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Do you think that these names are too Mythological/Greek/Roman to be used on a child?:
Achilles
Faustus (and the femme version Fausta)
Guinevere
Galahad
Hermia
Pontius
Laertes
Lancelot (I like the version Launcelot)
Patroclus
Ptolemy
Pilate
(I edited because I spelled a name incorrectly.)
Achilles
Faustus (and the femme version Fausta)
Guinevere
Galahad
Hermia
Pontius
Laertes
Lancelot (I like the version Launcelot)
Patroclus
Ptolemy
Pilate
(I edited because I spelled a name incorrectly.)
This message was edited 8/27/2006, 1:57 AM
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Most of them are too mythological to be used on a child. However I could totally use Achilles (it's one of my guilty pleasures ;) ). Dh won't let me though:( .
This message was edited 8/27/2006, 12:09 PM
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I can see (or have seen) Guinevere, Hermia, Lancelot and maybe Pilate and Ptolemy being used IRL. I'm not overly crazy about any of them, though. :-/ If I had to pick one, I'd go with Guinevere, but I'm not in love with it.
I had an eccentric friend who had cats named Laertes and Polonius, but she never had any children. They'd have had cool names if she did, though, I'm sure. :b
ETA: Even though Laertes is a mythological name, obviously the Laertes/Polonius connection is a Shakespearean one. :)
~Heather~
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I had an eccentric friend who had cats named Laertes and Polonius, but she never had any children. They'd have had cool names if she did, though, I'm sure. :b
ETA: Even though Laertes is a mythological name, obviously the Laertes/Polonius connection is a Shakespearean one. :)
This message was edited 8/27/2006, 9:38 AM
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Achilles - Yep, although I love it.
Faustus - Not as much, but they'd def. be teased.
Guinevere - A lovely name, but I'd go by a nn.
Galahad - Not as much, but I still wouldn't use it.
Hermia - Nope, though it sounds like hernia. It's pretty though.
Pontius - Well, there's Pontius Pilate. Which might ruin it a smidgen.
Laertes - I have no associations with this name. So, no, for me, unless I'm forgetting something.
Lancelot - Along with Lance, this just sounds too effeminate.
Patroclus - Neat. Go for it.
Ptolemy - I don't like the sound or the look, but it's fine.
Pilate - It'd be cool, but I'd steer away from it anyway because of Pontius.
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Faustus - Not as much, but they'd def. be teased.
Guinevere - A lovely name, but I'd go by a nn.
Galahad - Not as much, but I still wouldn't use it.
Hermia - Nope, though it sounds like hernia. It's pretty though.
Pontius - Well, there's Pontius Pilate. Which might ruin it a smidgen.
Laertes - I have no associations with this name. So, no, for me, unless I'm forgetting something.
Lancelot - Along with Lance, this just sounds too effeminate.
Patroclus - Neat. Go for it.
Ptolemy - I don't like the sound or the look, but it's fine.
Pilate - It'd be cool, but I'd steer away from it anyway because of Pontius.
But I'm not the only one."
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Achilles - very mythological but sill acceptable as a name to me
Faustus (and the femme version Fausta) - I don't think it's too mythological, but I don't like it either.
Guinevere - I personally love this name and would seriosly consider using it myself!
Galahad - very mythological
Hermia - I think it's usable, unusual and pretty. The first thing I think of is actually Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Pontius - definately not a good name to me (too Latin), I think of bridges and the Pontiff or Pope
Laertes - Well, it sounds like a Roman or Greek mythological character (and I'm sure I've heard the story), but I can't place it. Maybe that makes it more usable.
Lancelot (I like the version Launcelot) - very very mythological, and I wouldn't use it.
Patroclus - I can see why this Greek name didn't make the popularity charts. Definately too old.
Ptolemy - cool name, but definately too Greek/Egyptian history, too much like Cleopatra for me to use (but then again I like Isis!)
Pilate - When heard, people will hear "pilot", when seen they might think Pontius Pilate. I wouldn't use it for both reasons (more because of the pilot than Pontius).
*laurel*
Faustus (and the femme version Fausta) - I don't think it's too mythological, but I don't like it either.
Guinevere - I personally love this name and would seriosly consider using it myself!
Galahad - very mythological
Hermia - I think it's usable, unusual and pretty. The first thing I think of is actually Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Pontius - definately not a good name to me (too Latin), I think of bridges and the Pontiff or Pope
Laertes - Well, it sounds like a Roman or Greek mythological character (and I'm sure I've heard the story), but I can't place it. Maybe that makes it more usable.
Lancelot (I like the version Launcelot) - very very mythological, and I wouldn't use it.
Patroclus - I can see why this Greek name didn't make the popularity charts. Definately too old.
Ptolemy - cool name, but definately too Greek/Egyptian history, too much like Cleopatra for me to use (but then again I like Isis!)
Pilate - When heard, people will hear "pilot", when seen they might think Pontius Pilate. I wouldn't use it for both reasons (more because of the pilot than Pontius).
*laurel*
This message was edited 8/27/2006, 7:21 AM
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No, I think they're all usbale. They're uncommon and eccenmtric, but definitely not unusable (but then again, I love mythological and ancient Roman/Greek names :-) )
Achilles is the only one which might be a little bit too "Iliad" for a real child because the character is so famous, but it's not like a semi-immortal hero is the worst namesake a boy could have :-)
Achilles is the only one which might be a little bit too "Iliad" for a real child because the character is so famous, but it's not like a semi-immortal hero is the worst namesake a boy could have :-)
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Thanks. I always liked names like these because they have a history behind them.
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i know a ptolomey
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