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Athinais
by Canielle
4/30/2024, 5:19 AM
At work on Friday a girl called Athinais. WDYT?Don’t take criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from

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- Dracotorix
4/30/2024, 3:54 PM
I like it but prefer Athenais.
- guasguendi   +1
4/30/2024, 1:10 PM
At first I thought it was some creative spelling, but it's actually the modern Greek form of Athenais (which I submitted, lol).I prefer Athénaïs since the diacritics balance the name. Athinais looks quite disorganized. It's interesting, nonetheless.
- Wisteria (Tawnee)
5/1/2024, 9:01 AM
Agree with you on the diacritics. It's a gorgeous name.
- EsmeLily   +6
4/30/2024, 5:58 AM
It's usually spelled Athénaïs with two accents. It's the French version of Athena. A mistress of King Louis XIV had this name. I think it's hauntingly beautiful.
- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
4/30/2024, 1:09 PM
I had a student by this name, it’s very charming.
- Kirke
4/30/2024, 11:17 AM
Athénaïs is not the French version of Athena. The French forms of Athena are Athéna and Athéné. Athinais is a transliteration of the Greek name Αθηναΐς. The name is derived from Athena but is not Athena. Athénaïs is the French form of Αθηναΐς.
- Canielle   +3
4/30/2024, 7:01 AM
The family were Greek so I wonder if that accounts for the difference in spelling.
- guasguendi   +2
4/30/2024, 1:11 PM
Yes, Athinais is the modern Greek form.
- Kirke   +1
4/30/2024, 3:10 PM
Of what? Not of Athena. The modern form of Athena is Αθηνά, often transliterated as Athina.
- guasguendi
4/30/2024, 3:12 PM
- Kirke
4/30/2024, 5:54 AM
I prefer the Greek pronunciation with 4 syllables.
- namesarecool285   +5
4/30/2024, 5:22 AM
Ooh, that's not a name you see every day! I like it; how did she pronounce it?
- Canielle   +4
4/30/2024, 5:24 AM
She pronounced it athiNAYIS with three syllables
- Rainya
4/30/2024, 10:09 AM
I'm a little confused by how that's three syllables.
- Kerilyntaryn21   +1
4/30/2024, 10:07 AM
Trying to work out the syllables ath i nay is, would that be 4, too frilly
- Canielle
4/30/2024, 11:55 AM
Ath-Nay-Is is probably closer. My first attempt wasn’t very clear. Apologies.
- namesarecool285
4/30/2024, 5:28 AM
Ooh, that's actually kinda pretty. Thank you!