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Help[Opinions] Re: Theda and Inez
in reply to a message by Eliora
I've adored Inez / Ines for years. While I prefer the Ines spelling, I think the Inez spelling is more user-friendly, at least here in the U.S. I pronounce it, "ee-NESS," or "ee-NEZ." I hate the "EYE-nez" pronunciation. It's the only drawback to the name for me.
Theda is quirky for me, since I immediately think of silent movie vamp Theda Bara (an anagram of "Arab death.") But since I love silent films and flapper names like Theda, Zelda and Velma, I give the thumbs up. It would make a cute nn for Theodora, but I think it could stand on its own too. I pronounce it "THEE-da."
Both Inez and Theda have an exotic quality, but are not so "out there" as to be unusable. Great finds.
Theda is quirky for me, since I immediately think of silent movie vamp Theda Bara (an anagram of "Arab death.") But since I love silent films and flapper names like Theda, Zelda and Velma, I give the thumbs up. It would make a cute nn for Theodora, but I think it could stand on its own too. I pronounce it "THEE-da."
Both Inez and Theda have an exotic quality, but are not so "out there" as to be unusable. Great finds.
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