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Ancient Roman/Greek names for a girl

44 replies

Underthelindentree · 09/12/2014 14:19

We are looking for a strong and fairly unusual name for DD (but not too out there). Current ideas are Maxima and Phoenix. Any suggestions along the same lines please?

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SouthBySouthWest · 09/12/2014 15:18

I've always had a soft spot for the name Lydia.

moxon · 09/12/2014 15:14

X-posted on some. My bad. Xmas Grin

moxon · 09/12/2014 15:12

Artemis
Iocasta
Hero
Flavia
Livia
Venus
Hermia
Hestia
Ceres
Gaia
Lydia
Minerva (as popularised by prof McGonagall in recent years...)

Pasithea · 09/12/2014 15:10

PASITHEA. Lol.

WizardOfToss · 09/12/2014 15:02

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GoatsHaveStrangeEyes · 09/12/2014 14:59

Persephone?

TimefIies · 09/12/2014 14:56

Octavia

CinnabarRed · 09/12/2014 14:48

Ariadne
Phaedra

FragileBrittleStar · 09/12/2014 14:47

Cassandra
Antigone
Gaia
Hebe
Hestia
Electra
Minerva

BikeRunSki · 09/12/2014 14:46

Zoe!

zaracharlotte · 09/12/2014 14:38

Oh, and Hero.

zaracharlotte · 09/12/2014 14:36

Antigone and Allegra are very high on my list at the minute.

squoosh · 09/12/2014 14:33

Sabina
Flavia
Severina
Marina
Rufina
Livia

I think they're all Roman but I'm no Roman scholar so I may be wrong.

apotatoprintinapeartree · 09/12/2014 14:30

Diana, venus, Eurydice

RhubarbAndMustard · 09/12/2014 14:30

I love Iphigenea but she was sacrificed!

Hera
Camilla
Juno
Theia
Dido

MrsCakesPrecognition · 09/12/2014 14:28

Thea

mupperoon · 09/12/2014 14:25

I love Callisto. I know an Andromeda too but in mythology she had a hard time of it.

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Underthelindentree · 09/12/2014 14:21

Love Athena but DP's family live in another country and wouldn't be able to pronounce it properly Sad

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shoobidoo · 09/12/2014 14:20

Athena