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I immediately think of the porn star.

The name reminds me of Hypolita or Hipolita (not sure how it is written). That is the name of a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. I personaly wouldn't use it but it's not bad at all. I would nick name her Pat, don't really know why.

I would naturally pronounce it hip-AY-sha. It reminds me of hippos too much. Fine for someone else. :)

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Is this how it is pronounced in Greek?

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I would only use it if I knew the authentic Greek pronounciation. I don't like how it sounds in English. I would pronounce "hyp" as "hip" (Hippie seems the obvious nn).

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I read a historical novel about Hypatia long ago, so the name itself is not new to me. But if you are not interested in Greece or history, I suppose it sounds strange.

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"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party

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"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

Sorry - sounds like an illness to me!

First thing I thought of was Hip Dysplasia

Personally, I think it sounds and looks like a rare disease or a body part that nobody really thinks about. It would be nice to call a child a name that meant "highest" but I would never use Hypatia. The only nickname I could think of would be Patsy or something like that.

I think of Hypatia fondly because the first time that I saw it the poster suggested that a good nn for it would be Patsy, which I thought was cute, especially since my mom's name is Patricia nn Patti and I thought that Hypatia nn Patsy would be a nice, roundabout way of honoring her (as I dislike Patricia). I can never see using it myself, but it is the sort of name I would smile at if I heard it on someone else's kid. So, yeah... in short, I approve.

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Arcadia

It's just an object
It doesn't mean what you think
SigByEatFruityOatyBars

Oh, I don't know. It sounds too much like an ailment or condition, like alopecia or something. :b

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~Heather~