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Athena, Adelaide or Xanthe?

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Disastronaut · 26/10/2013 19:44

These are our final short list for newborn DD1. Do people think Xanthe is a bit pretentious/Islington-y? Is Athena always going to be a poster shop?

She'll have a double-barrelled surname, half of which is 'foreign'.

Honest opinions welcome! Ta.

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TheNunsOfGavarone · 26/10/2013 20:46

Xanthe is lovely and so is Ianthe.

I prefer Artemis to Athena.

hatebeak · 26/10/2013 20:24

I really love Adelaide and it was a name long before it was a city. It's beautiful - strong and graceful. Athena is fine, strong as well. For me, Xanthe is a bit much: it's not hideous or anything, and there's nothing wrong with a good pretentious name, but to me it manages to be a bit prententious without the benefit of being especially unusual. It's pretty enough.

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Disastronaut · 26/10/2013 20:11

Thanks all.

Mini: we were wondering about the 'Australia issue' too. Don't want that to be the first thing that everyone thinks when they hear it.

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nevergoogle · 26/10/2013 20:08

We currently have Adelaide on our list for DC3 due in April.
It's a family name (and has nothing to do with australia btw).
I like it, but think it might be a bit marmite for many.
We may use it as a middle name.

JumpingJackSprat · 26/10/2013 20:04

Athena adelaide then xanthe but theyre all beautiful.

TallulahBetty · 26/10/2013 20:00

Love Adelaide. Don't like the others.

ChipAndSpud · 26/10/2013 19:58

I love Xanthe, but I'm not sure if people would know how to spell/pronounce it?

I'm not sure if I like Adelaide or not, and Athena is nice.

MiniTheMinx · 26/10/2013 19:57

Not the capital city of South Australia? noooooo

I love Athena

nomorecrumbs · 26/10/2013 19:54

I really like Adelaide. Xanthe and Athena are very Greek! :)

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Disastronaut · 26/10/2013 19:54

Thanks!

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JimmyCorpseHell · 26/10/2013 19:49

I really like Xanthe. I don't like Adelaide at all. Athena... dunno. HTH Grin