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Athena, Adelaide or Xanthe?

36 replies

Disastronaut · 26/10/2013 19:44

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.

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lljkk · 28/10/2013 09:01

Athena is the only one I can stomach.

ReturnPlacenta · 28/10/2013 09:05

Xanthe for me. Adelaide feels neither sophisticated, cool or beautiful, it's a bit brassy I think. Maybe Guys & Dolls is to blame for that.

Alisvolatpropiis · 28/10/2013 10:44

Athena is the only one I like. I don't see Xanthe as being terribly usable and Adelaide doesn't sound particularly nice.

I know an Athena,late 20's.

AtiaoftheJulii · 28/10/2013 10:48

Love Adelaide, has always been one of my favourites. Love the shortening Addie. Xanthe is another favourite, very nice. I would have used these two happily but dh didn't want them.

I like Athena, and would think it was nice on another child, but I wouldn't have used it.

Looks like there's quite a spread of opinions on this thread!

TenthMuse · 28/10/2013 11:46

Xanthe is beautiful and would be my top choice. Athena's lovely too, but would be seen as very Greek where I live, as there's a large Greek community here and it's used fairly frequently. Adelaide sounds a bit clunky and unwieldy to me (although Addie is cute).

EldritchCleavage · 28/10/2013 11:51

Love Xanthe, like Athene, not keen on Adelaide.

Have you thought of Zita, as well?

smithwillsam · 29/10/2013 07:35

I am gonna go with Xanthe... However I personally prefer the Greek version, ' Golden Yellow '. But either way, it's still a good name.

JimmyCorpseHell · 29/10/2013 08:43

I have helped you out OP and counted up the responses . I took everyone's favourite choice even if they liked more than one. Here it is
Xanthe 14
Adelaide 8
Athena 6
So Xanthe wins, woo hoo!

Spaghettinetti · 31/10/2013 12:57

Hi there!

I really don't like Adelaide, but Athena and Xanthe are both lovely names.

I particularly like Xanthe and if the foreign bit of your surname's Greek, I think it'll work particularly well.

I quite like Athena as a name, but you're right....in the UK, we tend to think goddess wearing a sheet or poster shop...

Spaghettinetti · 31/10/2013 12:59

Oooo just realised you've already decided! Pregnancy brain... D'oh! Good choice and congratulations! X

JacqueslePeacock · 31/10/2013 12:59

Xanthe is lovely.

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