The mention of Juno in another post reminded me of something.

Last year I met a Swedish couple who had called their daughter Nike. They were a couple of high brow medics so they certainly weren't influenced by a pair of trainers.

Nike was the goddess of victory. I remember thinking that it's such a shame it is so associated with the sports brand beause otherwise it's a really pretty name.

I'm quite into Goddess names.

It's a silly name. I much prefer Kappa.

We'll be bumping into someone called reebok next week.

its only silly because its associated with the sports brand, if they can rise about it and call their daughter after goddess of victory then well done them

I know I wouldn't have the <ahem> balls to do it

she might not thank them for it later but at least she'll be able to buy a tonne of clothes with her name on it

I know someone who's daughter has the middle name Adidas. Unfortunately this is after a brand of trainers.

A relative of mine is a teacher. A girl in her class is called Ikea.

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rofl sleepdeprivation

Sorry terrible grammar from me - whose.

Puma is quite nice..

Not exactly the same.

Nike is actually an very old name - the others are just invented brand names.

Portia
Mercedes
Mark
Spencer all seem to be surviving.

DD1 has a goddess name.

there was a Rebecca-known-as-Reebok at my school

not in a good way

hatrick am sorry but am not sure tombliboo ooh is a goddess name

I'm loving Skoda at the moment ...........dont you think its soooo exotic

oh don't I was seriously considering Serena as a name if this is a girl until I saw a clapped out old dodgy people carrier in Asda car park today called that, sigh, is nothing ever perfect?!?

Lol Dizzy.

My name is also the name of a well known car which came onto the market a few years ago. I had it first!

is that you octavia?!?

I get the whole goddess thing, but Nike now has massive global associations with the sportswear brand, which is the immediate association (if not only association for a lot of people). Unless she moves in very intellectual, academic circles, I have a feeling she'll spend a lot of time explaining herself.

I think it's a lovely name - bear in mind it's pronounced Neekay, rather than to rhyme with 'bike'.

A shame that trainers have rather spoilt it permanently, though!!

Is it pronounced Nike (rhymes with bike) or is it pronounced 'Nai-kee'. The goddess, afaik is the second pronounciation but the shoe brand is the first.

I fear i would always be correcting its pronounciation by the unwashed masses.

I also like the name Athena though. The names are closely linked in greek myth.

in the case of the girl that i met it was pronounced "Nye Key " and not Nike to rhyme with bike.

I know an Ellesse, as in the sports brand, you'd have thought they'd have used Elise really.