Atlas for a girl?

[abbieamelia7]

Recently being loving Atlas for a little girl! What do you think?

You could give it a trial and call yourself Atlas for a few weeks and see what sort of reaction you get.

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Artemis? Or Atalanta, like the Greek heroine?

Please don't.

You know Atlas, from Greek mythology, bore the weight of the world on his shoulders? For that reason alone I would avoid using it for any child.

The other name we were thinking about is Aurora? Love the meaning but scared it’s getting popular? A little bit of popularity doesn’t put me off but it does when it’s everywhere.

Not sure I like. How about Globe, map, ordnance or geographic instead?

Aurora is beautiful. And nn Rory is great. Love it.

Artemisia (artist)?
I've also like Minerva and Dido.

Honestly no

I prefer Aurora. Have you thought of Arielle/Ariella?

There is a celebrity (an American one I think) with a baby girl called Atlas. Mn will never approve an unusual name by the way, tastes tend to the very traditional on here. I like Aurora too!

I know a little girl Atlas! At first I thought I'd misheard 'Alice' - but now it's grown on me and has become just the normal name of my friend's daughter.

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There is a celebrity (an American one I think) with a baby girl called Atlas. Mn will never approve an unusual name by the way, tastes tend to the very traditional on here. I like Aurora too!

There's unusual, then there's naming your tiny baby girl Bodybuilder.

Aurora is fine, and not common. I don’t know a single one.

I used to know a teenage Atalanta who was cool as.

Asta?

I don’t think it’s as much ‘mn’ won’t approve as just with an unusual name, you are only going to have a small percentage of people saying they like it? If you ask about a top ten name, you will get a higher percentage say they like it. In real life, most people will say it’s lovely as id never dream of telling someone their I didn’t like their baby’s name! The nameberry forum is a great one to discuss more unusual names. I do like names that are a bit different but I think atlas is too much for me, I’m not sure I’d like to be called Atlas, Perhaps a middle name? Aurora is lovely but has become popular very quickly. Any other names on the list? Alannis or indigo come to mind for some reason

Aurora will never go stratospheric in popularity
and she can always call herself Dawn if it does......

Aurora is fine imo - pretty, feminine (but has a more mascuine nn in Rory if she wants) and has nice nature as well as classical links. From what I remember there were about 800 Aurora's born last year so while it is definitely on the rise, it is nowhere near Olivia or Amelia etc levels and she's still likely to be the only one in her class.

..... I thought this thread was about a christening gift, the I realised to in baby names.

Don't do it

Don't do Aurora either. It sounds so aggressive.

I know one. Bit beefy and a brat. Puts me off.

Aria is v pretty

Atlanta or Atalanta would be OK for a girl.

I like Aurora. Or Aurelia.

Just don't 🙄

It’s hideous even for a boy. All the Atlas art and sculptures are horrible, so depressing, poor man with the weight of the world on his back. So negative.

I like it, but think of it as a boy name, as the Greek myth is a man and there are all those statues of a big hulking fella. Wouldn't work for me on a girl.

I like Aurora. Too popular depends on what you mean by too popular. There are a few around, but it isn't like Olivia or Sophia for example.

I love Andromeda, but it might be a bit brave!