Which Greek names will be the next big thing?

[JessieIsabelle]

We don't have any on our list so far, except for Chloe which is quite mainstream, but it seems like they are very trendy now and I just thought about this today and was wondering which one you think will become popular next.

Right now Penelope is really popular as well as Athena. I think Daphne, Apollo, Atlas are all rising quickly. Zoe, Chloe and Phoebe were popular in the past.

Which one of these has a chance and have you noticed any? I'm just so curious:

Antigone - I heard this is rising quickly among posh people, can anyone confirm?

Chione

Persephone - Saw this a few times, too.

Calliope

Nephele

Nike

Atlas

Apollo

Ares - I've seen this a few times too.

Eurydice

Any ideas?

It's just out of curiosity, because I'm intrigued. The only one on our list so far is Chloe, but I'm thinking about adding Phoebe again. I guess we're not brave enough for Persephone, even though I like it.

Oh god that is tragic and so embarrassing for them

How is it pronounced? Hopefully not like the trainers...!

In Greek Nike is pronounced Niki (hard K)

Hoping for Hekate, Cassandra, Klytaimnestra, Medea, Eris, Penthesileia

Paris for boys, of course

Hecate is my ‘name I wished I was brave enough to use’ along with Balthazar for a boy. Neither would have suited any of my children though.

Is it pronounced like Cah LYE oh pee? That’s how I’ve always said it in my head, but I know of two, 15 years difference in ages and both known as Callie

(never heard them say the full name out loud, just seen it written down)

@HalfBloodPrincess yes you are absolutely right on the pronunciation. I really like the name- when pronounced correctly!

I came on to suggest this. With a brother Richard maybe? Great nicknames potential 🤣

Calista is pretty. I had a very pretty little Siamese cat that I called Calista. 😹

@HalfBloodPrincess @FunkyBu it's difficult because that seems to be the American way of pronouncing it but it's not my Greek families way of pronouncing it which is more like Kall ee oh pee with a short O not an oooohh.

Jocasta is definitely due a revival.

Elemenope is popular at my kids’ school.

😂

@Loo3 ah yes, I have seen it also pronounced that way. It's often the case that anglicised pronunciation of names isn't correct.

Not keen on Jason, but how about Iason?

Any chance they are Nigerian? I know a few too. Nike is also a yoruba name and usually part of a longer name but on its own would mean "to treasure or care dearly for".

At least they are girls! I keep coming across little boys called Artemis.

We had Persephone on our list for DD.

Telemachus is a good one

Pollux

Persephone is lovely. We have a Kalliope (Kal-EYE-opi, not Cally-opi) at work, but she is Greek. We also have an Eirini (Eye-reeny).

All really pretty. Also lots of Greek Maria’s and a Georgia.

It’s great, but unless the parents watched Ulysses as children, it will be mangled to telly-makkus.

Also know a couple, but the ones I know don’t pronounce it like the trainer company. They pronounce it Neeka, not Nikey.

Achilles or Icarus are due a revival.

I think Iolanthe might have popular potential.
I knew a fair number of Greek girls called Eleni when I was at university, that's a nice name too.

Ariadne