Artemisia

Artemisia: Apollo's twin in name
A heavenly sonata, forever the same
In echoes of hymns, a crimson glow
A gift from the gods, in grace, they bestow.

Artemisia sounds like a name for a princess who is not only beautiful but valiant just like a warrior. It's feminine but strong at the same time. Strange, isn't it? In my humble opinion, much better than overused names like Emily and Mary.

Pronounced ar-teh-MI-zee-uh.

Pretty, elegant, and mystical, but I’m more fond of Artemis. It’s easier to say for one thing, and Artemisia can be a bit over the top for a little girl. It sounds more like a book character.

I slightly prefer Artemis, but I really like this version as well. Soft, pretty, feminine, with a lot of cute nicknames for it. I have used it on a character of mine.

This is a really nice name. Elegant and feminine, it's beautiful.

This name is incredibly beautiful, and I love the works of Artemisia Gentileschi. I prefer this name to Artemis.

I think this name is beautiful. A cute nickname would be Mimi.

I like the name Artemisia, but I'm always reminded of the word "amnesia".

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A sweet nickname would be Misia, "MEE-zhah", like the artists' muse Misia Sert.

I think I've heard somewhere that this meant "perfect." I can't remember where, though. I do like the connection to Artemis (mythology is one of my many fascinations), and I think it's just beautiful in general. Although a nickname, that would be something to think about, unless you go with Misa (MEE-zha).

I like it, but somehow it grates on me a bit. I think it's because whenever I'm talking with someone about names, and I mention my liking for "Artemis", they always say that they don't like it because it's not "feminine sounding". This sounds like an attempt to make it sound more "feminine", even though it's just the feminine form of "Artemisios". Just a little pet peeve, even though it's a lovely name.

Artemisia is a name that sounds very ancient and beautiful to me. I'd say it would be a great name for a daughter if you could think of a nice nickname to go with it!