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Tabitha or Thisbe

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RoseApp · 24/07/2023 18:22

Stuck on names. So far we have
Thisbe
Tabitha
Thea
Elowen
Xanthe
Callista

Suggestions welcome. We quite like Greek/mythology/mystic/romantic (I can’t think of the right term )

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Onesnowynight · 27/07/2023 18:24

Calliope
Athena

midsomermurderess · 27/07/2023 19:38

I really like Thisbe. It just might be a bit difficult to live up to such an unusual name though, if say you grow up to be a bit mousy.

midsomermurderess · 27/07/2023 19:40

As for the names being ‘try hard’, never take life advice from the tall-poppy, socially insecure. They make life so dull and grey.

DuckIings · 28/07/2023 00:46

Heaven forbid people try hard to name their kids 😏

I absolutely love Tabitha.

CuttedUpAvocadoPear · 29/07/2023 00:32

Tabitha is nice, also there is the Greek version of the name, which is Dorcas.

Chevrotains · 30/07/2023 20:37

Wtf is Thisbe? Genuinely never heard of it!

Thea and Tabitha are the nicest

KirstenBlest · 30/07/2023 20:59

Dorcas is lovely.

TitoMojito · 30/07/2023 21:11

Chevrotains · 30/07/2023 20:37

Wtf is Thisbe? Genuinely never heard of it!

Thea and Tabitha are the nicest

It's from the Greek tragedy Pyramus and Thisbe. Also appears in A Midsummer Night's Dream as the play the Mechanicals are performing for the wedding.

TitoMojito · 30/07/2023 21:14

Tabitha is a cat name to me.

I love Thea but it's really popular atm.

Love Elowen or Elonwen
I like Xanthe but she'll always be spelling it
Like Callista. Although I will always think of Callista Flockhart. Not that that's a bad thing, I love her

I actually thought Thisbe was a perfectly nice name until people upthread made the frisbee connection Shock

Daphnis156 · 05/08/2023 19:15

They are all a bit pretentious, and whilst some may be not too bad for a woman, they just are not decent names for a child.

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