what do you think of Athena?

[dicing]

obviously won't be to everyone's taste! just looking for thoughts on the name and if there'd be any potential nicknames?

I love it but equally think it's a bit pretentious.

The kind of name I would love to call a baby and never would, personally.

We had it in our list!! We got a ds instead!!
It was a fab shop in the 80's but didn't put me off!!

Seems like a lovely name. Wasn't there a company called 'Athena' that published posters, by the way? Not that it matters.

I love it

Nice if you've got Greek connections. Still nice if you haven't but maybe think about how it goes with the surname.

You don't need to shorten any name. The obvious shortening is Ena but why would you?

We have a cat called Athena (goddess of wisdom and justice, DP is in law...) and people always, always comment on the shop!

Goddess of wisdom and Florence Nightingale's pet owl.

I think it’s a lovely name. Maybe a bit much though. I like it, not sure I would use it myself though.

The poster shop is the first thing I think of but I am old

It's not my style of name, but there's nothing wrong with it.

80's poster shop, used to love it !

I know an Athena, nn Thea.

She's over 80, proper old school bluestocking academic.

She's fab, so it's a vg association

Someone I know has just called their LO Athena. It wouldn't be something I'd choose, but it really suits my friends DD.

Poster shop.
Although if you’re not in your late 30s or 40s you would get away with it.

i too think poster shop but I also like it!

Love it

I think of the shop. What an excellent shop it was. It must have sold something other than black and white posters of people standing on smoky railway platforms but I can’t think what else there was.
Which is not to say it is not a good name, OP.

Nice

Absolutely love it!

Big name to live up to..

I have an Athena. We've had no raided eyebrows and everyone Who has commented on it seems sincere about liking the name.

I like it if you have Greek connections.

I really like it. I know a six year old Athena who is awesome! Her parents aren't Greek but one of them studied Greek. All the other Athenas I've ever met were Greek, I think.

Only if you're Greek.

I like Athena but I prefer Althea because I think it lends itself to Thea as a nn more

I like it. I know a 6 year old Athena - her name doesn't get shortened.