Would you name your daughter after a mythological creature, like a mermaid, fairy etc?

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What do you think about this?

Willy or Flipper?

Rhiannon/Helen etc yes
Boudicca no

No but someone I used to know did.
Peter pans sidekick with an a added.

Is it an actual name that happens to be shared by a goddess? Or just purely the name of a goddess?

Aphrodite/Athena - too much
Aurora/Maeve/Persephone - fine

My cat is called tinkerbell, no I’d not name a child anything too out there but depends what the name is I suppose, I’ve got 4 boys and my girls name was always Katie so perhaps I’m a bit dull

I would definitely name them after someone out of Greek/Roman/Norse etc. mythology.

I would not name them after a Disney/Game of Thrones character.

The only caveat would be if the myth was extremely widely associated with particular characteristics (e.g. Venus, Hercules - what if they aren't romantic/strong) - but this would have to be associations the average person on the street would make, not that you would only know after extensive Googling or if you were a classical scholar.

My oldest has a Roman goddess name.

That’s where the name Tania / Tanya comes from.

No, the name Tania doesn’t come from Titania. It comes from the Russian name Tatiana. It’s the standard diminutive of that name.

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That’s where the name Tania / Tanya comes from.

No, the name Tania doesn’t come from Titania. It comes from the Russian name Tatiana. It’s the standard diminutive of that name.

You are aware that multiple names can have the same diminutive right?

Tania / Tanya are diminutives of BOTH Titania & Tatiana. The difference is Tatiana has survived to this day as a name & Titania has not.

If you want to go right back, Tatiana derives from Latin & Titania from Ancient Greek; Ancient Greek is considered to be older than Latin so an argument could be made that the name Titania actually came first but to be honest it’s irrelevant because as I said, multiple names can have the same diminutive.

Either way, Titania / Tatiana / Tania / Tanya / Tanja all mean ‘Queen of the fairies’ which is what this thread is about.

Very pedantic of me but Tatiana is the feminised version of Tatius who was King of the Sabines (area outside of Rome). It’s a popular name in Eastern Europe thanks to the popularity of St Tatiana, a 3rd century saint.
Nothing to do with fairies then.

Our DC both have names from literary backgrounds (Tolkein) so aren't commonly used names by any stretch but both are also legitimate names in their own right, just not England. (Before anyone assumes we have Bilbo and Aragon) 😂😂

We love our choices, are any of the names you're considering also known names elsewhere?