Thea Magnolia

[Stormtroopooper]

What say you of the flow of this name?

I love Thea because it's a diminutive of my grandmother's name and Magnolia is the flower of my home state. Thea can also refer to the flower of my H's home state Theaceae or the Tea plant/Camellia.

[bromios]

I think it is beautiful. I don't care for Magnolia as a name ever, but the flow is nice and Magnolia is the mn, so I can get behind this combo if you love it.

[billyhorrible]

I love Thea, and middle names in general get a free pass from me.

[reginaphalange]

I think it sounds great!

[jags8]

Love it! Thea was the name we had decided on if DS had been a girl!

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Gorgeous!

[honeylemon]

Love it. So pretty.

[jollywife]

I think it flows well!

[Oliver's Bear]

I don't like Thea. And I don't think it really flows well with anything.

The endings of both names do tend toward sing-songy sound when said together.

I wouldn't combine Magnolia with another name ending in an -a sound.

[lpj]

I really like it and think it flows well.

[Stormtroopooper]

May 27, 2016 22:46:37 GMT -5 Oliver's Bear said:

I don't like Thea. And I don't think it really flows well with anything.

The endings of both names do tend toward sing-songy sound when said together.

I wouldn't combine Magnolia with another name ending in an -a sound.

Both names ending in a was what I was thinking might sound weird or a little sing-songy. Other mn options I'd use with Thea are Catherine, Evangeline, Juliet, and Olivia.

[Oliver's Bear]

May 28, 2016 0:20:53 GMT -5 Stormtroopooper said:

May 27, 2016 22:46:37 GMT -5 Oliver's Bear said:

I don't like Thea. And I don't think it really flows well with anything.

The endings of both names do tend toward sing-songy sound when said together.

I wouldn't combine Magnolia with another name ending in an -a sound.

Both names ending in a was what I was thinking might sound weird or a little sing-songy. Other mn options I'd use with Thea are Catherine, Evangeline, Juliet, and Olivia.

I think Catherine has the best flow.

Unless you are careful to enunciate well, the end sound of Thea and the beginning sound of Evangeline can become combined to sound like a single name.  That puts me off the combination.

I've never liked Juliet, either as a name or the character and Olivia runs into the sing-songy -a ending issue I have with Magnolia.

Middle names I would consider with Thea:
Lucille
Jeannine
Daphne
Penelope
Lorraine

[emilie]

I like it, and honestly I hope she goes by T. Magnolia Lastname as an adult because that is kind of badass.

[helenahhandbasket]

I don't love Thea, but Magnolia is gorgeous. I don't personally love the flow either, but I think I'm in the minority in the flow/ vs meaning debate.

[helenahhandbasket]

I will add that I have a friend who has a daughter named Thea Noelle, and I do like that combo.

I think with Thea you need a two syllable middle name with a second syllable accent.

Thea Simone
Thea Nicole
Thea Renee
Thea Camille