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Ariadne??

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MissTweed · 26/02/2013 02:11

My DH and I love the name Ariadne.... would love to know your thoughts and what middle names that could go with it.
thanks x

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SheepNoisesOff · 26/02/2013 02:13

I went to school with one so it always sounds normal to me! I think her middle name was Rachel.

SilentMammoth · 26/02/2013 02:16

Oh, this is my one of my absolute favourite name for a dd! Unfortunately dh vetoed, but gorgeous, unusual, elegant, go for it!

kefybaby · 26/02/2013 02:19

Gorgeous name!

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MissTweed · 26/02/2013 02:21

ah... positive so far...
we both love the name Hermione but will not use it for obvious reasons!! lol My DH has Polish ancestry so wanted a Polish name (we have an english surname). I wasnt so keen on this idea but looked up a list of common Polish girls names and Ariadna was on there.... looked further and Ariadne is the english equivalent. Whenever ive mentioned this name to people they have turned their noses up in a kind of 'i hate that name' way.

im not a believer in fate but i have picked up two baby name books and both fell open on the page with Ariadne on!! freaky!!

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DessieLou · 26/02/2013 03:33

is it pronounced arry - ad - neee?

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MissTweed · 26/02/2013 03:56

yes DessieLou

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SilentMammoth · 26/02/2013 04:19

Talking about fate with baby names, was at park with dc and commented on the lady next to me gorgeous new baby (we were ttc, but was to early to test at time)

She said, "his name is Jago", I said, oh, lovely. She then went on to say "but if he'd been a girl he would have been

I got goose pimples. It was the name that dh and I had picked out for what we hoped would be our next child if a girl. Ten days later I discover I am indeed pregnant again. Nine months later we named our daughter that name.

laptopwieldingharpy · 26/02/2013 04:43

Beautiful!

scaevola · 26/02/2013 06:44

I think it's a wonderful name.

Sadly, could not convince DH the same.

ChompieMum · 26/02/2013 07:00

Beautiful. And sounds like it is very well suited to your family so a double bonus. Rose is a good middle name with Ariadne

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 26/02/2013 11:35

Bold choice, pretty and striking.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/02/2013 19:36

LOVE it.

Iseeall · 26/02/2013 19:40

Nice, but unusal. Go with it.

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ImpYCelyn · 26/02/2013 20:26

Love it! It was vetoed by DH, but then we had boys anyway. Still love it though...

olivertheoctopus · 26/02/2013 20:30

Pretty name. Makes me think of spiders though...

Rhubarbgarden · 26/02/2013 21:25

Spiders here too.

GetOrf · 26/02/2013 21:29

Arachne was the girl in Greek mythology who gave her name to spiders.

Wasn't Ariadne hidden in the minotaur's cave.

Anyway bores everyone to death I LOVE the name. It is absolutely beautiful.

I know a polish girl called Zaphia, which I think is beautiful as well.

alexpolismum · 26/02/2013 21:30

To the spider people - you are thinking of arachne, which means spider in Greek.

Ariadne is a beautiful name. I love it! So much so, in fact, that I gave it to my dd!

It means "the most pure"

alexpolismum · 26/02/2013 21:31

yes, Getorf, Ariadne was the one who gave Theseus a ball of string in the labyrinth

GetOrf · 26/02/2013 21:35

That's it! Theseus. Thank you.

I love the name Ariadne. It really is so lovely.

I would love a load of daughters so I could call them all classical Greek names. Artemis, Oenone, Hera, Athene.

alexpolismum · 26/02/2013 21:41

I already have an Ariadne. My next dc was going to be Ismene, but it turned out to be a boy. I'm still saving the name, just in case we have a surprise in the future!

GetOrf · 26/02/2013 21:44

Ooh Ismene

What a lovely pair of names.

GetOrf · 26/02/2013 21:45

Are you still in Greece alexpolis? Sorry to be nosy, just remember your very saddening posts from some time ago amongstj all the crises. I also hope you haven't suffered too much in the weather of you're still there.

alexpolismum · 26/02/2013 21:46

you could always adopt half a dozen baby girls, Getorf!