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I'm growing a bit less fond of Winifred every day.. i'm really not sure if I want to use it anymore! :(
However, I really don't love anything else :( Really trying to look at some new options.
I thought about Hermione. I think Theodora & Hermione fit together really well and have similar feels however, i'm not sure because of the whole Harry Potter thing. I know she would never escape it, which I could live with.
I also really am liking Minerva, but hubby isn't buying it! :(
Pretty sure this kid will never have a name.
WDYT of?
Theodora & Hermione
Theodora & Minerva
Theodora & Winifred Thomasina (this is the middle name i'm pretty much set on to go with Winifred. I probably wouldn't use it for Hermione or Minerva though)
However, I really don't love anything else :( Really trying to look at some new options.
I thought about Hermione. I think Theodora & Hermione fit together really well and have similar feels however, i'm not sure because of the whole Harry Potter thing. I know she would never escape it, which I could live with.
I also really am liking Minerva, but hubby isn't buying it! :(
Pretty sure this kid will never have a name.
WDYT of?
Theodora & Hermione
Theodora & Minerva
Theodora & Winifred Thomasina (this is the middle name i'm pretty much set on to go with Winifred. I probably wouldn't use it for Hermione or Minerva though)
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Wow - I've read through a few comments here & I realize that the Harry Potter series brought a much deeper influence on conventional thought than I previously knew. I saw the first few Harry Potter films--and enjoyed them but I eventually lost interest. I mention however that prior to Harry Potter, I thought or perhaps wondered whether the standard pronunciation of Hermione to be with a silent 'e'. Some letters simply won't remain silent! " "Listen to me!" ", ignoring all conventional pleas that we hush or gag them! (smile).
If this helps - there is another fictional "Hermione" in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale" - her use of symbolic Language is nearly without parallel, and the depths of her real character are revealing and telling; and although I've never seen her - I know she is simply beautiful.
I posted names from this play a year or two prior: I love that a King's name is "Polixenes" and his son's name is "Florizel". Women throughout this play are the stronger, better, and for the most part - moral fighters--though gender does not necessarily equate with "protagonist" or "antagonist" in this play - but there is a great deal more to it.
If this helps - there is another fictional "Hermione" in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale" - her use of symbolic Language is nearly without parallel, and the depths of her real character are revealing and telling; and although I've never seen her - I know she is simply beautiful.
I posted names from this play a year or two prior: I love that a King's name is "Polixenes" and his son's name is "Florizel". Women throughout this play are the stronger, better, and for the most part - moral fighters--though gender does not necessarily equate with "protagonist" or "antagonist" in this play - but there is a great deal more to it.
This message was edited 12/24/2018, 1:31 PM
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I think Theodora & Minerva is a better sibset (but they're both good, and I like both of them better than Winifred. I like Winifred too, but not Thomasina).
I really like Hermione (and I think the Harry Potter association is helpful because it will prevent people from saying Hermy-own.) I didn't used to like Minerva, but I talked myself into it because of Athena and now I like it. I also like Mina/Minna as a nickname.
Hermione Frederica, Hermione Cressida, Hermione Cordelia, Hermione Ophelia, Hermione Titania, Minerva Winifred, Minerva Rosalind, Minerva Claribel?
I really like Hermione (and I think the Harry Potter association is helpful because it will prevent people from saying Hermy-own.) I didn't used to like Minerva, but I talked myself into it because of Athena and now I like it. I also like Mina/Minna as a nickname.
Hermione Frederica, Hermione Cressida, Hermione Cordelia, Hermione Ophelia, Hermione Titania, Minerva Winifred, Minerva Rosalind, Minerva Claribel?
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 10:30 AM
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I like Hermione. It's classical but sounds young and energetic. HP would be a common association, but I don't think it'd be that big of a deal.
I think Hermione Winifred or Winifred Hermione would be great.
I don't think of HP when I hear Minerva, because I know one. I like it.
I only like Thomasina in certain combos, and I'm iffy on whether I like it with Winifred, but I am fond of Winifred.
I think Hermione Winifred or Winifred Hermione would be great.
I don't think of HP when I hear Minerva, because I know one. I like it.
I only like Thomasina in certain combos, and I'm iffy on whether I like it with Winifred, but I am fond of Winifred.
This message was edited 12/20/2018, 11:25 PM
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You and I are absolutely the HP generation and while it will always be connected to that, even as a HP devotee that read books 1-4 at least 30 times a piece and 5-6 about 12 times and 7...maybe 4 times- I think you're out of that association being so strong and in your face as there won't be more books or movies about her. She's a good association anyway and her name has an alternate history besides HP.
I think that Theodora and Hermione are gorgeous together!
If anything, HP has made sure people will be able to pronounce her name ;)
I think that Theodora and Hermione are gorgeous together!
If anything, HP has made sure people will be able to pronounce her name ;)
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Yeah i'm a huge HP fanand while I love the character of Hermione it's not the reason I love the name.
It does make it a lot easier to pronounce the name
It does make it a lot easier to pronounce the name
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The character isn't the reason I love the name either. It definitely brought the name to my awareness but I love the history and the association with Hermes and the sound. I think you'd have people asking about an HP connection but I think you could clearly answer that while you love HP, Hermione Granger was not the inspiration for the name and you liked the history of the name and how it went with Theodora.
Having a Theodora makes that completely believable to me. If you had an Emily or a Ruby or something and then tried to tell me that you just liked the name Hermione so you used it, I'd raise an eyebrow considering the lack of adventurousness for the first kid. But you have a Theodora. You've clearly established that names with long histories, especially with Greek roots, and that are very unusual is what you guys actually like and you named your first daughter a non-HP to any other fandom name that is very rare and so this isn't just a bandwagon thing.
Having a Theodora makes that completely believable to me. If you had an Emily or a Ruby or something and then tried to tell me that you just liked the name Hermione so you used it, I'd raise an eyebrow considering the lack of adventurousness for the first kid. But you have a Theodora. You've clearly established that names with long histories, especially with Greek roots, and that are very unusual is what you guys actually like and you named your first daughter a non-HP to any other fandom name that is very rare and so this isn't just a bandwagon thing.
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Theodora and Hermione is great.
Have you considered using Thomasina as a fn? that'd work too IMO.
I think that if I were born in 2019 I would like being named Hermione. I don't think there's a downside from association with the HP character - at least, not any more than with any other name used in HP. If anything, it's just a benefit, since people recognize the name and know how to say it. And it's a lovely name, and still distinctive. When people meet a new Hermione, they would pretty quickly replace the image of a character with the image of the person they know.
Have you considered using Thomasina as a fn? that'd work too IMO.
I think that if I were born in 2019 I would like being named Hermione. I don't think there's a downside from association with the HP character - at least, not any more than with any other name used in HP. If anything, it's just a benefit, since people recognize the name and know how to say it. And it's a lovely name, and still distinctive. When people meet a new Hermione, they would pretty quickly replace the image of a character with the image of the person they know.
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A friend of mine, with a doctorate in Linguistics, was reading the Harry Potter books to her young sons and told us about it at Book Club (which I soon dropped out of ...); they loved it, quite predictably, but it soon became clear that she (a) couldn't pronounce Hermione, (b) didn't know that she couldn't and (c) in the interests of accuracy had to be put right. So I did, and she was amazed but grateful! Her best guess had been HERmoyn.
So, not so sure that folks will know how to say it, unless they've seen the movies or played the audiobooks. But it is lovely and distinctive, as you say, and they can learn.
So, not so sure that folks will know how to say it, unless they've seen the movies or played the audiobooks. But it is lovely and distinctive, as you say, and they can learn.
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She pretty much had to! His version is even worse than my friend's.
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A doctorate in linguistics is no guarantee of reading competence, I guess.
I'm sure that applies in other fields too.
At least she was brave enough to attempt it and humble enough to be grateful for the correction.
I'm sure that applies in other fields too.
At least she was brave enough to attempt it and humble enough to be grateful for the correction.
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I prefer Hermione and Winifred with Theodora. I think they fit Theodora well in terms of style, but aren’t too similar (not even the same ending). Hermione is one of my favourite names and the Harry Potter connection is a big reason why. It has a brightness and energy to it that I love, not as serious sounding as Minerva (Minerva’s my favourite name for a cat). But as much as I love Hermione, I do think Winifred sounds best with Theodora. They just fit so well together, both sophisticated and vintage sounding.
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Those are good names. I've been trying to find one with the vibe I think Bex likes. Frederica, and Francesca were two I thought of.
Also Augusta. And Dolina, one of my father's sisters. An aunt, she would have been , but she died as a child.
Drusilla?If that's the right spelling? I had a friend/classmate so named.
Elsie?
Also Augusta. And Dolina, one of my father's sisters. An aunt, she would have been , but she died as a child.
Drusilla?If that's the right spelling? I had a friend/classmate so named.
Elsie?
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I don't know what it's like there, but here no one is named Hermione, except Hermione Granger, so I wouldn't do it. I think she'd hate it. But, if other people there are named Hermione, I think it's fine. I do prefer Winifred. I absolutely positively love Thomasina, though, and would use it as a first name.
Names I love with the same feel (to me):
Thomasina
Dulcinea
Adelaide
Augusta
Eleanora (but too close to Theodora, imo)
Eugenia
Henriette (love Henry for a girl and boy)
Georgina
Penelope (love Nell)
Names I love with the same feel (to me):
Thomasina
Dulcinea
Adelaide
Augusta
Eleanora (but too close to Theodora, imo)
Eugenia
Henriette (love Henry for a girl and boy)
Georgina
Penelope (love Nell)
This message was edited 12/20/2018, 9:54 AM
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Yeah I don't know any Hermione's. I don't know how I feel about the HP connection. I guess everyone would assume that i'm a HP fan, which I am but I don't even love the character of Hermione!
I do love Thomasina, but i'm sure that people would find it ridiculously over the top and I think it's a bit matchy with Theodora. Theodora & Thomasina sound like twin characters from an Enid Blyton book.
I like:
Adelaide
Augusta - I also keep tossing this one around a bit but I don't think it's as nice as Theodora. It's strong but quite harsh sounding. Plus with August being so popular.
Henriette - I do like Henrietta, but Theodora & Henrietta just sound like I wanted boys named Henry and THeodore
Georgina - I actually really love this one, but the ever popular Georgia has soured it.
I'm actually starting to freak out a little.. we really have no names! :(
I do love Thomasina, but i'm sure that people would find it ridiculously over the top and I think it's a bit matchy with Theodora. Theodora & Thomasina sound like twin characters from an Enid Blyton book.
I like:
Adelaide
Augusta - I also keep tossing this one around a bit but I don't think it's as nice as Theodora. It's strong but quite harsh sounding. Plus with August being so popular.
Henriette - I do like Henrietta, but Theodora & Henrietta just sound like I wanted boys named Henry and THeodore
Georgina - I actually really love this one, but the ever popular Georgia has soured it.
I'm actually starting to freak out a little.. we really have no names! :(
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Theo and Del would be cute sisters. :)
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Theodora and Hermione are lovely. If your husband isn't feeling Minerva, does he like the nns Minnie or Mina?
Other suggestions:
Romola
Imelda
Rowenna
Helena
Ofelia
Francesca
Domenica
Aurelia
Diana
Tamsin
Calanthe
Amadea
Adela
Stephania
Cordelia
Lucinda
Clarissa
Cynthia
Federica
Belinda
Tabitha
Thomasina (as a first name, why not?) Thomasina Hermione could be incredible.
Philippa
Florence
Athena
Demetria
Imogen
Ismene
Adriana
Magdalena
Sibylla
Daphne
Zinovia (too much?)
Zelda (very 1920s with Theodora)
Cora
Cassandra
Leona
Leonida
Ariadne
Evadne
Penelope
Irene
I'm sure you'll find *the* name soon.
Other suggestions:
Romola
Imelda
Rowenna
Helena
Ofelia
Francesca
Domenica
Aurelia
Diana
Tamsin
Calanthe
Amadea
Adela
Stephania
Cordelia
Lucinda
Clarissa
Cynthia
Federica
Belinda
Tabitha
Thomasina (as a first name, why not?) Thomasina Hermione could be incredible.
Philippa
Florence
Athena
Demetria
Imogen
Ismene
Adriana
Magdalena
Sibylla
Daphne
Zinovia (too much?)
Zelda (very 1920s with Theodora)
Cora
Cassandra
Leona
Leonida
Ariadne
Evadne
Penelope
Irene
I'm sure you'll find *the* name soon.
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I like Hermione better. The “nerve” part of Minerva makes me cringe. And even if people do think of the HP character, she’s pretty much universally admired. You could do worse.
It’s hard to find names that match Theodora. It’s got an elegant-yet-practical, rare-yet-we’ve-all-heard-of-it, feminine-yet-weighty vibe. I often find that names are either too common or too frilly to sound good with it, so I feel your pain.
It’s hard to find names that match Theodora. It’s got an elegant-yet-practical, rare-yet-we’ve-all-heard-of-it, feminine-yet-weighty vibe. I often find that names are either too common or too frilly to sound good with it, so I feel your pain.
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I like both Hermione and Minerva, and when I had baby bunnies a few years ago I named them all after Harry potter characters - including these two names. I still have Hermione, but she goes by Mio as a nickname.
I prefer both Hermione and Minerva over Winifred, and I think Minerva goes better with Theodora than Hermione does.
I was sure my baby wasn't going to get a name either, but it all solved itself when he was born. I'm still second guessing myself and if I really chose the right name for him or not, but I'm sure it will be fine in the end - for both of us.
I prefer both Hermione and Minerva over Winifred, and I think Minerva goes better with Theodora than Hermione does.
I was sure my baby wasn't going to get a name either, but it all solved itself when he was born. I'm still second guessing myself and if I really chose the right name for him or not, but I'm sure it will be fine in the end - for both of us.
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I was at school with a girl who had exactly one given name: Lyndall. And a Scottish surname.
She told me that when she was born, she was named Ilse Ann, or perhaps Elsa Ann, after both her grandmothers. And for seven months, everyone called her by those names and were perfectly happy. Then one day her father read a novel with a character in it called Lyndall, and announced to his wife that the baby's name would have to be changed! And changed it was, and everyone adjusted. Lyndall herself liked her name and was happy to have it: she didn't mind the original version but she did prefer the new one.
So, these things do happen! What always puzzled me was that they didn't name her Lyndall Elsa Ann instead of, by implication at least, being rude to the grannies; but they didn't seem to mind either.
Oh, and the book wasn't Story of an African Farm. It was a cowboy story.
She told me that when she was born, she was named Ilse Ann, or perhaps Elsa Ann, after both her grandmothers. And for seven months, everyone called her by those names and were perfectly happy. Then one day her father read a novel with a character in it called Lyndall, and announced to his wife that the baby's name would have to be changed! And changed it was, and everyone adjusted. Lyndall herself liked her name and was happy to have it: she didn't mind the original version but she did prefer the new one.
So, these things do happen! What always puzzled me was that they didn't name her Lyndall Elsa Ann instead of, by implication at least, being rude to the grannies; but they didn't seem to mind either.
Oh, and the book wasn't Story of an African Farm. It was a cowboy story.
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One of my aunts doesn't have a MN. She's a little bitter about it.
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Neither of my parents did, though three out of my four grandparents did. Clearly the world has changed - my children have got three names each and are doing just fine.
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Hermione is lovely, and pretty well nickname-proof, which you can't say about Winifred or Minerva (which is more Harry Potter than Hermione, IMO).
There's the Shakespearian link as well, which you could introduce to balance the Hogwarts element.
I think Hermione Thomasina works very well, and flows better than Winifred Thomasina or, especially, Minerva Thomasina.
There's the Shakespearian link as well, which you could introduce to balance the Hogwarts element.
I think Hermione Thomasina works very well, and flows better than Winifred Thomasina or, especially, Minerva Thomasina.
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It is good that you are trying out names now to see if they will bear the test of time.
Winifred Hermione sounds really cute. I would love to meet a Winifred Minerva.
If you do end up using Winifred, would you use Freda or something else as the nickname?
Here are some other names that might sound nice for a sister of Theodora
Wilhelmina
Cecily
Generva / Geneva
Eleanor
Helena
Irene
Beatrice
Alexandra
Tatiana
Cordelia
Octavia
Georgiana
Esther
Evelyn
Victoria
Vivian
Winifred Hermione sounds really cute. I would love to meet a Winifred Minerva.
If you do end up using Winifred, would you use Freda or something else as the nickname?
Here are some other names that might sound nice for a sister of Theodora
Wilhelmina
Cecily
Generva / Geneva
Eleanor
Helena
Irene
Beatrice
Alexandra
Tatiana
Cordelia
Octavia
Georgiana
Esther
Evelyn
Victoria
Vivian
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For Winifred most likely we'd use Winnie or maybe Fred/die (less likely)
I like:
Wilhelmina - I absolutely love this but don't know if it's 'too' much. I also am not sure if hubby would be able to spell it!
Cecily - cute but i'd more likely use it as a MN
Beatrice - I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I think I like it some days but then not sure the next day.
Octavia - same as Beatrice.
Ugh, this is so hard :(
I like:
Wilhelmina - I absolutely love this but don't know if it's 'too' much. I also am not sure if hubby would be able to spell it!
Cecily - cute but i'd more likely use it as a MN
Beatrice - I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I think I like it some days but then not sure the next day.
Octavia - same as Beatrice.
Ugh, this is so hard :(
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