Isn't Phaedra a girl's name?

[Stokey]

It was definitely on our girl's shortlist, and am pretty sure in Greek mythology she was someone's dd.

But Peaches Geldof has just called her baby boy Phaedra after a Tangerine Dream album.

[Gerrof]

Yes it is a girl's name, but tbh I wouldn't use it as a name ( despite loving classical names) as the story of Phaedra has horrible connotations.

[Stokey]

That is the trouble with most of the ancients Gerrof, they neraly all came to sticky ends.

[Gerrof]

I know, I really like the name Oenone (Phaedra's sidekick) but because of the story I wouldn't use it.

In itself though Phaedra is a beautiful name euphonically.

Definitely NOT a boy's name. Mind you it is Peaches Geldof, she wasnt going to call him Bernard, and it does go with Astala.

[KittenofDoom]

I always think of the trippy song by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra

[ipswitch]

I think its a girls name too, and don't really like it myself.
Sounds very silly IMO.

[UpTheFRIGGinDuff]

Yes,it is.

[deleted203]

Yep, it's a girl's name. But Peaches Geldof has never been overly bright, has she? Bet that her 'Boy named Sue' will loathe it when he gets older

[FreedomOfTheTess]

With all the girls that get given boy's names (i.e. Jessica Simpson naming her daughter Maxwell), I say good on Peaches for breaking the pattern!

[amessagetoyouYoni]

It is such a beautiful name. I cannot BELIEVE she has called a boy this. ROFL.

[Nimthenamechanger]

I don't know why people do this when the name is so linked with a particular mythological character. I wouldn't call my daughter Bellerophon because I think it's pretty, then expect her to be anything other than confused when she looked it up later!

[Pixieonthemoor]

I agree Nim - quite often, the name Lillith pops up on this board and I shudder. Just a quick google shows that it is the name of a child murdering demon!!

Also yes, Phaedra is a girls name. Why not go the whole hog and call your newborn son Margaret!!

[Greythorne]

Girls do get called 'boys' names....like Courtney, Mckenzie, Bailey,

So whilst I think Peaches doesn't realise quite what she's done because she's not the brightest little wannabe, she shouldn't be slated for it :)

[LittleFeileFooFoo]

Pixieonthemoor Lilith is also a woman created from earth when Adam was. She left him and Eve was created from Adam's rib.

[OrangeFootedScrubfowl]

I think if the song first too kitten.
Must dig out that album actually.

[Meringue33]

Love that song

[AvrilPoisson]

Phaedrus is male (as in zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance)
Astala sounds like a girls name too though tbh...