Sappho--I can't, can I?

[thisonehasalittlecar]

I started a thread asking for some strong girls' names for dd the other day and got some great suggestions. I'm really drawn to names ending with o: Juno, Dido, Margo(t) etc, all of which have been vetoed by dh. Anyway the name Sappho popped into my head today and I love it, but it's just too ripe for playground abuse isn't it? Or by the time kids work out who Sappho was, would they be a bit older and beyond the name taunting stage?

No!

How about a name ending in A

Claudia
Sophia

I don't like Astrid much either!

Hero, Leto, Io, Callisto, Enyo, Clio/Cleo etc. would all be easier to live with.

What about Aphra?

She was an ancient Greek poet; the bit that is making people is that the name is synonymous with lesbianism; the word lesbian comes from the island of Lesbos where she lived and Sapphic is another word for lesbian.

Astro

thankyou

ooh have i just named your baby

Possibly cheese; middle name "Girl"

Nope, you can't
And my DD is gay, and it would still be a dire name for her.

Sorry.

How about Hebe?

Love Astro Girl!

Dear God no!
Reminds me of the cat in Stone Cold sorry!

What about Marlo if you like names ending in -o?

Are you hating Hebe?

Marino

Along the lines of Astrid, I would suggest Solveig, another (beautiful IMO) Scandinavian name

Oooh Sunivar, its Norwegian :)

How about Nemesis?

Aphrodite?

shortened to Aphro

maybe not

Hettie/Hetty
Tamsin/Thomasina
Clary
Saffron
Corrine

No.

Volvo?

Is Hebe pronounce Heeb or heebee? Solveig I'm guessing would be pronounced Solvig... but we are not even a little bit Scandinavian.

, sorry

Er?

Dumbo?
Rambo?
Coco?
Fido?
Limpopo?
Risotto?

As a lifelong Sapphist, can I just say: NO.

Aphra is lovely, though.

Solveig is pronounced Sool-vay, actually...it's quite pretty....hmm.....