Comments for the name Timothea

I'm a big fan of the name Timothy, so that's one factor of why I like this name. But, at first, I was left giggling at the sight of Timothea, thinking it was a sad attempt at a feminine variation of a male name. But after saying it aloud, and kinda getting a taste for it, I quickly put it on my list of favorites! And the nickname Thea is wonderful.

Nope, the person above was right when they thought that it was another sad attempt. Ick, just too much! Imagine her at school, the substitute teacher calling her Timothy!

Timothea sounds nothing like Timothy in my accent. I think this name is really cute.

Since this name would obviously be pronounced "tim-ə-THEE-ə" to anyone who read it, there is little danger of girls with this name being called "Timothy" by mistake.

However, I could only really see it being used by a parent who was desperate to honour someone named Timothy (a relative or favourite author, perhaps) and only had a daughter to do it with.

And Thea is the only viable short form, really.

My mom calls me this when she thinks I'm acting too much like my dad (whose name is Timothy). Up till now, I had no idea it was an actual name.