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How would you name your son and daughter using names from Greek Mythology? What if you could get away with more eccentric Greek Mythology names?
formerly Belphoebe
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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf
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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf
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So difficult! My favourites for a girl are Aella, Astraea, Castalia, Daphne, Helena, Hera, Iris, Jocasta, Phaedra, Phoebe, Rheia, Urania and Xanthe, my favourite unisex (-ish, I use the term very generously) ones are Iocasti and Zephyr, and my favourite for a boy is Myles.
I’ll go with Helena Aella and Myles Iocasti.
I’ll go with Helena Aella and Myles Iocasti.
Ianthe Euphrosyne or Eudora Melpomene & Troilus Telemachus
I'd seriously consider using Alastor, simply because it closely resembles Alastair, though I know there is no connection. Hector would be good: it has pleasant Scottish links in my family. Linus is more closely associated with Peanuts than Greek mythology, but perhaps this connection is fading: do namers still know about the little boy and his blanket?
For a daughter, Penelope wins hands down. Every time I see the name Pegasus, I think of Peggy-Sue, but that's a long way from reality, alas.
For a daughter, Penelope wins hands down. Every time I see the name Pegasus, I think of Peggy-Sue, but that's a long way from reality, alas.
Alastor Moody is a pretty cool, though fictional, namesake!
My nephews, now young teens, don’t seem to make the connection with Peanuts. But in my time it was more a girl thing.
I love Penelope too and she has so many nickname options (Nell, Nellie, Poppy, Penny, Pip)
My nephews, now young teens, don’t seem to make the connection with Peanuts. But in my time it was more a girl thing.
I love Penelope too and she has so many nickname options (Nell, Nellie, Poppy, Penny, Pip)
This message was edited 12/30/2024, 10:02 AM