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[Opinions] Thea
I'm generally curious to see how others view this name. I personally think its gorgouse and underused and I'm surprised at myself that I didn't add it to my list sooner.
I'm currently gushing over the combo of "Thea Gabrielle" (Tay-Uh) for a hypothetical daughter. (Seems to be winning over my original "go-to" girl name of Lucy,though I still very much adore it. Alright, that's all for now. Enjoy your day.
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It is very nice. The religious association though is kind of weird.
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I much prefer Thea pronounced THEE-ə.I prefer TAY-ə to be spelled Tea or Taya. I actually went to high school with a girl named Taya. I don't dislike TAY-ə but I don't love it. Truthfully I much prefer THEE-ə compared to TAY-ə or TE-a.
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This message was edited 4/25/2018, 2:31 PM

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I love it! However, Théa Gabrielle / Téa Gabrielle would be more obvious as far as pronunciation issues go.
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It’s becoming a lot more used now and is close to being trendy. I’ve always liked it but would never use it because of the trendiness and the fact that it will seem very dated someday.
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I kinda like it! Thea Gabrielle has a very nice balance, because Thea sounds old-fashioned (but classically so), and Gabrielle seems more modern.
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It's very common where I live, so I'm a bit tired of it and I also find it a bit childish sounding.
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I like it, but I'd prefer Tea in that combo. The "th" doesn't look good with Gabrielle IMO. (In general I prefer the "Thee-uh" pronunciation, but "Tay-uh" is definitely better for Gabrielle.)
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I love it, as a nn for Theodora. On it's own, not so sure
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I love Thea (pr. with the th). Thea Gabrielle is lovely and has the same flow as my fave Thea combo, Thea Madeleine.
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This message was edited 4/24/2018, 4:47 PM

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It's going up a lot, I believe due to it's use in the show Arrow? It's not really my style. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
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I think THEE-a is darling and antique, and TE-a charming in a non-British European context, but I think TAY-a kind of destroys all the charm it ever had.
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this might be a regional accent thing, but I'm not sure what the difference is between TE-a and TAY-a! how do you say them?
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AY is a long sound, and is the same way you pronounced the letter A when spelling something, E is a short sound, and is the way kids say it when they’re learning the phoneic alphabet. TE-a would probably turn into Taya here too, so that’s why I don’t like it here!

This message was edited 4/25/2018, 2:27 AM

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It still sounds the same to me. I guess it’s just accent difference.
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I mean, I did say they would end up sounding the same in my accent too, and that I only like it in a non-British European context. I also think Thea pronounced as Taya in English is kind of pretentious.

This message was edited 4/25/2018, 8:03 AM

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TE-a sounds way different than TAY-a/ TAY-ə to me, but TE-a sounds strange in my accent.
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This message was edited 4/25/2018, 2:11 PM

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I’m not doing a good job at explaining, but they do sound different to me, but I think if I said TE-a enough it would just become TAY-a because I’d get lazy, and also because of the accent I have.
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I like Thea, but it is definitely increasing in popularity. I also think the pronunciation could be an issue since some people say TAY-a and some say THEE-a... I'm nota fan of Gabrielle but it flows nicely! I do prefer Lucy to Thea though :)
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Hi !!!Thea Gabrielle is a beautiful combo.
These names tie perfectly in my mind.
Your combo has a mature, proud, dignified and noble vibe that I like.But if I have to think about Thea olone I dislike it. Tea (without h) is a publishing house here so I have thus link. After that it is too surnamey.I associate it with the name Dora. They have the same vibe imo. They are nicknamey in their look but mature and aristocratic with a strong part.I prefer Dora to Thea though.
I rate Thea 6/10 because it was an old-fave in the past.
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