Suggestions please - classic Greek origin names

[hettienne]

DS has a classic, Greek origin name - think Alexander, known as Alex.

I am looking for something similar for DC2 - don't know if it will be a boy or girl yet so looking for ideas for both. Something not super-popular/top 10 would be ideal.

[TheWoollybacksWife]

Penelope
Athena
Minerva

Lysander
Jason

[alexpolismum]

I love Philip for a boy. Classic, underused. Philip was the father of Alexander the Great, and it means "friend of horses".

For a girl, you can't beat Ariadne

[TallulahBetty]

Lois.

[Bowlersarm]

Nicholas

[MarianneBrandon]

Euphemia

[hettienne]

Thanks, I love Ariadne and Daphne, Penelope is nice too.

Boys names seem a bit harder - Phillip and Nicholas seem inoffensive but aren't grabbing me. Sound like people I went to school with iyswim.

[DaftAda]

Hector, Troy, Paris

Helen

[hettienne]

Ooh, Hector! I like that.

[MortaIWombat]

Thrasymachos
Priam
Creon
Xenophon
Lysippos

Jason

[alexpolismum]

More boys:

Orfeas (Orpheus)
Leonidas

[mypavlova]

Aletheia (Truth) one of my faves.
Phaedra
Arianna
Helena & variations
Io
Hermia
Thisbe
Clio
Cleone (Kleone)
Zoe

Boys are harder
Alexander
Ajax
Aristotle
Archimedes
Christopher
Demetrius
Philo
Phineas
Plato
Theodore
Timon
Timotheos
Xeno

[Biscuitsneeded]

Theodore

[jalapeno]

Anastasia

[night1971]

Artemis
Augusta

Gregory
Theodore
Christian

[forevergreek]

Theodore
Thaddeus
Leonidas

[BOF]

Helen

[hettienne]

Penelope, Ariadne and Hector are all going on my list.

Unfortunately DP hates Daphne :(

I don't think Artemis, Thaddeus and Leonidas quite pass the "shouted in Asda" test

[hettienne]

Do you think Nell/Nellie works as a shortening of Penelope? Not so fond of Penny.

[GrimmaTheNome]

Do you think Nell/Nellie works as a shortening of Penelope? Not so fond of Penny
I suppose so, but they're usually shortenings of Helen/Eleanor/Elena - don't know why, as they don't have 'nel' in and Penelope does!

[AngelaOxford]

Leander/Theodore for a boy. I love ancient greek names (being myself half Greek) but the problem is they sound so much better in Greek. Sadly, most of them would never pass the "shouted in Asda" test!! hahaha

I think it's slightly easier when it comes to girls. I like Agathe/Agatha,
Agnes, Alexandra, Berenice, Chloe, Chrysanthe, Eugenia, Helena, Melissa/Melitta/Melina, Roxane, Sophia and Zoe.

[valiumredhead]

I love Parascevi, which can be shortened to Evi for a girl. That will be my daughter's name in my next life time

[hettienne]

Alexandra is lovely too but I don't like Alex or Lexie for a girl!

[forevergreek]

Girls:
Alethia
Thea
Thalia
Airla/ Airlia
Eleadora


Boys:
Andreas
Maximos/ Maxian
Alastor

[fairypangolin]

I went to school with a boy named "Orion", which I've always thought was nice and doesn't sound too pretentious. He could be "Ori" for short.