Europa of Macedon was a Macedonian noblewoman. She was the daughter of Philip II by his last wife, Cleopatra Eurydice. She is widely believed to have been murdered along with her mother, by Olympias, Philip's fourth wife and the mother of Alexander the Great.
This is my daughter's name. She is named after my favorite moon and my husband's favorite Santana song. Her nickname, which she chose, is Ropie. Lol she loves and adores her name and is thankful for how special it is. Her sister's name is Hailey from Hallie's Comet. Lol.
Europa Anguissola was a 16th century Italian painter, but gave up painting after marriage. Her sisters Sofonisba, Elena, Lucia and Anna Maria also took up painting. Like Europa, Anna Maria gave up painting after marriage. Elena became a nun and Lucia died pretty young, but Sofonisba became famous. They also had a sister Minerva, who became a scholar, and a brother Asdrubale, who did not practice art.
This sounds ridiculous as a name and would be quite strange in Europe, since this is the name of the continent in many languages. And it's a rather snooty name as well.
Well, this is the continent I live on, along with around 731,000,000 other people. And "Europa" is Europe in most European languages. I'm surprised to find that it comes from Greek mythology - and even more surprised that it means "wide face"! Here, it would seem strange as a name, but it's not like it's a social taboo or anything. I quite like Europa, but I wouldn't say it's one of my favourite names. The sound doesn't appeal to me that much (though it does sound prettier in other languages).
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I wouldn't name my daughter this, as the Europa is a hotel in Belfast. There was a program about it on BBC NI called Lobby Lives. It was the most bombed hotel in Europe, and it's very popular with celebrities. It's a cool name though, and a cool hotel.
Well, if you plan on using this name, just bear in mind that it sounds very strange in Europe. It's not something you would go by in any European country, and it sounds quite ugly to me.