Greek Mythology Girl Names

[mythologygirl]

I am pregnant with twin girls. I really love Greek mythology and drawn to greek mythology goddess, nymphs and muses names. I have a list of some I like, but looking for opinions, feedback or others that you like.

Arethusa(ar-uh-thoo-zuh)
Xanthe (zan-thee)
Eos (ee-aw-s) I think I'd like this one as a middle name.
Gaia (guy - yA)
Ianthe(ee-an-thee)
Selene (suh-leh'-nee) I think I'd like this one as a middle name.

Xanthe and Gaia get my vote

Iris
Hestia

I know a girl called Athena Sunflower.

Think it is great.

Not a goddess but, Helena. As in Helena of troy. Helena and ...Paris? Think that was the dudes name right? Would work for a girl too I guess.

Antigone (ant-igg-on-ee)

Myrianthea (Mirr-ee- anthea)

My two favourites.

I like Gaia and Selene from your list.

Gaia & Xanthe for me

Ariadne
Myrina

Xanthe gets my vote for first name and the others for middle names except for Arethusa which sounds a bit like ‘I refuse her.’

Suggestions:
Iris
Helena
Jocasta
Cassandra
Thalia
Eris/Aeris
Hera
Chloe
Grace
Lilah
Maia
Persephone
Tessa
Zoe

Some that I like,
Iphigenia
Hippolyta
Dido

Thanks everyone for your comments so far. I am glad there is love for Xanthe. I thought maybe it may have been way out there. I am a little sad but not surprised there is no love for Arethusa. I personally love it, but it's one of those names that you either love it or hate.

I don’t mind all the names but some are just not the most pleasant to say.

Xanthe and Gaia are the best. Love those names ❤️

Circe

I can't really get my mouth around saying Arethusa so that's a no from me. I like Xanthe though!

Love all these names. All of them! Lyra is also a great Greek inspired girls (though not really from the Greek myths as such).

Selene will be pronounced Arleen. There's also Phoebe, Persephone (Seffie). I'd say having a middle name AND a first name from the same group of names may be overkill. I'd have a raised eyebrow if you told me your gorgeous newborn was Arethusa Eos.

Not Arleen, Seleen. Keeps autocorrecting for me!

Of yours I really like Ianthe
I also like
Phoebe
Hebe
Phaedra
Daphne

Harmonia
Hera
Hestia
Artemis
Demeter (is on my list)
Leto
Eirene
Hebe
Hecate
Macaria
Nyx
Alectrona
Techne
Tyche
Psyche
Chione
Electra
Aura
Hemera
Cybele
Hermione
Nymphe
Daphne
Rhea
Asteria
Ismene
Danae
Pandaisia
Circe
Mneme
Calliope
Ino
Andromeda
Clio

And beautiful but totally unusable...
Nemesis
Nike

Thanks everyone but I think I am set on Twin A: Xanthe Eos
I am not set on Twin B name yet, but I thank everyone on their feedback and suggestions.

Ariadne is lovely and easy to pronounce! With names from Greek mythology always worth checking the story as some are a little dark (I'd have loved to call my son Orestes but it just felt too weird!). I liked Phaedra for my daughter but my mother and friend who had studied classics were a quick veto

Iris

Hello - I read Classics and in College this used to be a hot topic of discussion - which sound too harsh and abrasive like Clytemnestra and which didn’t sound Greek/Classical enough like Helen. Check whether you’ve got a parent/brother sister etc murdering character - and probably avoid ones that make a pun easily.

My best suggestion - because it’s classical pedigree is top notch and because she is a great character - but also no one has ever heard of her is Nyssia. She was the wife of Candules - thought to be the most beautiful woman in the world and she kills her husband for letting another man (Gyges) look at her. So Nyssia would get my vote. The story is in Herodotus.

Xanthe Eos and Nyssia Iris ? I love picking names - great fun. Last things to check - can you shout them - in anger or desperation - across a sports field/in a car park/supermarket etc. Xanthe is great as it abbreviates nicely into “Xan!” and Nyssia could be Nys- or “little Nys”!

Some of your pronounciations are not Greek, do you mind? For example, it’s A-rė-thou-sa and Xà-nthee.

Some of your choices would be very unusual in Greece, like Arethousa, do you mind that?

Do you want the names to match? You could go for two nymphs or two fates in that case.

Good catch. I looked up the Greek pronunciation for Xanthee and it says it's pronounced KSAN-thee which I adore just as much. I just want names that are from greek mythology.