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A good 50% or so of the names that end up being my favorites are ones I never paid attention to before. It's like they just float up out of our subconsciouses... Anyway, I love the name Athena, and I would seriously consider using it, except I knew a horrible, horrible girl named Athena. Can't get over that personally, but I would love it on someone else's child.

I love Athena and I always have. As for names that I suddenly started liking more for whatever reason: Vera and Renata. I liked them before, but I can't get over them out of my head now.

I prefer Althea over Althena.

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Yes, I never really noticed Octavia until a few weeks ago.

I like Athena on the goddess, one of the best names there but i think for a child these days it associations/connotations are too strong. I really like Anthea though and I know someone by association who's sometimes called Anth but i think I would prefer Thea if you were to "shorten" it.

I like it, I just did a report on Athena (Minerva) in my Herioc Literature class.

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I guess right now the name like that for me is Ingrid.

I think it's very nice. It's not a top favorite, but it'd be great to meet a little Athena. :)

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That happens to me all the time, but two names that I really remember that happening with are Karen and Frederick.

I really like Athena, it's in my list for middle names.

I love Athena.

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It was on my pnl for a very long time, but thought that it may not be all too usable. Instead, I added Athene. I actually find it even more flattering and it doesn't scream "Greek goddess" or anything.

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Some names I've had similar situations with:

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Katherine
Lavender
Mollie

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Augustin
Johann
Maximus

I really like Athena, I love its history and sound :)

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I have that experience all the time with names, lately I've been all over Maria, John and Hazel, names I wouldn't have given a second thought until a little while back.