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Suggestions please - classic Greek origin names

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hettienne · 21/08/2013 19:56

DS has a classic, Greek origin name - think Alexander, known as Alex.

I am looking for something similar for DC2 - don't know if it will be a boy or girl yet so looking for ideas for both. Something not super-popular/top 10 would be ideal.

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TheWoollybacksWife · 21/08/2013 20:09

Penelope
Athena
Minerva

Lysander
Jason

alexpolismum · 21/08/2013 20:26

I love Philip for a boy. Classic, underused. Philip was the father of Alexander the Great, and it means "friend of horses".

For a girl, you can't beat Ariadne

TallulahBetty · 21/08/2013 20:27

Lois.

Bowlersarm · 21/08/2013 20:30

Nicholas

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MarianneBrandon · 21/08/2013 20:40

Euphemia

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hettienne · 21/08/2013 21:01

Thanks, I love Ariadne and Daphne, Penelope is nice too.

Boys names seem a bit harder - Phillip and Nicholas seem inoffensive but aren't grabbing me. Sound like people I went to school with iyswim.

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DaftAda · 21/08/2013 21:05

Hector, Troy, Paris

Helen

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hettienne · 21/08/2013 21:07

Ooh, Hector! I like that.

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MortaIWombat · 21/08/2013 21:14

Thrasymachos
Priam
Creon
Xenophon
Lysippos

Jason

alexpolismum · 21/08/2013 21:14

More boys:

Orfeas (Orpheus)
Leonidas

mypavlova · 21/08/2013 22:05

Aletheia (Truth) one of my faves.
Phaedra
Arianna
Helena & variations
Io
Hermia
Thisbe
Clio
Cleone (Kleone)
Zoe

Boys are harder
Alexander
Ajax
Aristotle
Archimedes
Christopher
Demetrius
Philo
Phineas
Plato
Theodore
Timon
Timotheos
Xeno

Biscuitsneeded · 21/08/2013 22:53

Theodore

jalapeno · 22/08/2013 08:25

Anastasia

night1971 · 22/08/2013 10:05

Artemis
Augusta

Gregory
Theodore
Christian

forevergreek · 22/08/2013 16:30

Theodore
Thaddeus
Leonidas

BOF · 22/08/2013 16:30

Helen

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hettienne · 22/08/2013 16:39

Penelope, Ariadne and Hector are all going on my list.

Unfortunately DP hates Daphne :(

I don't think Artemis, Thaddeus and Leonidas quite pass the "shouted in Asda" test Grin

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hettienne · 22/08/2013 16:40

Do you think Nell/Nellie works as a shortening of Penelope? Not so fond of Penny.

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GrimmaTheNome · 22/08/2013 16:44

Do you think Nell/Nellie works as a shortening of Penelope? Not so fond of Penny
I suppose so, but they're usually shortenings of Helen/Eleanor/Elena - don't know why, as they don't have 'nel' in and Penelope does!

AngelaOxford · 22/08/2013 17:08

Leander/Theodore for a boy. I love ancient greek names (being myself half Greek) but the problem is they sound so much better in Greek. Sadly, most of them would never pass the "shouted in Asda" test!! hahaha

I think it's slightly easier when it comes to girls. I like Agathe/Agatha,
Agnes, Alexandra, Berenice, Chloe, Chrysanthe, Eugenia, Helena, Melissa/Melitta/Melina, Roxane, Sophia and Zoe.

valiumredhead · 22/08/2013 17:20

I love Parascevi, which can be shortened to Evi for a girl. That will be my daughter's name in my next life timeSmile

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hettienne · 22/08/2013 17:34

Alexandra is lovely too but I don't like Alex or Lexie for a girl!

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forevergreek · 22/08/2013 17:42

Girls:
Alethia
Thea
Thalia
Airla/ Airlia
Eleadora

Boys:
Andreas
Maximos/ Maxian
Alastor

fairypangolin · 23/08/2013 12:25

I went to school with a boy named "Orion", which I've always thought was nice and doesn't sound too pretentious. He could be "Ori" for short.