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It's interesting, but it has a sad background, and the Amazon Echo association is deterring.

It just seems too weird of a sound wise and as a word to use in real life.

I know a person named Ekho. It suits them.

I know a little boy named Echo, his older brother is Ian. I just can't get used to his name or the oddness of the sibling set. I've often thought of asking her how she chose Echo but imagine she's asked enough that it gets old.

I think it's painfully (echoingly) empty and thoughtless, worse than Narcissa because at least that's a flower.

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The first time I saw it outside of the myth was for the main character of a YA novel about 16 years ago, and at first, I had to suspend disbelief, but then she turned out to be a sulky, insomniac binge-eater with toxic family relationships, and I was like 'oh, nm, I guess that name choice by the author makes sense'.

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But people use it IRL, so it's gotta work. It's more palatable to me as a MN, because then it's easier for me to imagine as a poetic expression: if my name were Marisol Echo "sea and sun echo", I think I'd be okay with that.

This message was edited 1/20/2020, 1:56 PM

I like it. I've only seen one person IRL named Echo and it worked on her, but I don't think it would work on an average person.

This is one of those names that people seem to think sounds kewl - and they apparently stop thinking. I used to be one of them - I used to think I liked it. Because I didn't think about it beyond how it sounded kewl, and my understanding of the myth was sixth grade level. It only "works" IRL, in the sense that *lots* of people seem to just not understand why Echo is Echo in the myth (used as a name, it refers always to the myth). That makes it seem painfully shallow IMO. It's a great name for a pathetic character in a satire, not for a daughter. I'm sure people who're named it, rationalize it somehow - it's basically just hippy dippy and has the benefit of being memorable - but for myself I'd rather have a cringey (imo) name like Apple or Piper or Lilith, than be identified as Echo.

I like it in a vacuum, but on a real person it seems kind of mean. Like, you’re only an echo of a person, or you’re only an echo of the kid we wanted. Maybe that’s just me.

I've known 2. Both in their 30s. Unexpected and okay.