I'm watching The Last Unicorn with the kids and I started thinking about the name Amalthea. I think it's a pretty name and a good nickname would be Thea. What do you guys think?
WDYT?
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Lazuli
, Jul 05 2010 01:45 PM
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#1
Posted 05 July 2010 - 01:45 PM
#2
Posted 05 July 2010 - 03:25 PM
Honestly? I don't like it. It would be hard for a young child to pronounce, and the child would always have to be explaining to others about pronunciation. It also sounds very made up.
Maybe Amelia/e Theodora / Amelia/e Theo?
Amelie is a pretty name, and I think it looks and sounds nice with Theodora.
Maybe Amelia/e Theodora / Amelia/e Theo?
Amelie is a pretty name, and I think it looks and sounds nice with Theodora.
#3
Posted 05 July 2010 - 04:21 PM
I like the idea's Riley-Kate came up with! Amelie Theodora is a super cute combo!!!
But, Amalthea is a little odd. A bit too odd for my taste, but I have to agree it'd be hard for small children to say. Just as Aurora ;D
Thea is a cute nick name though!
~Haddie
But, Amalthea is a little odd. A bit too odd for my taste, but I have to agree it'd be hard for small children to say. Just as Aurora ;D
Thea is a cute nick name though!
~Haddie
#4
Posted 05 July 2010 - 04:25 PM
The name actually comes from a Greek goddess. She was one of the foster-moms of Zeus. It is also the third moon of Jupiter, so the names not made up.
I just like the idea of the nickname Thea, which means goddess. I'm not a fan of Amelie or Theodora.
But thank you for the input!
I just like the idea of the nickname Thea, which means goddess. I'm not a fan of Amelie or Theodora.
But thank you for the input!
#5
Posted 05 July 2010 - 05:30 PM
Sorry I dont like the name either; what a nightmare it would be to teach your child how to spell her name. I agree that Thea is very cute. How about Amelia, Amylia, Theresa or Therese?
#6
Posted 05 July 2010 - 07:47 PM
Well, I'm going to be different. I love it. I think it's a gorgeous name and yes, older than many names and not made up at all. I love Thea and that's a name on my list for my third child. Even more than Amalthea I love Calathea. Then again, I love both Calla and Thea. I don't think it would be any harder to spell or say than Evelynn, Emaleigh, Lilianna or some of those....
#7
Posted 05 July 2010 - 07:49 PM
I kind of like it,,, but then I don't. I think Thea is so cute for a nickname and I love longer "A" names with cute nickname possibilities like Aurora and Anastasia, but this one is just a little too harsh for me. At least they way I am pronouncing it. How do you pronounce it? I only ask because I want to be sure I am pronouncing it the same way you are so I don't give you advice or my opinion without being on the same page!
#8
Posted 06 July 2010 - 08:27 AM
I like Alethea/Althea which is very similar and I think a bit cleaner and prettier than Amalthea and it still has the nn Thea.
#9
Posted 08 July 2010 - 03:06 PM
@Alyssa I pronounce it
ah--MAHL--thee--uh But I guess it is pronounced am--uhl--thee--uh.
ah--MAHL--thee--uh But I guess it is pronounced am--uhl--thee--uh.
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