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[Opinions] Georgia and Anthea
Which do you prefer and why?Combos we have in mind areGeorgia Colleen
Georgia Antoinette Anthea Florence nn Thea
Anthea Mei nn Thea Our boy option is Peter Lorcan or Peter Firenze
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I would prefer Anthea Florence over Georgia Colleen.
Both have a good flow, but Colleen is a bit too old lady-ish for me.
The variant Georgia Colette would probably only slightly improve it.Personally, I would use the modification Antje Florentijn or Anouk Florentine.In principle, there is nothing wrong with the name Peter, but in combination with Lorcan or Firenze it either does sound harsh or looks a bit strange/weird.
Instead, I would recommend either Loris or Florent here,
Peter Loris or Peter Florent.
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I don’t like Georgia Antoinette. The vowels run together at the end of Georgia and the beginning of Antoinette.
I like Georgia Colleen, especially since it combines the two middle names of you and your husband. The flow is nice as well. That’s my favorite of the combos.
I don’t like Anthea, it’s very odd sounding to my ears. My brain doesn’t process it as a full name for some reason, as I read it.
I like Peter but not Lorcan or Firenze. However, they both have a good flow and sound well together.
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I don't have a great impression of Georgia the state, so I don't have a great impression of Georgia the name. Like some of the other posters, I'd prefer Althea or Athena instead of Anthea (if I wanted Thea as a NN and to honor an Anthony, I might go with Althea Antoinette). But Anthea is nice. I like Anthea Florence a lot.
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I like them both. It's hard to say which I like better, they are so different. Georgia is more down to earth and approachable. Anthea has an ethereal beauty. I do not like nickname Thea though. I kind of takes away Anthea's appeal and makes it a bit boring.I like Georgia Colleen and Anthea Florence.
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I much prefer Anthea to Georgia. It's attractive and not geographical. I like Georgina, though.Georgia Colleen flows better than Georgia Antoinette, and I don't enjoy two feminised names being used together.Anthea Florence is far too floral. Anthea Mei sounds lovely, but a lot of people will think that Mei is a mistake or a kre8iv spelling of May or Mae. My Chinese friend Mei-Lin tried to get people to call her Plum, but nobody ever did!I named my son Peter, so I really like your boy choice. Peter Lorcan would be my preference.
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I love Georgia! It’s on my shortlist as well, I just can’t ever get SO on board. I have a distant cousin with a 2-year-old named Georgia, so I can definitely see it on a child. I prefer Georgia Colleen of those combos, though I loathe the name Colleen, because it flows better. I don’t like Anthea. It seems like it’s trying to be the word “anthem”, or that it’s a misspelled word entirely. I like Anthea Florence better - Florence seems more substantial and is pretty. I love Thea! Maybe Althea? Since you want to honor the name Anthony, you could also consider Antonia or Antoinette as a FN, with a MN that could provide the NN Thea (Althea, Amalthea, Athena, Theodora / Theodosia, Theophania, Dorothea, Theresa, Timothea, Xanthia). Or use one of the boy names to honor Anthony. Peter is okay. It’s familiar but not over used. Firenze seems “cool”, except it seems more feminine to me. Also, how would it be pronounced? I’m struggling between it being three syllables or two. I’d like it better if it’s two syllables, and it seems more masculine with that pronunciation to me. I don’t love Lorcan, but it’s okay.
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1. Colleen is not my absolute fave but I like the flow and DH likes that it is my middle name because George is his middle name (thats not why we picked Georgia its just always been on my list).2. Antonia is a name we also like but the name would most likely be Antonia Phoenix or Antonia Mei with the nn Annie.3. Firenze is the Italian name for the city of Florence, pronounced Fi‧rèn‧ze
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I like those Antonia combos.
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Ditto.
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I definitely prefer Anthea, which I love. Anthea Florence is beautiful.
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Honestly? I don't like either.I've never lived Georgia, I think it's short, harsh and ugly (sorry!) Anthea I don't think much more highly of... Though I do really enjoy Thea so Anthea Florence would win out of the options you gave.If I could tweak slightly, and mix 'n' match those middles, I would LOVE to see Georgina Florence or Athena Florence "Thea" - I strongly thing Thea still works as a nickname for Athena. Or you could cut out the middle man and go with Thea Florence.I like Peter. I'm not wild on either of the middle choices; Peter Lorcan wins for me but I'm still not sold on the flow of it.
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Thanks for the post.I have similar feelings for Georgina as your feelings for Georgia. It just feels - harsh nd almost not feminine. I do like Athena though! It's on our list but DH prefers Anthea because it resembles (same firdt 4 letters) the name Anthony which was his Dads name.
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I love Georgia - it's "normal" but refreshing since it's never been overused. Georgia Colleen is very pretty. Not a fan of Georgia Antoinette because of the "ah-ah" sound between the names.I don't care for Anthea - it looks and sounds (in my head) like Athena accidentally spelled incorrectly. Plus, IMO the goddess Athena is a much cooler namesake than the goddess Anthea!Peter Firenze flows well (and Firenze is an awesome mn).
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