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I like Philomena as a middle name for Mary, but that might just be the Catholic in me. I think it has the geek-chic to make a minor comeback on the coattails of Athena and others like her. It has an elegance to it and a golden sort of feeling. Virgin martyrs are good simple role models, and namesakes have been important to me lately.

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Combinations I like:
Mary Philomena - light and elegant and oh-so-very-Catholic (in a good way)
Philomena Jane - feels a little English countryside to me
Briony Philomena
Philomena Rose
Philomena Therese
Catherine Philomena

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Philomena's brothers could be Damien, Clement, or Vincent. Her sisters might be Agnes, Gloria, or Beata.

This message was edited 7/27/2012, 5:39 PM

I know a little Philomena

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and her older brothers are Dominic & Blaise :)

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I love the name (and the saint), although I wouldn't use it as a FN because of length.

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I think it will always have some level of obscurity in the US (except in very strong Catholic communities).

I love Philomena, though I don't think it'll be trendy in the States anytime soon, mainly because of how long / complex it is.

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I like Philip and I like Mina, Josephine too. I should really like these sounds together in a name. I'd be pleased to meet a Philomena, but I wouldn't choose to use the name myself. Neither the sound or spelling matches but, for some reason, I think "phyllo dough".

Definitely. Philomena is charming, delicate, and just plain Greek-y. It's one of those names that seems unusable until someone uses it. Someone has to go first. :-)

I really like Philomena. Philomène is even better. Almost makes me want to move to France :)