Naming my daughter Atlas?

[abbieamelia7]

I’m really starting to love Atlas for a little girl. Originally this was our boy name, and I still love it for a boy too. Could we use it for either gender? Big sister is Aurora.
Aurora and Atlas as sisters?

Not very nice for a boy; bloody awful for a girl.

It’s a really really awful name. Bad for a boy. Just horrible and cruel for a girl, especially in contract to Aurora. Talk about drawing the short end of the stick.

It’s a book for Geography (seriously think about how she’ll feel in Geography lessons) or the name of a miserable sod with the weight of the world on his back. Don’t do it.

Agree with most posters.

Atalanta (or more properly in Greek, Atalante) is fine in that direction. Atlanteia is another name from Greek mythology.

Other Greek mythology A names: Actaea, Arete, Athena and Artemis (obviously), Arsinoe, Asteria, etc.

But on another note, I really would try to avoid two A names--I like the idea of each of the people being named individually rather than in bulk.

Atalanta is a really cool Greek heroine with a similar sound.

Or a female Titan like Gaia could work. Aurora and Gaia would be really cute.

Call her Ayn!

Sorry
It’s atrocious
She’ll get the piss taken endlessly at school

Great name for a boy

Angelica/Antigone/Athena/Aurilia/Autumn

For a boy yes but it's too masculine for a girl imo

@Gullible2021

It’s a really really awful name. Bad for a boy. Just horrible and cruel for a girl, especially in contract to Aurora. Talk about drawing the short end of the stick.

It’s a book for Geography (seriously think about how she’ll feel in Geography lessons) or the name of a miserable sod with the weight of the world on his back. Don’t do it.

Yes. There's so many other names, just don't call a kid 'map book' or 'strongman'.

Aurora is lovely though, and pp have suggested other good names like Athens/ Athena.

Didn't you already ask this in March? I doubt opinions have changed.

Only makes me think of a man with the world on his shoulders.

Oh dear. Why do some parents want to saddle their children with such unsuitable names? I'm glad the OP has at least consulted MN for others' opinions before committing to it, and I hope the OP will reconsider based on the above advice.

Definately a boys name IMO

Aurora is beautiful - lights in the sky. Atlas - a bloke carrying the weight of the world or something to look countries up in. I'd definitely go for Athena or Atlanta.

I only know it as a boys name

Yeah why not

Well to gauge reaction call yourself Atlas for a while and see how you feel.

No - she'll have the piss taken out of her for years.
Try again.

Sorry OP but I think it's awful, even for a boy. Seems a bit try-hard to me and sounds very harsh. And I agree that I'd feel short changed if I was called Atlas and my sister was Aurora. Atlanta is similar but much nicer.

I don’t like it even as a boys name but as a girls name it’s just awful!

Aurora is beautiful, surely there’s another beautiful girls name that you can find for DD2?!

I'd wonder if you were an Ayn Rand fan. I'd hate for anyone to think I was inspired by her.

Sorry but I agree with pps. It’s too masculine for a girl, she’ll feel envious of Aurora and there is teasing potential. There’s been lots of other lovely suggestions that would go very well.

Thats just setting someone up to get bullied at school really.