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Greek girl's names

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Raggeo · 21/07/2021 14:03

We are a half British, half Greek family. We live in the UK but any name has to work in both languages/cultures. What do you think of our shortlist of baby girl names? Please rank and happy to hear positive and negative comments.

Artemis
Zoe
Melina
Arianna
Sophia

Middle name and surname will be Greek,if that makes any difference.

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wandawaves · 21/07/2021 15:30

Melena is the word for poop that's black due to having blood in it. So... not that.

I thought Artemis was a boys name, but I could be wrong.

Sophia is lovely but very popular. Zoe is ok. I love Arianna.

SnakeyTakey · 21/07/2021 15:25

Another thing Artemis has going for it is that it's the pronunciation is straightforward in a 'say what you see' kind of way. Unlike something like Calliope.

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Raggeo · 21/07/2021 15:21

Artemis is my favourite at the moment, but not sure if it's too unknown here, and given her other names will be 'foreign' I don't know if it will be too much.
Sophia/Sofia is the safe choice, but I have the opposite problem that I think it's too popular.
Zoe is DHs favourite but I'm not convinced. I really like Arianna but DH isn't convinced.
Melina we both think is nice but neither really love it.

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SnakeyTakey · 21/07/2021 15:02

@Bideshi

My daughter is Artemis. In her 40s now. It’s worked. As a child she was always whisked off to the kitchen in Greek restaurants and fed baklava.
Lovely.

your daughter deserves lots of free baklava too, OP! Grin

SnakeyTakey · 21/07/2021 15:01

Artemis is by far my favourite. Obviously Greek, very pretty, not at all babyish, elegant and strong.

The others are fine but they don't have as much oomph as Artemis.

mrsnec · 21/07/2021 14:52

My daughter is Melissa which works in both. I liked Sophia spelt either way but didn't use it because I was worried it would be too popular. There aren't any in her class. She goes to a Greek school and most of her friends have very Greek names like Eleftheria, Panyiota and Aphrodite.

I like your list too OP. Considered Phoebe too but don't like how some people pronounce it.

Glitterazzi · 21/07/2021 14:46

Arianna my favourite though they are all good, Melina would be my least favourite.
Ariadne is another Greek alternative that is lovely.

mistermagpie · 21/07/2021 14:41

I have a Greek friend called Sofia, I prefer that spelling personally and it works well for both languages. That's my favourite on your list.

My daughter is Iris and that's Greek, but might be a bit too much of a 'word' for an actual Greek speaker (I think it means rainbow?).

Bideshi · 21/07/2021 14:38

My daughter is Artemis. In her 40s now. It’s worked. As a child she was always whisked off to the kitchen in Greek restaurants and fed baklava.

Yiayoula · 21/07/2021 14:35

Yes, good list - my favourite is Sophia.

Also like Elena ( biased - it’s my granddaughter’s name ), Kassandra and Nefeli.

Pantheon · 21/07/2021 14:07

All nice names. Arianna is my favourite.

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