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Helena, so much better than Helen or Ellen. I like Sophia, but its admittedly boring now. Marina reminds me of the sea, very pretty. Athena is great, too, but too mythological for me to use in real life.

Helena

Marina. It’s one of my all time faves.

Athena and Helena, then a gap, then Marina and Sophia in no particular order.

Sophia
Athena
Marina
Helena

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Sophia is the only one I'd consider, though I think I prefer it as a MN. My parents have a dog Sophie.

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Athena sounds pretty and popular or relatively sleek and simple, but I was never a fan of Athena in myth, so odd clash of vibes there.

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Marina reminds me of harbors but the smelly loud technological part as much as the idyllic nature part. Also I think of aquariums. I don't connect it to Maria or religion/tradition the way I guess some people might.

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Helena bugs me because I don't have an intuitive pronunciation for it. It looks familiar but no particular pronunciation seems most familiar.

This message was edited 4/12/2024, 9:53 AM

Athena. It's the coolest.

1 Helena
2 Athena
3 Marina
4 Sophia

Marina.

Helena I guess, because then I could use "Hel" which I love. I've never been able to warm up to Athena, it feels like a "dead" name to me, no life force. Sophia and Marina bore me. I wish I liked Marina more, but the only thing it makes me think of is pasta sauce.

Helena.

Sophia

Athena followed by Helena.

I absolutely love Athena! I really love how it sounds, the goddess/mythology connection. Athena's so fun to say, strong, cool, and fierce. Unusual, but familiar. I think it stands out for all the right reasons.

Marina and Sophia are just about equal. I'd rather use Helen than any of the others, but since that's not an option, I'll go for Marina - just because Sophia has been so popular. I would never consider Athena.

I like Marina and Sophia pretty well.
Marine would be nice if it weren't prone to be misinterpreted in English to mean a member of the Marine Corps. A good middle name
I like Sophie more than Sophia.
Athena is okay, but not my favorite sounds. I don't love uh-___-uh names. Spanish Atenea is appealing.
Helena is nms either and the pronunciation thing vexes me. I prefer Helaina. Or just Helen, is even better.

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Marina > Sophie > Sophia > Helen > Atenea > Athena > Helaina > Helena

This message was edited 4/11/2024, 11:28 PM

Marina❤️

Sophia

Athena > Marina > Helena > Sophia

Helena ＞ Sophia ＞ Athena ＞ Marina

My favorite name of the four would be Helena; it's a very gorgeous name!!

I like all of them! But this is my personal rating:
Sophia > Athena > Helena > Marina
I would never use Sophia because it's too popular, but it's just such a stunning name that I can't rank it below any of these!

Helena! Needs more use.