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[Opinions] Theodore
I took a little trip down memory lane last night and was reminiscing about all the Dr. Seuss books that I read as a child and it got me thinking about the name Theodore (Theodor Geisel is the doc's real name). There is also a Theodore in my family tree.What do you think of the name as a first name?
What do you think of the name as a middle name?Which combos do you like using (using Theodore as first or middle):James/Jamie/Jamison
Rhys
Sebastian
Oliver
Jude
Lucas/Luke
Liam
Connor
Cole
Jeremy
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My favorites would be Theodore James/James Theodore or Theodore Rhys.I would love to use Theodore (Theo) but my husband has bad associations with the name...
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I really like Theodore. It's been on my list of names to use before, but I run into a problem with it. There aren't any nns I like that would fit an adult. I dislike Ted, Ned, and Theo. I think Teddy is adorable, but only for a little boy. I did think of Rory for a nn, which I love, but our last name starts with R. I think Theodore would be great as a fn or mn, but as a mn would make a combo sound quite dignified.Anyway, I really like James Theodore, Theodore Rhys, Oliver Theodore, and Theodore Connor.
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I really like Theodore. I like how it is very mature, but on a child could be shortend to Teddy, Theo, Dore (I'm pronouncing in German).I'd use it in first name slot and like it paired with the following:Theodore James - nice, but bland
Theodore Jamie - doesn't go well
Theodore Jamison - if it's a family name, it's acceptable, but otherwise I don't think they go together well
Theodore Rhys - nice
Theodore Sebastian - nice, but too long
Theodore Oliver - ok, but too many o sounds
Theodore Jude - very nice
Theodore Lucas - don't like the flow
Theodore Luke - better
Theodore Liam - ok
Theodore Connor - ok
Theodore Cole - nice
Theodore Jeremy - ok, but too long
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I like Theodore Jude, Theodore Connor, Theodore Sebastian, Theodore Cole, Theodore James and Theodore Liam. I don't think Theodore works as a middle name with any of these names. I like Theodore and Theo. I think it works better as a first name than a middle name.
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I like Theodore a lot! (both as a FN and a MN) I'm also fond of the nickname Theo.Some combos I like:
James Theodore
Theodore James
Theodore Rhys
Jude Theodore
Theodore Jude
Theodore Luke
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