Athena?

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DH saw a film last night with a character called Athena and loves it for our baby name (if it's a girl). All I can think of is the poster shop where they had the picture of a naked man holding a baby. Am I being daft?

I think it's lovely and quite unusual. Think I might prefer Athene. It's a good strong girl's name, I think she was the Greek goddess of wisdom? Roman equivalent Minerva, I think.

I'm afraid it reminds me of the poster shop.

I'm amazed so many have never heard of the shop, the branch nearest to where we live only closed a couple of years ago.

I like it. If it makes me hunk anything it's Battlestar Galactica - never heard of the shop

Really ineed? I though they'd all disappeared yonks ago.

Minerva is nice too. Bit fancy shmancy but in a good way.

I know a baby Athena and her big brother Aristotel!!! Family are not Greek!!

beautiful. I wouldnt associate with the poster shop and Im 30.

Poster shop, sorry

Aristotle is a bridge too far! The pressure of having such a name.

Our cat is called Athena. DP was playing computer game about the Greek gods when we found her!

I don't think anyone your DDs age would associate it with the poster shop, so it wouldn't really be a big deal. My first thought is the Greek goddess.

I love the name, but the actual pronunciation has the stress on the "na" rather than the "ee" which I don't like the sound of so much (my husband is Greek, so I couldn't get away with pronouncing a Greek name "English") .... It is still one of my favourites.. One of the others is Andromeda. (Although annoyingly the stress is on the "may" not the "drom".

It's a lovely name! I know a baby Althea - similar but with less poster shop connotations?!

Oh, I loved Athena back in the day. When did teenagers stop buying posters ?

Athena is lovely as a name, and a fleeting association from a minority of 30ish+ people would soon disappear. Nobody would think twice about calling their child Claire ('s Accessories), Chelsea (Girl) or Zara.

My DC's rooms are covered in posters, Batman. They get them from lots of different places - e.g. museum type gift shops, WH Smiths, Amazon marketplace.

I came to the UK in the early 90s, and didn't think of the shop until I read the OP, although I was aware of (i.e. I didn't make the connection from the thread title, alone.)

I think most people now wouldn't make the association, and it's not an awful association, anyway.

It's a good name, I think. Both pretty and strong, with good associations (goddess of wisdom). If you like it, don't let the shop name put you off.

For your viewing pleasure - the famous Athena poster of "man with baby"

Ha ha I remember that poster! (Swoons)

I remember the shop but it really wouldn't have sprung to mind.

Athena is a beautiful name. Also Athene (which I think I slightly prefer). Lovely meaning too.

It's a beautiful and strong name

I'm biased as DD2 is Athena, so obviously I love it! DH is half Greek, but we pronounce it the 'english' way.