Talk:Theodora Llewelyn Davies

Surname
It's my understanding that, although often treated as a double-barreled surname, the family name is really just "Davies". Theodora's grandfather John Llewelyn Davies was given "Llewelyn" as a middle name by his father John Davies, and generally used that as his personal name rather than the one he shared with his father. However, Theodora's great aunt was known as simply "Emily Davies", and her cousin Peter Llewelyn Davies founded a publishing company which he named "Peter Davies Ltd." So unless she specifically used it as a double surname (rather than people assuming she did), it would be more appropriate to refer to her (as in the articles about other members of her extended family) as simply "Davies". -Jason A. Quest (talk) 20:00, 18 October 2020 (UTC)


 * What you say about her grandfather being the origin of the name, and his sister Emily not having it, are both true. However Theodora always regarded Llewelyn Davies as her surname before marriage, as have all of his other descendents, some of whom use a hyphen to make it clearer. It is indeed sometimes shortened just to Davies, in the main by other people.  Peter Ll D, who suffered through his life from being recognised as the model for Peter Pan, was perhaps seeking some anonymity or separation in not using the full name for his publishing company.  Theodora was my grandmother so I can cite no specific source other than having known her for many years. Pwynne59 (talk) 08:24, 11 July 2023 (UTC)