Athena, Adelaide or Xanthe?

[Disastronaut]

These are our final short list for newborn DD1. Do people think Xanthe is a bit pretentious/Islington-y? Is Athena always going to be a poster shop?

She'll have a double-barrelled surname, half of which is 'foreign'.

Honest opinions welcome! Ta.

I really like Xanthe. I don't like Adelaide at all. Athena... dunno. HTH

Thanks!

I really like Adelaide. Xanthe and Athena are very Greek! :)

Not the capital city of South Australia? noooooo

I love Athena

I love Xanthe, but I'm not sure if people would know how to spell/pronounce it?

I'm not sure if I like Adelaide or not, and Athena is nice.

Love Adelaide. Don't like the others.

Athena adelaide then xanthe but theyre all beautiful.

We currently have Adelaide on our list for DC3 due in April.
It's a family name (and has nothing to do with australia btw).
I like it, but think it might be a bit marmite for many.
We may use it as a middle name.

Thanks all.

Mini: we were wondering about the 'Australia issue' too. Don't want that to be the first thing that everyone thinks when they hear it.

I really love Adelaide and it was a name long before it was a city. It's beautiful - strong and graceful. Athena is fine, strong as well. For me, Xanthe is a bit much: it's not hideous or anything, and there's nothing wrong with a good pretentious name, but to me it manages to be a bit prententious without the benefit of being especially unusual. It's pretty enough.

Xanthe is lovely and so is Ianthe.

I prefer Artemis to Athena.

Adelaide = Australia
Athena = greetings cards

Xanthe is a lovely name, pretty and unusual.

Adelaide is really nice. I. don't like the other two.

Even though Adelaide is an ok name, I think most people will instantly think she was called after the Australian city.

They'll all ok as names I guess but not my cup of tea.

Love them all! Adelaide is family name - shortened to A-dee!
Off the three I d go Xanthe! But as an Anthea I have been Anthe all my life so love the similarity!

I used to know an Adelaide, I do actually like it and it can be shortened to Ada (ayda) which is quite nice. But how many people will just instantly think Australia?

I know of a few Athenas and it is one of my favourite names!

Also know an Adelaide known as Addie. Never once thought about Australia!

Xanthe is very pretty too.

why does it matter if people think of australia when they hear the name? adelaide is beautiful

I love the name Xanthe - to me is beautiful, unusual but not 'way out'!

Xanthe, its awesome! Way high up my list. I really like Athena too - I perfer Athene bit I'm very unkeen on -a names in general. Never heard of a card shop - would people really think of a card shop before the greek warrior goddess of wisdom?

Adelaide is fine, nothing wrong with it, but the other two are much better imo.

I think I prefer Xanthe. As others have said, the name Adelaide pre-dates the city. The city was named in honour of Princess Adelaide, Queen Consort of William IV.

I like Adelaide best from your list, I feel people will think of the royal connection rather than the Australian city.

I love Athena, it was on my short list for DD2..

Would have used Athie as a nickname

Can never have it though even if I have a DD3 one day as it rhymes with the name we did choose!

Xanthe is very high up on list should any future child be a girl. Love Athena too.

Adelaide is pretty, but as a New Zealander the Australian connection would get me. I like Adele or Adela though.