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If you had to pick a name from Greek mythology

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RosieLemonade · 17/01/2021 20:39

Which would you choose?

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Riapia · 23/01/2021 08:35

Clytemnestra.

rose69 · 23/01/2021 08:02

For true grit - Penelope

NoPupIsTooSmall · 23/01/2021 07:52

I always really liked Paris and Hector for boys. DH didn't like Hector, but liked Paris. We were just worried it didn't translate that well into modern society and that in our small Scottish town people would think the baby was a girl named after the capital of France. I think it's beautiful though. Here is Scotland there are quite a few Hectors around.

I'm reading A Thousand Ships just now and loving being immersed in the Greek names, although I struggle with all the different links and stories as it's really my first introduction to Greek history/mythology.

I am a lawyer and a stable of advocates (a bit like a chamber of barristers) with female clerks has recently called themselves Themis. Is it just pronounced as it looks? Theh-miss?

groovergirl · 23/01/2021 07:41

Minthe! She turned herself into a mint bush; I'd love to do that trick.

EdgeOfACoin · 22/01/2021 23:14

I love the name Ariadne.

Twisique · 22/01/2021 13:02

Thalia
Phaedra
Clio

I also like Zoe but as its only Greek rather than a name from Mythology it doesn't count!

BurtonHouse · 22/01/2021 12:07

Jocasta and Calliope
Can't think of any male ones except Hector but it's what an ex called his penis 😅

SmallYappyTypeDog · 22/01/2021 10:09

Artemis is my favourite. Unfortunately DD has an absolute mouthful of a surname and it doesn't go too well with it. So I chickened out and went with one of the simpler names mentioned. She suits her name very much but a bit of me wishes I had held my nerve and called her Artemis.

latheritup · 22/01/2021 10:07

Athena

Ijustlikedthename · 22/01/2021 10:04

@smaragda I agree, that's why I wasn't worried using one as I knew it wasn't uncommon just less common where I live. So many beautiful names and also strange that people in other countries put so much emphasis on the myth and that they could never use a beautiful name because of it!

Enko · 22/01/2021 09:49

I did pick a name from Greek mythology dd1 is called Phoebe.
We considered Pandia for dd2 as we liked the brightness link but felt 2 p names was too much.

I also love Athena Persephone and Gaea

Suggested Zeus for ds but dh was on a firm no. I also like Hermes

princesspenny · 22/01/2021 06:55

Eleni and Leonidas

chipshopElvis · 22/01/2021 06:49

Loads of lovely names, loads of tragic connotations!

Ursula
Electra
Andromeda

smaragda · 22/01/2021 06:25

These threads always make me laugh when I see comments like .these names are uncommon or dated...none of the names mentioned here are dated or uncommon if you live in greece or Cyprus :) (except for thanatos-whicb literally means death, otherwise knock yourselves out!)

AdultHumanFemale · 22/01/2021 05:18

Thisbe.
Nearly used this for DC1.

Crikeycroc · 22/01/2021 04:36

Daphne

It’s my girls name of choice if DC2 is another girl. I’ve always loved it since I read it in an Enid Blyton book as a child l. DD’s name starts with a ‘D’ as well.

Kote · 22/01/2021 04:34

Female - Athena, Iris, Selena

Male - Atlas

friedafinn · 22/01/2021 04:22

Amalthea

klh386 · 22/01/2021 04:05

Lavinia, Helena

HereBeFuckery · 21/01/2021 20:21

Medusa

bearlyactive · 21/01/2021 20:15

Ariadne

CatChant · 21/01/2021 20:09

Phaedra
Persephone
Hera
Hecate
Iphigenia

Theseus

HandInGove · 21/01/2021 20:02

I’ve gone down the mythological names rabbit hole now- there’s so many great ones I didn’t know about before!
Nyx as others have mentioned and also Pheme, Themis

theseriousmoonlight · 21/01/2021 19:11

@RosieLemonade my first 2 choices are the same as you: Hector and Circe
I know an Artemis and love her name.
Hestia was on my list for dd2 but we ended up going with a Roman name already mentioned on here.
Dd1 has a Greek name. Not sure it's mentioned as it's not myth related though.

TheCap · 21/01/2021 19:07

Artemis