Message: "It's not really a girl's name on a boy."

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It's not really a girl's name on a boy.

by Hecate

12/8/2011, 4:03 PM

Artemis is the only kinda-unisex Greek name I can think of. A girl Artemis is "AHR-teh-mis" (Άρτεμις) and a boy Artemis is "ahr-TEH-mis" (Αρτέμης).

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- Alcyone

12/9/2011, 6:45 AM

Thanks for filling us in. :-) I wasn't aware that Artemis is also used for males in Greece.

Is Artemas (Ἀρτεμᾶς) a legitimate masculine name in Greece? I've read that it's a contracted form of Artemidoros (Ἀρτεμίδωρος).

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- Sofia

12/8/2011, 4:46 PM

I was sure that I'd seen Artemis on a Greek guy, but didn't want to say something stupid. And personally, Artemis sounds more masculine to me ( guess since names like Aramis, Denis, Enis, etc., are common on men here).

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