Is this name too weird?

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So for a girl I love the name Hecate, (Hec-a-tee), its the name of a Greek goddess associated with magic and space. I think it is both a cool and pretty name! I know a lot of people probably wont be keen and she'll have it pronounced wrong her whole life...should I still use the name???

I'd go with too weird. Too closely related to Macbeth's weird sisters, as well.

Hmm? I would not want to give a child a name that would constantly cause confusion.

Not too sure about Hecate, probably because of the witchy connotations.

Antigone, however, I love, so 🤷‍♀️

I love it!

Weird,

I’ve never heard of it.

If I had to say it I’d say Hec Tate

I don’t hate it but what a massive ball ache to spend your WHOLE life spellings your name out and correcting the pronunciation.

I simply wouldn’t inflict that on a child.

My name is similar, in the fact that people can never pronounce or spell it, it is sometimes annoying but I do love explaining where the name comes from and what it means.

There’s a poster who used to use that name, I think she’s still here but namechanged

I’ve been saying it wrong (in my head) for over a decade now. I didn’t realise it was the name of a Greek goddess.

It will get shortened to Heck and for that alone I’d pass on it.

I don't like the mystic connotations but I think it is a very pretty name. In my head I have always mispronounced it but I really like it.

Witch!

My first thought was also Macbeth and witches (in a creepy old crone not cool magic way). Personally I find the 'Hec' sound rather harsh, like in Hector and Hester.

I did think of that, but I wouldn't mind the nickname Tee for her which is easily associated to the name

Well, my first thought is that Hecate is the ruler of the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth which to me isn't a particularly good association.

Secondly I'd instinctively pronounce it as it is in the play, which is something like HECK-ut, rather than your Greek pronunciation - which I do think is nicer.

I have to say I'm not a fan of the name.

Where do you live and what's the accent like and where will she go to school? Will they drop the T? Around here it would become hecar'ee. Not good.

I couldn't hack a life of having to correct people calling me heh-kate or hee-kate either. Which is a shame because it's not a bad name in theory.

You might love explaining your name but the next person might bloody hate it.

How about Asteria or Thalia?

Oh honey, she's QUEEN of the fucking witches. And Macbeth is still firmly on the syllabus. You just can't.

What about Hebe?

My sisters name means witch and it has never once been used against her. I know it may seem mean but I love the mystery that surrounds the name

Hecate is one of the possible origins of the name Katherine (origins Greek, but unknown).

www.behindthename.com/name/Katherine

If you like Hecate (bit too weird), I'd go for Katerina or Ekaterina. Only you will know the witchy connection!

I think there might even be a variant Hekaterina out there! Can't recall.

I love it but probably due to the long term poster here 🤣

Hectate is the witch of necromancy ... bit weird for a baby

Does your sister's name obviously mean witch? Your baby is literally going to sit in s classroom reading a play in which it says 'Enter Hecate, queen of the witches.' Would you have enjoyed that at 14?

Could you use it as a middle name? The witchy connotation isn't great. What about Hero or Hebe?

Too odd. Will probably be mispronounced has Heh-Kate

I like but wouldn't have pronounced it correctly if you hadn't said

I've spent my life spelling out my name and while it's been a minor annoyance I have grown to like the fact that it is somewhat unusual. It's nice knowing that you're not one of five people in your class / office with the same name.