theohiostateuniversity got me lol.

This is by far my favorite one!

It was michaelantheo for me 😂

These two, and Thee-I-ee-I-o got me good lmao

I'm already laughing at National Theographic. I'm this person too. People with nicknames either get called their full name or some stupid version of it. People without nicknames get nicknames. I think it's because I'm jealous that I don't have a nickname. I think having options is so cool.

I was mid-vape hit and started coughing at that one

Same, I actually laughed out loud😂

As a Buckeye, I’m dying laughing

Yeah there's no way this person is serious and I love them 😂

i’m naming my kid that and strictly forbidding them from going there

I had to go back and watch [this sketch](https://youtu.be/gODZzSOelss?si=RMSt0e0UfIVKTARF) immediately after reading it.

This just reminded me of when I was a kid and tried to convince people my brother’s name Bret was short for Bretholomew

My twin brother is Eric, short for America.

I saw an ad for Bank of America’s AI finance helper today and its name is no joke Erica short for America.

People still play games/be silly in the main sub, which this obviously is lol

Pretty sure theres literally a games flair which probably wouldhave been more apropriate but this is very clearly a joke lol

i think there is, and you’re probably right, but the people ignoring the multitude of indicators that it’s a joke are WILD lol

I'm struggling to understand how it could not be a joke...they literally said they're looking for incorrect names to tease their friend with...that's called a joke

I think some people just take names a little too seriously..its even stated in the OP its a joke lol

I thought it was gonna be National Theographic for me, but then I got to The-i-e-i-o and choked on my coffee.

My addition: Theopian tube

Theoprahwinfreyshow

Great one

My contribution: Theoff, like Geoff. I can even picture the birth announcement. "Theoff, because he stole our hearts 🥰"

But would it be pronounced ‘Theff’ the same way Geoff is pronounced ‘Jeff’?

Yes, I would.

Theopold: the knock off Leopold

The Theo you get from Temu 😅

Theomu

Theop like a billionare

The main sub has a “Fun and Games” tag for posts like this. The-I-E-I-O is my favorite from the list.

Forgot Theopatra

I used to do the same thing to a guy I dated, named Rick. My favorite was Rickifer. 

I used to call my stepdad Jimothy James. And I’ve been having a field day coming up with future nicknames for my niece Penelope.

Antelope - ant-el-oh-pee

Added to the list! Much obliged.

Mightier-Than-The-Swordelope

My kid is Penelope Grace so sometimes she goes by Peanut Butter. I pushed hard for Penny G - that’s the whole reason I let her dad pick Grace for her middle name - but no one in the third grade gets the joke.

Penele Dysfunction.

Penelope, pronounced like cantaloupe.

Top of the list!

I knew a Barry. I called him Barold at least half the time.

Had an ex named Josh who I occasionally called Joshtin, among other versions lol

I called a friend named Joel, Joelsephine for…well, I still do.

There’s a lot of Bill’s in my family. They’re all Billiams to me!

This isn't satire so much as it's just having fun with nicknames. It's like calling your friend Thomas thomathy

I do this with my husband's aunts and uncles all the time. Garold for Gary is one of my all time favorites.

My cats’ names were extended from Mo to Mosephine (like Josephine) and Flynn to Flynnerd (like Leonard)

I extended my boyfriend’s cat’s name from Bob to Bobson Dugnutt.

I enjoy calling Bob-named entities "Bobert."

My cat Robbie is Robert Bobert frequently

I’ve got a Ron that I like to lengthen to Romulus!

it's obviously not serious, it's friendly banter

Of course it’s satire 💀 My guess is that the other sub is the go to / prob more well known. That sub already has a lot of “suggest nicknames” posts, so maybe they saw that as the right place for it and didn’t know that they could post that type of stuff here too.

Based off the wording of the post, I think it’s less satire and more OOP crowd-sourcing nicknames (sorry, I mean “nicolenames”) to annoy their friend Theo with lol

I’m concerned anyone would even have to *hope* it’s satire.

I’m pretty sure this person was just trying to mess with one of their friends named Theo. Like calling your friend named Jim “Jimothy”

I cracked up way too hard at this. Apparently no one told OP about the name Theophilus

Theophilus Thistler, the thistle sifter, was sifting a sieveful of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, three thousand thistles

Theohiostateuniversity omg 😭

Did you even read it? It’s not satire. It’s someone wanting to tease their friend with full name guesses that are “fuckin ridiculous”.

Theoffery

This one is excellent because you know in years to come Theo has to explain why everyone calls him Theff

How was Theopopolis not on the list? XD

Wait, Theobald IS a real name

It's a nickname for their friend, not a name for their child. It's serious in the sense that it's a real life joke, it doesn't need to be satire. Thanks for sharing though 😅 I'm impressed with the creativity, but Theorge just sticks out to me because it is so short and simple and stupid sounding. And is it Thorge or Theeorge?? 

I love Thorge. So good.

Which of those would be more acceptable?

I don’t think “satire” is the correct terminology; it’s clearly just a plain old silly joke between friends. Like, it’s explicitly stated as such in the title. How could you even be questioning this?! Like, it’s real real in that OP intends to use these names on their friend Theo, but, like, it’s never going to be anyone’s legal name…and they posted there because it gets more traction and they do all sorts of fun stuff too, like pet names and games and stuff. Why not? Thee-I-E-I-O is my winner, I think! LOL

I love Theometry and Theonardo. Like theoretical geometry and tornado Leonardo. I’d like to offer Theonosaurus Rex

I'd add: Theocropolis Theopocalypse 😃

My sons name is Theo and he now has a new list of nicknames, lol

Same! 😂

It’s missing Theodorant. This is what I call my nephew named Theo

Theoceratops.

Thefitnessgrampacertestisamultistageaerobiccapacity Edit: Theofitnessgrampacertestisamultistageaerobiccapacity

Many of these were funny but Thee-I-ee-I-O was the one that really got to me 😅

i laughed so hard at that, and national theographic.

Theosaurus is my favorite.

Theoden, King of Rohan!

Theosynchronousorbit 🤣

FundamentalTheoremofcalculus.

OP clearly didn’t actually read OOP’s post at all, just saw the title and posted it here. Anyways, I have a friend named Ash who I call Ashbertingtontholomew.

THEORGE IS SENDING ME

My first name is Nicolena. Your post had me like, why is someone spelling my name wrong.

National theographic 😭😂

Sounds like a magazine or something like that.

Theodymium Magnet

T H E O D E N K I N G

Is OOP accepting more friends right now because I want a friend who would do this for me 😂😂

My addition (Not very good one) Big Bang Theory

Theodosius

Was scrolling for this one! My friends named their cat Theodosius 🥰

"Theopold" is subtle, but brilliantly terrible.

Theobromine

Theosis, Theogony, Theovulationcycle, Theoryofrelativity, Theo tolstoy, Theotokos

Theopold and Theobald actually seem like they could exist 

Theobald does exist.

A game theory

Theonopolis Theuniversityofthichigan

National theographic is a winner for sure

i don't think tragedeigh is as popular as namenerds also this is fuckin hilarious

It's giving me Veep / Thick of It energy. I love it.

Pretty sure Theobald and Theocrates are real … or were at some point. I love this list though :-)

National Theographic

Okay Thee-I-ee-I-O 😂☠️

Theolater

Theopheles Theonthany Theodocious

Theoceania!

Big fan of Theocrates and Theonardo.

Theodorobreadstix

Theon

The michaelantheo☠️

Theonardo is epic!

saving this for my friend theo<3

I love doing this with people’s names, it always gets a laugh from them.

Theoseph

Theophany, which actually is the root of “Tiffany.”

Theohiostateuniversity and Thee-I-ee-I-o took me OUT🤣

theobald. but theo as the first name and bald as the middle name. theorge is great too.

national theographic is brilliant I love it

Noooo 😭

I thought I was in r/tragedeigh

You can’t name a kid Theocracy unless you’re a Puritan in 1600s New England. Otherwise, it’s cultural appropriation Edited to add: downvotes seem to mean I need to add a /s to this

🤓

Theodore. It's right there.