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HelpRe: Mythological names - pretentious?
in reply to a message by Buneary
I don't think so. Disclaimer - I'm one of these quirky nerd-types who's really into antiquities and anything to do with them.
A good friend of mine knows of a guy (I think he's a professor from Germany) who named his children Agamemnon and Ariadne. It might be slightly affected, but holy crap is that an awesome, epic sibling-set. Also, earlier this year I saw a birth announcement for a girl named Ilithyia, who was a Greek (?) goddess of childbirth.
All of this said, I don't think I'd use Niobe. Niobe is euphonious *but* both associations are incredibly tragic; Niobe from Greek Mythology lost all fourteen children at once, and the character in the HBO series "Rome" committed suicide.
What names would I use? Hermione is one of my favorite girls' names, though I'm not sure how much it counts by virtue of the Harry Potter association. You've already discounted Helen since it's pretty common... So next on my list would probably be names like Hypatia (which as far as I'm aware isn't actually mythological), Calliope, Ariadne, and Persephone. My favorite classical boys' names tend to be more historical rather than mythological in nature, but I'm always excited when someone names their son Achilles or Agamemnon or something else that's really rare and unusual...actually, I can say that of the girls too. If it's from the ancient Mediterranean, chances are I'll love it.
A good friend of mine knows of a guy (I think he's a professor from Germany) who named his children Agamemnon and Ariadne. It might be slightly affected, but holy crap is that an awesome, epic sibling-set. Also, earlier this year I saw a birth announcement for a girl named Ilithyia, who was a Greek (?) goddess of childbirth.
All of this said, I don't think I'd use Niobe. Niobe is euphonious *but* both associations are incredibly tragic; Niobe from Greek Mythology lost all fourteen children at once, and the character in the HBO series "Rome" committed suicide.
What names would I use? Hermione is one of my favorite girls' names, though I'm not sure how much it counts by virtue of the Harry Potter association. You've already discounted Helen since it's pretty common... So next on my list would probably be names like Hypatia (which as far as I'm aware isn't actually mythological), Calliope, Ariadne, and Persephone. My favorite classical boys' names tend to be more historical rather than mythological in nature, but I'm always excited when someone names their son Achilles or Agamemnon or something else that's really rare and unusual...actually, I can say that of the girls too. If it's from the ancient Mediterranean, chances are I'll love it.
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