Which name from Greek mythology is your favourite?

[JessieIsabelle]

Just trying to get some more inspiration as we love names from mythology.

It's for a girl, but you can say what it would be for a boy too, if you'd like.

It can be unusual, we need a first and a middle name, so the unusual ones would probably go on the middle name list.

Terpsichore, loved the name ever since I was a child and saw the film Down to Earth with the very beautiful Rita Hayworth.

Circe - the GOT thing might put me off but it’s spelt differently

Selene - similar and no GOT trouble

Ianthe

Hera

Ariadne (Ari)

Clio

Antigone (Tiggy!) - great character too

Ismene (she might have been a bit wet but it’s a nice name)

Athene (prefer to Athena)

Artemis (I also like Diana if you’d consider Roman)

It’s a shame about Isis, lovely name…

I like Cassia too, though I don’t think that’s mythological

Ooh I had a brilliant aunt Lalage - really good artist too

I like Electra too - but it does slightly sound like the kind of thing the party faithful would have named their daughters in the good old USSR

Artemis - really love it
Callista

Odysseus

Only because we watched about his adventures when I went to primary school

Oedipus and Electra

You're a complex sort of person.

Callisto

Antigone and Persephone are both lovely

I like Ismene and Electra.

Antigone reminds me of Tigger..

Athenaeum.

How about Minerva?

Bit of a tall order to live up to, but then so is Helen and there's millions of those milling around.

Electra
Penelope
Persephone
Apollo
Calypso

Some of these poor people were so unfortunate though, eg Iphigenia.

I liked Ariadne but I've met one recently who went by Addy and it just turned me off. Why give your child such a beautiful and unusual name but give her a nickname that's really common for a lot of other names.

Artemis

Selene
Persephone
Hecate
Despoena
Megara

As PP said, some names are quite ill omened

Not Greek but Minerva. Originally came from Etruscan (pre-Roman) folklore. Goddess of war, justice and learning. Her Greek counterpart is Athena.

Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter was aptly named.

@LenaLamont 😂

Chloe
Penelope
Cassandra

Briseis - but mainly because I love the retelling of her story by Pat Barker

Circe

Andromeda

Artemis
Persephone

Think about how you want your daughter to feel about her name and everything that others project on it and so her for her whole life mostly I’d say. As a main priority.

Olympia nickname Pia

Iris

Pia is a different Latin name but is pretty.