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A name like Athena that isn't Athena!

62 replies

jaffacakehips · 10/05/2012 18:10

Does that make sense? Friends have a DD called Athena, I love the name. Wasn't keen at first but it's really grown on me Smile

Can anyone suggest a name like Athena?

Thanks

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oikopolis · 10/05/2012 21:28

Eleni

perfectpins · 10/05/2012 21:23

I like Lucretia

Rin101 · 10/05/2012 21:14

I also had a thing for the ancient Greek names, top of my list was Phaedra.

AhsokaTano · 10/05/2012 20:57

What about Juno? It's one of my favourites and I also really love Athena.

DaisyMaisyJessicaEmily · 10/05/2012 19:45

Hermione?

GrossePopel · 10/05/2012 19:43

Anthipi? It's a Greek girl name. Is is Greek names you're after?

TheFowlAndThePussycat · 10/05/2012 19:41

We had the same problem, decided on Thea. (could be short for theodora or Dorothea, but DD2 is just plain Thea!)

fabulousdarling · 10/05/2012 19:40

Athenia

FrauGrau · 10/05/2012 19:37

Althea!

FrauGrau · 10/05/2012 19:36

Is it Classical Greek names you are after?simply classical names? or is it the sound of the name that appeals?
Greek:
Atalanta
Hera
Asteria
Appollonia
Aegina
Artemis
Cassandra
Classical:
Helen/Helena
Diana
Daphne
Other:
Morgana
Morwena
Fionnula
Angela
Angelina
Catherine/Katarina (sounds v. like Athena)

PoohBearsHole · 10/05/2012 19:25

Alethea
And I love Ariadne Smile
Love Persephone too.

BigBirdsFriend · 10/05/2012 19:25

Aurelia
Very auspicious in roman times, means golden one
Absolutely love this name

Annunziata · 10/05/2012 19:24

Elena?

lesstalkmoreaction · 10/05/2012 19:21

Drop the a Athen

greygirl · 10/05/2012 19:20

minerva? andromeda? Persephone?
try harry potter for classical names Grin

LineRunner · 10/05/2012 19:18

Cressida

PercyFilth · 10/05/2012 19:16

Irina

eggyblackett · 10/05/2012 18:44

Xanthe

margerykemp · 10/05/2012 18:44

Athene- pronounced a-thee-nee

Or Athina

Aurora
Aurelia
Arial
Ariadne
Arianna
Aria
Aphrodite
Andromeda
Hera
Diana
Gaia
Aura
Thalia
Maia
Phoebe

DaisyMaisyJessicaEmily · 10/05/2012 18:43

Allegra
Gisella

Grin @ Daphne and Celeste wanders off singing ooh stick you

mirry2 · 10/05/2012 18:40

Ariana

marshmallowpies · 10/05/2012 18:37

Thalia or Taliah
Flavia
Tacita
Pandora
Phoebe
Daphne

Also really like Althea or Alethea

KingofHighVis · 10/05/2012 18:37

Daphne
Celeste

GoldenGreen · 10/05/2012 18:31

Penelope
Delphi
Anastasia
Acassia
Leila
Marina

LeBOF · 10/05/2012 18:30

Gaia? Persephone?