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in reply to a message by Kiskadee
If I listed all of the names from Greek mythology that I loved I might break the internet. It is an endless pool of "wow." I didn't know Damaris was from mytholgy. That just adds another layer of love on top of it for me. :-)
As a child I loved Leda, Hermione and Iphigenia (still do). My dh and I once had a discussion about using Antigone as a name for a dd. Others I go gaga for:
Artemis (and Artemisia), Parthenope, Gaia, Circe, Niobe ("NIE-uh-bee"), Jocasta (I don't care about the story, it's still a great name), Clio, Sibyl, Cybele ("SIB-uh-lee"), Ariadne, Demeter (and Demetria), Europa, Io, Persephone, Olympia (cheating a bit), Astraia (see Astraea), Daphne, Phaedra (does Greek tragedy count too?), Orphea, Callisto, Calliope, Helen, Hesper, Maia, Parthenia, Nyx, Thisbe, Eurydice, Hestia, Terpsichore ("terp-SIC-uh-ree"), Thalia, Urania / Ourania, Polyhymnia, Cassandra, Penelope, Amalthea (nn Molly?), Dido, Galatea, Hermia, Leto;
Leander (and by extention Leandra), Hector, Endymion, Ixion, Hesperus, Orpheus, Paris, Patroclus.
Huh. Most of the Greek male names on my list are either historic figures or generic names that originated in Greece. I have very few specifically from mythology. Interesting and probably sexist on my part.
Any of these, male or female, might not be strictly from mythology. Some might be "simply" fabulous Greek names. So proceed with caution. :-D
As a child I loved Leda, Hermione and Iphigenia (still do). My dh and I once had a discussion about using Antigone as a name for a dd. Others I go gaga for:
Artemis (and Artemisia), Parthenope, Gaia, Circe, Niobe ("NIE-uh-bee"), Jocasta (I don't care about the story, it's still a great name), Clio, Sibyl, Cybele ("SIB-uh-lee"), Ariadne, Demeter (and Demetria), Europa, Io, Persephone, Olympia (cheating a bit), Astraia (see Astraea), Daphne, Phaedra (does Greek tragedy count too?), Orphea, Callisto, Calliope, Helen, Hesper, Maia, Parthenia, Nyx, Thisbe, Eurydice, Hestia, Terpsichore ("terp-SIC-uh-ree"), Thalia, Urania / Ourania, Polyhymnia, Cassandra, Penelope, Amalthea (nn Molly?), Dido, Galatea, Hermia, Leto;
Leander (and by extention Leandra), Hector, Endymion, Ixion, Hesperus, Orpheus, Paris, Patroclus.
Huh. Most of the Greek male names on my list are either historic figures or generic names that originated in Greece. I have very few specifically from mythology. Interesting and probably sexist on my part.
Any of these, male or female, might not be strictly from mythology. Some might be "simply" fabulous Greek names. So proceed with caution. :-D
This message was edited 7/22/2011, 12:29 PM
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She's a Biblical Greek, so she's actually not. I've just come to find it a "simply" fabulous Greek name. I really love a lot from your list, thank you! I wish I could come to love Artemis too though, in time.
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