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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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Ijustlikedthename · 21/01/2021 19:05

My daughter is Electra. I have always loved the name (and yes I know the myth but only 1 person in real life has ever commented out loud about it!).

Edenember · 21/01/2021 16:18

Ooh... or Theia.

HandInGove · 21/01/2021 16:10

Tyche.. hold on, not sure how this pronounced?
I’m reading it as either Tai chi, titchy or tykey? Grin

Edenember · 21/01/2021 10:08

Thebe.

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 21/01/2021 01:06

Olympia
Apollo

stormelf · 20/01/2021 22:35

Tyche, Circe, Hecate

Thanatos

Ginpuddles · 20/01/2021 22:07

Dido

Ismene

JaninaDuszejko · 20/01/2021 21:33

@OppsUpsSide

Echo
When we were pretentious teenagers we had a cat called Echo. Everyone said 'what, like the margarine?'
CandyLeBonBon · 20/01/2021 20:34

Artemis

AuntGertrude · 20/01/2021 20:33

Calliope
Cora
Thea

Hestia, if I could get away with it

SirSamuelVimes · 20/01/2021 19:46

Feeling quite pleased, I have one dd's middle name mentioned on here and one dd's first name!

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 20/01/2021 19:34

Hero

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 20/01/2021 13:21

Niobe (unfortunate story though!)

Golfinches · 20/01/2021 13:15

My daughter's middle name is Elektra (yes, I know of the connotations, I have a classics degree, I just like the name...)

ParisJeTAime · 20/01/2021 13:11

Ah thank you rosie Smile

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RosieLemonade · 20/01/2021 13:08

@ParisJeTAime Penelope was the name of Odysseyus wife.

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MimiDaisy11 · 20/01/2021 09:59

I like the name Cynthia.

ParisJeTAime · 20/01/2021 09:36

Iris
Phoebe
Penelope (is that a greek goddess? Don't know my mythology all that well)
Clio
Hector
Daphne

Boys are harder than girls I think!

If I had to pick favourites of those, I'd go with Helena and Hector. I would shorten Helena to Nell I think.

LadyCatStark · 20/01/2021 07:57

Again based purely on the name, not the character; I love Loki.

ILoveStickers · 20/01/2021 07:14

Iris
Phoebe
Selena/Selene
Cora
Ione
Athena
Gaia
Larissa
Lara

Or, of course, go all out and use Doris! Some of the Greek place names / nymph names are a little dates now, sadly. Ida, Doris, etc. They'll probably come back!

IdblowJonSnow · 20/01/2021 00:33

Thea, Helena, Eleni are beautiful Greek names. Not sure about actual goddess names apart from Iris which is lovely.

I always thought Phaedra was Irish for some reason!

Peeteea · 20/01/2021 00:28

I am a fan of Merope but I prefer the spelling Meropi (that’s the spelling I see most when the person using it is actually Greek rather than naming from mythology).

mawbroon · 20/01/2021 00:24

Cyamites.
Not really. But he was the god of BEANS 🤣🤣🤣

GameofPhones · 20/01/2021 00:22

I have met an Undine/Ondine (meaning little wave or spirit of the waters, as in inundated).

MrsWhistledown · 20/01/2021 00:21

Persephone for sure!