What do you think of Athene?

[saschamiles]

Hello All

Any thoughts on Athene for my soon to be daughter?

Be gentle.....

I like it. Exactly how are you pronouncing it?

But then I also like Artemis. And my DD has a Shakespearean middle name.

Is it pronounced Ath-een or Ath-ee-nuh?

DD's middle name so I'm quite fond of it

Ath-ee-nee, Ath-ee-nuh would be spelled Athena

I like it

really like it. beautiful name and a very cool wise goddess.

It is a wonderful name.

Lovely name. Makes a refreshing change from all the cutesy (Lily/Milly) names.

I love it :)?

I love it. Athea is my chosen name if I have a girl this time. Just have to convince DP!

I love it. Strong classic but very under used.

Thanks all. Husband came up with it all on his own, oddly. To be pronounced atheeeneee.

I suggested Artemis. I preferred her, story-wise - mostly because we have a floppy -eared hound, just like she does in all her depictions. It was vetoed!!!

Nice. Prefer Athena though. Lovely associations of wisdom and strength, and I agree that it makes a change from 'cutesy' names. Would struggle to use it where I live though, as there's a large Greek community and people would tend to assume an Athene/a around here had a Greek background.

I went to school with an Athene- lovely name.

There is no such name

Um. Yes there is. It's a valid (albeit uncommon) variant of Athena.

Lovely!

Thanks for the many thoughtful replies. Yes, it's a real name. I'm not neologising!!!

Got a friend called Athena. I think it trips off the tongue better than Athene.

Pallas Athene....reminds me of The Odyssey. I like it.

I love it but I think a lot of people might call her Atheen if it's spelt Athene. I do prefer Athena- no pronunciation confusion then.

Lovely name though.

Athena is better.

It's a very graceful name and will stand out in a good way amongst all the Lilys and Evies.

Athena gets a no for two reasons. I know too many. And I'm old enough to remember the poster shop.

Are you worried that normative determinism may raise its ugly head and she'll grow up playing tennis and scratching her arse?