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Help[Opinions] Artemus / Artemas
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
Since Artemis is a well known mythological goddess, I typically think of it as feminine. However, the spellings Artemus and Artemas are known variations of the name to use for a boy, so, if I wanted to honor the goddess with my son's name, then I would go with the male option.
Since Demetrius / Dimitri is a boys name in honor of the goddess Demeter and Apollonia honors the male Apollo, it makes sense that there would be a male variant of the name Artemis as well.
Surnames used as first names and certain plant names sound unisex to me. Most names that have been around for a while have a tradition of use that is more specific to a certain gender/sex, so they aren't really unisex. I wouldn't give a daughter a traditional male name because I wouldn't want her to feel like I was somehow trying to hide the fact that she is a girl or that I didn't give her a girl name because they are somehow lesser.
The same thing with boy names; why would I try and make a statement with a son by deliberately giving him a feminine name? There isn't anything wrong with being a man and there are traditional boy names that I like, so I would just use one. No need to confuse people on forms or have people question his identity.
If a son or a daughter wanted to change their names later because it didn't fit them, then that is fine.
Since Demetrius / Dimitri is a boys name in honor of the goddess Demeter and Apollonia honors the male Apollo, it makes sense that there would be a male variant of the name Artemis as well.
Surnames used as first names and certain plant names sound unisex to me. Most names that have been around for a while have a tradition of use that is more specific to a certain gender/sex, so they aren't really unisex. I wouldn't give a daughter a traditional male name because I wouldn't want her to feel like I was somehow trying to hide the fact that she is a girl or that I didn't give her a girl name because they are somehow lesser.
The same thing with boy names; why would I try and make a statement with a son by deliberately giving him a feminine name? There isn't anything wrong with being a man and there are traditional boy names that I like, so I would just use one. No need to confuse people on forms or have people question his identity.
If a son or a daughter wanted to change their names later because it didn't fit them, then that is fine.
This message was edited 2/4/2021, 11:51 AM
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