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HelpRe: Leucothea and Hera
in reply to a message by RegalAmethyst
Not knowing anything about it, I'd pronounce Leucothea as, "loo-co-THEE-uh." But I like the "lef-co-THEE-uh' one better. Very pretty, either way.
I would pronounce Hera as, "HAIR-uh / HEHR-uh."
I'm not big on the name Hera, but I recently met a Greek (American) couple. The man's mother's name was Hericlea, which he pronounced as "hehr-IK-lee-uh." She went by Rikki as a nn. But it comes from Herakles / Hercules which I believe comes from Hera, right? Anyway, I thought you might like Hericlea. It's not in the database, but his mother was first generation Greek so I'm confident it's authentic.
Combos?
Leucothea Sophie
Leucothea Helen / Eleni
Leucothea Daphne (but not if you are going to use the "lef-" pronunciation
Leucothea Evadne
Leucothea Sibyl
Leucothea Nyx
Leucothea Hesper
Hera Despina
Hera Eugenia (Hera is goddess of child birth. Eugenia means "well-born." I know it's not meant in the same way, but it kind of fits, right?)
Hera Delphine
Hera Natalia / Natalie (= birth)
Hera Theodosia
Hera Callisto (I think Hera would appreciate being called, "the most beautiful," don't you?)
Hera Alexandrine
Hera Damaris
I'm not up on my Greek mythology, so some of these combinations might be inappropriate / cheesey. Let me know if any could work for you. Thanks!
I would pronounce Hera as, "HAIR-uh / HEHR-uh."
I'm not big on the name Hera, but I recently met a Greek (American) couple. The man's mother's name was Hericlea, which he pronounced as "hehr-IK-lee-uh." She went by Rikki as a nn. But it comes from Herakles / Hercules which I believe comes from Hera, right? Anyway, I thought you might like Hericlea. It's not in the database, but his mother was first generation Greek so I'm confident it's authentic.
Combos?
Leucothea Sophie
Leucothea Helen / Eleni
Leucothea Daphne (but not if you are going to use the "lef-" pronunciation
Leucothea Evadne
Leucothea Sibyl
Leucothea Nyx
Leucothea Hesper
Hera Despina
Hera Eugenia (Hera is goddess of child birth. Eugenia means "well-born." I know it's not meant in the same way, but it kind of fits, right?)
Hera Delphine
Hera Natalia / Natalie (= birth)
Hera Theodosia
Hera Callisto (I think Hera would appreciate being called, "the most beautiful," don't you?)
Hera Alexandrine
Hera Damaris
I'm not up on my Greek mythology, so some of these combinations might be inappropriate / cheesey. Let me know if any could work for you. Thanks!
This message was edited 1/13/2009, 7:45 PM
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Thank you!
Herakles / Hercules does indeed come from Hera, meaning "glory of Hera". Hericlea is just....gorgeous! Thank you so much for bringing it up!!!
Leucothea Helen
Leucothea Daphne
Leucothea Evadne
Leucothea Sibyl
Leucothea Nyx ...are all wonderful! I especially like Leucothea Helen / Sibyl / Nyx.
Hera Despina -This is incredible. Kind of like...Hera the Mistress/Lady. It sounds like it should be her title, though I'm certain it's not.
Hera Delphine
Hera Callisto -I believe Hera would indeed appreciate being called "the most beautiful".
Hera Alexandrine
Hera Damaris -I love this. Hera was sometimes known as Bopis, which means cow-eyed. It's so perfect with Damaris.
Thank you so much! You've really given me some things to think about!
Herakles / Hercules does indeed come from Hera, meaning "glory of Hera". Hericlea is just....gorgeous! Thank you so much for bringing it up!!!
Leucothea Helen
Leucothea Daphne
Leucothea Evadne
Leucothea Sibyl
Leucothea Nyx ...are all wonderful! I especially like Leucothea Helen / Sibyl / Nyx.
Hera Despina -This is incredible. Kind of like...Hera the Mistress/Lady. It sounds like it should be her title, though I'm certain it's not.
Hera Delphine
Hera Callisto -I believe Hera would indeed appreciate being called "the most beautiful".
Hera Alexandrine
Hera Damaris -I love this. Hera was sometimes known as Bopis, which means cow-eyed. It's so perfect with Damaris.
Thank you so much! You've really given me some things to think about!
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