Message: "Theodate" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Theodate

by Caprice

5/19/2016, 1:43 PM

http://www.behindthename.com/name/theodate/submitted

WDYT of this name? I found it in an article and I think it rocks! I pronounce it thay-o-DAH-teh, I don't know if it's correct, but letting -date rhyme with "fate" sounds too strange.
I wouldn't use Theodate for real, but I think I will use it in a short story. It's so strange and grumpy it's almost cool.

Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?

My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573

#Theodate

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- earthnut

5/19/2016, 9:37 PM

I would assume theo-DAH-tey is the correct pronunciation, as it came from Greek. THEO-dayt just seems wrong. Like pronouncing Penelope as PENNY-lohp.

It's kinda cool, it reminds me of chocolate and its scientific name, theobroma.

- kudriashkajo (jodirae)

5/19/2016, 6:56 PM

I like that you made up a pronunciation because the other options "sounds too strange." That's my kind of logic. :)

I find the ending a bit pretentious. Also, I would have thought it was masculine. Intriguing, though.

- Bear

5/19/2016, 3:02 PM

It's feminine? I never would have gotten that from Theodate. It reminds me of a theocrat on a date. :0P

- Yekristiniana +1

5/19/2016, 2:29 PM

It's cool. The ending is a slight bit strange

- elreylion (nsi) (elreylion)

5/19/2016, 5:26 PM

I love it! It has a classical feel that makes me think of boarding school for some reason, heh. I imagined it as masculine, but I could see feminine too. Definitely a character name.

Edit: dang it, I meant to respond to the OP, sorry.

This message was edited 5/19/2016, 5:27 PM

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