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"Theni" derives from the stressed syllable so it's definitely the most intuitive! I'm not sure Athena's the kind of name that needs a nickname, but if you insist then Theni is definitely the one. The way I say it, "Athena" ends up being pronounced "uh-THEEN-uh" (or "ə-THEEN-ə") so any nickname spiraling off the vowels at the beginning or end sounds pretty forced and artificial.

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Part of me wants to spell it differently though, to make the pronunciation clearer at a glance. I think "Theeny" would make sense but it does look kind of goofy!! Like "teeny". Not sure if "Theenie" is any better.