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What do you think of Antigone?

37 replies

HtheH · 16/02/2011 13:38

I love the name Tiggy, but would like to christen daughter with a 'proper' full name rather than an obvious nickname. Are there any alternatives to Antigone, as although a strong and remarkabke character in Sophocles' story she was the product of an incestuous relationship and met a nasty death! Does the origin of a name matter?

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WhensBedtime · 16/02/2011 21:13

In French, it actually is pronounced Anti-gone. (more or less) That would really raise the ponce stakes!

DownyEmerald · 16/02/2011 21:20

I knew an Antigone Tiggy. I hate Antigone but I love Tiggy, so can understand.

I think the idea of something else that starts with a T, and then just everyone calls her Tiggy and then the family story "I couldn't say T----, all I could say was Tiggy" gets trotted out. Like Pip/Philip.

But the Elizabeth theory is good - is that true? - thought I knew all the Elizabeth nnames.

mrsbabookaloo · 16/02/2011 21:26

It's unspeakably pretentious.

It does have a cool edge to it, but only poncey people (like moi) will know how to pronounce it.

Overall, no.

tammytoby · 16/02/2011 21:57

There is an Antigone in my dd's class, she mostly goes by Tiggy. I like it.

rachel1970 · 17/02/2011 10:17

I think Antigone is lovely. There are lots of names with different pronounciations (e.g. Esme, Helena etc) and people will soon learn how it is pronounced. Tiggy is a cute nickname.

RunforFun · 17/02/2011 10:20

I really like it, but funnily enough I am not keen on Tiggy.

Ormirian · 17/02/2011 10:22

Very nice.

telsa · 17/02/2011 10:34

I know a Greek Antigone - think it is very pretty. People get used to odd names - I mean we all know how to say Penelope, don't we?

A1980 · 20/02/2011 01:16

I've met one.

I alwasy makes me think of antagonise!

perpetuallypregnant · 20/02/2011 01:21

I like it.
I knew one at college - she wasn't posh at all but was really bohemian and it seemed to suit her.

If you like it use it.

kerrygrey · 20/02/2011 13:03

I like the name but my daughter,Hermione, suffered from Hermy-one Hermoan, etc until the coming of Harry Potter taught people how to pronounce it

Underachieving · 20/02/2011 13:43

My first DD was named after a character from Mythology. She's now 11 and she is fascinated about the stories of her namesake, which are all rather positive. I was named something tradtional which happens to be in the Bible (not a Christian upbringing, just a traditional name) and I was quite miffed at about 7 or 8 to realise my namesake wasn't actually very exciting.

I think if you name her Antigone that sooner or later she's going to realise that she is in someway forever linked to the mythological Antigone who's life was all round pretty tragic until she ended it herself. Not good. I also think she'll spend her entire life saying "actually it's pronounced An-ti-go-nie", it's so close to Aunty-gone and antagonise and other things that she can't help but be the one singled out in the playgound for taunting.

Tiggy is really cute but can be applied to frankly pretty much any T name. Antigone in justification of Tiggy is just not neccessary. I have known of lots of Tamara's who all seem to have been Tiggys.

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