[Opinions] Iphigeneia.....
I was watching Grey’s Anatomy and a girl said her middle name was Iphigeneia (if-uh-juh-ny-uh) what do you think of it?
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I love it - but the name is attached to a very sad myth, so I wouldn't use it.
I like the sound of it but the character (in Greek mythology, not on Grey's Anatomy!) was such a wimp, I couldn't bring myself to use it on a child.
I actually love Greek Mythological type names. But this one in particular I don't care to much for.
As a Greek mythology geek, I quite like it :-) Though I do prefer Iphigenia.
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Hehe. My first thought was 'hey, that's Callie's middle name'
I ... don't really like it. No particular reason ( I like the character, it's not that) I just don't. Sorry :P
I ... don't really like it. No particular reason ( I like the character, it's not that) I just don't. Sorry :P
I saw that episode, too (and I don't usually watch that show) but that name caught my eye. The only reason I recognized it is because I had on the closed captioning. I always thought Iphigenia--which I've seen here at this site--was if-fih-JEEN-yah. LOL! The real prn. is much more interesting, but not nec. something I'd use. BTW, the bearer of this mn didn't seem too pleased with that fact. :b
Edited: Just looked at the comments for this name, and I'd totally forgotten about "Mrs. Doubtfire". But I don't think I ever knew how "she" spelled it, though. LOL. And the character on "Grey's Anatomy" with the mn was Callie. Not sure if that's a nn or not.
Edited: Just looked at the comments for this name, and I'd totally forgotten about "Mrs. Doubtfire". But I don't think I ever knew how "she" spelled it, though. LOL. And the character on "Grey's Anatomy" with the mn was Callie. Not sure if that's a nn or not.
This message was edited 2/4/2007, 9:54 PM
It's a guilty pleasure for me. It delights both my eyes and ears, but I wouldn't dream of saddling my daughter with it.
The character was mortified by her name... I feel for her. Please don't do that to a real person.
Great middle name!
It's spelt Iphigenia, and I prefer it's pronounced Iffa-jee-nee-ah
I love Iphigenia, but I much prefer the Greek pronunciation.
This message was edited 2/4/2007, 7:44 PM
Way too hard to pn for me, and looks really made-up to my eyes.
Do you know where it comes from?
Do you know where it comes from?
This message was edited 2/4/2007, 7:01 PM
Click the link m
Iphigenia
It's actually from Greek mythology, pretty well established, but it's spelled like this.
Iphigenia
It's actually from Greek mythology, pretty well established, but it's spelled like this.
Hmmm
The link wasnt in the original post, but thanks.
Anyway, I dont tend to like mythology names because they are too "out-there" for me (or just too popular as mythology names that everyone has heard of).
The link wasnt in the original post, but thanks.
Anyway, I dont tend to like mythology names because they are too "out-there" for me (or just too popular as mythology names that everyone has heard of).
Iphigenia :)
I think this name is really sweet, and NN Iphie / Iphy would be adorable, but most people I talk to think it's too cumbersome. I like pretty much any name related to mythology, though.
I think this name is really sweet, and NN Iphie / Iphy would be adorable, but most people I talk to think it's too cumbersome. I like pretty much any name related to mythology, though.
This message was edited 2/4/2007, 6:52 PM