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Mum is adamant (and a few others) that she will be Thea not Theo. Dave and I intend to use Theo, i'm wondering if it's going to be weird if some people use Theo and some use Thea?
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Whatever feels natural.
Theodora is such a wonderful name as there are so many awesome nicknames to choose from :)
Theodora is such a wonderful name as there are so many awesome nicknames to choose from :)
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Agreed
Agreed - she can choose any one - then use other nicknames for other social settings by her own situational preference.
Agreed - she can choose any one - then use other nicknames for other social settings by her own situational preference.
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I don't think so. My family as a general rule call me Lisey but my Dad has gone through periods of calling me DeeDee and ICE-ee (not sure how to write that one) depending on what my younger siblings called me. Secondary to that, my grandparents have never called me Lisey although my Aunts/Uncles/Cousins all do. They call me Aine (hence my name on here), Elise, Chookie (no other girl in my family is called this), and "the Cherub" (ha). Among other things.
I've never found it confusing. I imagine that with the similarity between Theo and Thea, your little Miss will make it known loud and clear which of the two she prefers. Toddlers are good at correcting people ;). I used to correct people who just called me Lise or if they called me Lise-o when I was like 2 ("It's LISEY!!")
I've never found it confusing. I imagine that with the similarity between Theo and Thea, your little Miss will make it known loud and clear which of the two she prefers. Toddlers are good at correcting people ;). I used to correct people who just called me Lise or if they called me Lise-o when I was like 2 ("It's LISEY!!")
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Not weird at all. Both my kids have so many nicknames, different ones by different people, and it's not weird or confusing. A unique nickname from a person is a personal connection with that person. It's good for your child to have separate relationships with other people. Special nicknames can mark a special bond in those separate relationships.
Even the grownups have several names. A given name, a common nickname, an endearment used by the spouse only, an endearment used by the parent only, a title (mom or dad) given by the child, and a title (grandma, grandpa, baba, opa) given by the grandchild. Each name is a mark of a particular relationship. Just as it's not weird or confusing for an adult to have 6 names, each used by different people, it's not weird for a child to have many nicknames either.
Even the grownups have several names. A given name, a common nickname, an endearment used by the spouse only, an endearment used by the parent only, a title (mom or dad) given by the child, and a title (grandma, grandpa, baba, opa) given by the grandchild. Each name is a mark of a particular relationship. Just as it's not weird or confusing for an adult to have 6 names, each used by different people, it's not weird for a child to have many nicknames either.
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My first nickname was Ulle; my brother, father and friends from this time still call me Ulle. There was another girl named Ulrika in my class in elementary school, she was called Ullis. So it was easy to keep us apart, no need to use lastnames (or initials of). But in 3rd or 4th grade I started playing a sport and most of the girls on the team was from another school. They started calling me Ullis. When we got to middle school the other Ulrika and I ended up in different classes and the girls on my team also attended this school. I was called both Ulle and Ullis depending on who addressed me. It worked.
In high school and at uni I'd introduce myself as Ullis, but it still happened that people called me Ulle. No big problem, I react to both.
In high school and at uni I'd introduce myself as Ullis, but it still happened that people called me Ulle. No big problem, I react to both.
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