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Persephone, ophelia,Titania or Andromeda

161 replies

NeedsAsockamnesty · 04/01/2016 00:21

Just musing but which one do you prefer.

Persephone
ophelia
Titania
Andromeda

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SirChenjin · 04/01/2016 20:43

Nother sure why autocorrect has pluralised piss there!

AlmaMartyr · 04/01/2016 20:43

Nice names. I know an Andromeda and an Ophelia and neither get teased at all, kids just accept it. Both love their names too.

Good to go for something different, I wish my parents had gone for the unusual name they thought of rather than the ultra boring one they chose. I understand other people have different experiences but I do get bored of the assumption that kids can only be miserable with an unusual name.

Littleonesaid · 04/01/2016 20:42

Ophelia - makes me think of the tragic Millais painting. I wouldn't want that connotation for my child.

Persephone, ophelia,Titania or Andromeda
SirChenjin · 04/01/2016 20:42

I totally get the class thing. In a Scottish comp of - ahem - mixed demographics, my kids would get the absolute pisses taken out of them if I sent them to school with name Andromeda and wold stick out like a sore thumble - and not in a good way Grin You're very naive if you believe that there aren't certain names which are more associated with certain classes.

FlatOnTheHill · 04/01/2016 20:40

Mistressmerryweather
What is wrong with saying run down school on a sink estate?
They do exist you know, sadly.

Sparklycat · 04/01/2016 20:37

SoWhite I have always loved Antigone and Ismene, but husband won't have any of it due to the obvious pronunciation problems.

Sparklycat · 04/01/2016 20:33

Not Andromeda. The others are all ones I would consider.

SoWhite · 04/01/2016 20:30

I really, really like Antigone.

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 20:29

They may be your reality Flat but it's not mine. I know people from all sorts of classes and they are all capable of manners.

run down school on a sink estate

Nice.

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 20:27

Oooh, great list, Them.

I absolutely love Rosalind, both the name and the character.

FlatOnTheHill · 04/01/2016 20:26

Mistressmerryweather
Class does make a difference. No good calling them any of those names if they go to a run down school on a sink estate. They would get the piss ripped out of them. One has to be realistc Grin

BakingBunty · 04/01/2016 20:25

Can't help humming "you shoot me down, but I won't fall, I am TITANIA"

Themodernuriahheep · 04/01/2016 20:21

Not Titania, the rest are fine.

I'd go for Ophelia prob.

But lots of other great Shakespeare names and great Greek and Roman ones.

Atalanta
Lucretia
Eurydice
Beatrice
Perdita
Hermione
Imogen
Innogen
Rosalind
Celia
Viola
Portia
Nerissa

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 20:19

Why are people going on about class?

I'm sure the OP doesn't give a shite about that.

A normal, polite person wouldn't make that sort of judgement.

Alisvolatpropiis · 04/01/2016 20:13

Persephone is nice.

I also like Antigone.

Shockers · 04/01/2016 20:12

Have you considered Empress, OP?

FlatOnTheHill · 04/01/2016 20:11

OP are you posh, common or in the middle?
Posh = Aristo
Common = Fish wife
Middle = Normal professional working people who like to think they are posh, but they are not
Im guessing its middle Wink

Wildernessrock · 04/01/2016 20:04

I love Persephone, it's a great name! I like Opheila too. All the comments made you get with Amelia too and there are loads of Amelia's who seem to fare ok!

spring1bee · 04/01/2016 20:03

I actually quite some of the potential nn's from these names (except Titania which is just asking for mockery.)

Persephone- Seph/Sephy
Ophelia-- Phe or Lia
Andromeda- Andi- I love the name Andi but never found a full name for it that I like

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 19:54

Don't be sorry! :o

It could have meant anything. Grapefruit, Garden furniture, Greek first names.

N0More314 · 04/01/2016 19:53

No, all dreadful. If you want to go shakespeare, Juliet is gorgeous and knocks crusty spots off the names on your list. Sorry.

Boogers · 04/01/2016 19:50

Sorry, genuinely did not know that! Blush Sorry!

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 19:38

Goady fucker, Boogers.

MistressMerryWeather · 04/01/2016 19:38

Out of them all I like Persephone the best.

Thehomesecretary, Sephy as a nickname is lovely.

Boogers · 04/01/2016 19:37

What's a GF?