Opinions on Ariadne.

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So although I'm only 26 weeks pregnant I'm so excited about names and DH won't even entertain a conversation about them, let alone give any suggestions! This is our third DC and will be our last so I don't want to not use a name I love and live to regret it.

My favourite name for a DD at the moment is Ariadne? What is the general consensus? Don't be afraid to be frank, the likelihood is that DH will veto it anyway.

Likewise what are your opinions on August for a boy? This would probably be used as a middle name but is another of my loves!

You're joking right? Ariadne is a bit up its own arse but not hideous. August though! Seriously?

I like August for a middle name.
Ariadne too close to arachnid. Though would remind of that novelist in those agatha Christine books. So overall,
OK but not earthshattering IMO.

Up it's own arse wouldn't go with the names of our other three DC in that case, they seem to get a bashing on MN for the opposite reason!

I like ariadne but really don't like August!

Love Ariadne.

Love Ariadne. Why August rather than Augustus (if you must go down that route)?

Christie

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Love Ariadne. Would have it on the list for DC2 but not brave enough. Reminds me of the book "Snow Spider" by Jenny Nimmo(?) that I read when I was young.

August sounds more of a girls name to me.

Love Ariadne - but Ariadne's thread! August is Augustus or Gus! Not keen really.

Ariadne is lovely.

Don't like August at all, sorry.

Ariadne is nice in theory. i would be concerned that people wouldn't know how to pronounce it. if you're in a hipster-ish sort of area, you wouldn't have much trouble though.

August is dreadfully hipster to me. Augustus makes me think of Augustus Gloop. So no to both of those i think.

Ariadne is lovely.

August... not so much

I think that Ariadne is a brilliant name for a girl.
I'm not really keen on August for a boy, but maybe OK as a middle name.

Ariadne will be Arry in a heartbeat!

Beautiful! I'd love to use it.

Well, I see I'm in the minority but I really like August.

As for Ariadne, it's a bit clunky for my own tastes. Also sounds like Arietty from The Borrowers to me. I think my main issue is that it sounds like someone has swallowed the first letter, iyswim.

Ariadne will forever remind me of the giant spider in Knightmare.

Ariadne makes me think of arachnid too.

That is my cousin's name.
She is known as Addi.
We all like that as well

Her DH calls her Ads and that is ok as well

This is hilarious! Not in a bad way - but when I was at school I was madly into Greek mythology and LOVED the name Ariadne. Told my mum if I had a daughter I was going to call her Ariadne. She pointed out that in NI it would be shorted to 'Arry (imagine broad Belfast accent). Kind of stripped the magic out of it :o

But I am pregnant at the minute and my parents call the bump Ariadne :o

Oh - and sorry but August for a boy - no likee!

I really like the name Ariadne, I remember learning about Ariadne and the Minotaur at primary school :) I like the idea of shortening it to Ads as opposed to Arry!

Not really keen on August tbh

I love them both.

Ariadne also makes me think of spiders. Is there a famous ariadne in literature who is a spider?

Ariadne helped Perseus escape the Minotaur by giving him a thread so he could find his way out.

Arachne was a spinner who was turned into a spider, iirc.

Ariadne has nothing to do with spiders.