some lovely girls with the name, it's just not one I'd pick.
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Dorothy would be my favorite.
Isidora (correctly spelled with two I's in it) would be my next favorite.
I like Dorothea a little bit more than Theodora ... "the odor" in Theodora bothers me irrationally, and also I just don't like TH as an initial sound. But it's a nice name anyway.
Isadora, misspelled so that it has "sad" in it, always my least favorite.
Isidora (correctly spelled with two I's in it) would be my next favorite.
I like Dorothea a little bit more than Theodora ... "the odor" in Theodora bothers me irrationally, and also I just don't like TH as an initial sound. But it's a nice name anyway.
Isadora, misspelled so that it has "sad" in it, always my least favorite.
This message was edited 10/16/2019, 11:36 AM
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