Medusa

It has a pretty sound and strong meaning, but unfortunately, it is too associated with the Gorgon for me to ever use it.

I really like this name, but the association with the snake hair lady ruins it.

I don't really like this name because all I can think of is a woman with snakes for hair that turns people into stone.

I think that the gorgon of the same name has made this name less usable, though still pretty cool!

If you want to safeguard your child from teasing (because children can be cruel, I should know), you can give them this name (It's pretty rad), but you might want them to use a nickname like Medie or something, I dunno. But this name is really cool!

The Medusa/gorgons myth is still one of my favorites, but I can’t see a person being named this. I still think it’s very cool however.

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Not gonna lie, I kind of love Medusa as a name. But it would be pretty impossible to live with - too many jokes about snake-hair, snake-heads, and turning people to stone.

I think Medusa was a wronged woman. She was raped by Zeus, then Zeus's wife, Hera, punished Medusa by making her ugly and having the ability to turn men to stone. So, essentially Medusa was punished for being raped. That is so, so sick and messed up. Here we are, loving Hera and despising Medusa because she was "ugly."

No, I disagree completely. It's not Zeus but Poseidon has r@ped her. Then it's not Hera but it's Athena has punished her at temple. Your comment is wrong and I don't understand why 12 likes 🤦‍♂️.

The name is pretty cool for a fictional character.

I think of the Greek myth. Also, it reminds me of "seduce", probably because of Sedusa from the Powerpuff Girls.

Stop thinking about the monster from Greek mythology when you hear this! It's also Italian for jellyfish, you know!

I was almost named Medusa, but no one would let my mother name me such. Medusa is such a beautiful name. I can't understand why people would be against it.

Why would you want to name your child after a monster?

Better for an RPG character than a real person. I definitely like the name, but there's too many negative associations that would likely come up and give a child grief.

Don't name a child this. That is a BAD idea. If you like the meaning a lot, you could always use Alexandra which means "protector of mankind".

I like this name because it sounds really pretty. I'd use this name for my child because I like snakes and in another culture Medusa's a snake goddess of wisdom, but I have other names I'd like to use instead.

Not saying I like this name, but in its defense, Medusa was a (?) beautiful woman, but she was rude/disrespectful to Athena, so Athena cursed her.

I don't really have an issue with who she was in Greek mythology. It just wouldn't come up often/ever in my area. That being said, I don't think this is a very attractive name. Reminds me too much of 'seduce'.

Why would you name a human being this?

I like Medusa, but could never use it because of the snake haired gorgon. Although from reading more about her story she doesn't sound so bad to be known for. It seems like she was just another mortal who got caught up in the Greek gods arguments and revenge.
The name itself is pretty. It has a familiar ring but is unfamiliar and can come with plenty of nicknames (Medy, Dusa, Eddie) and is just kinda cute in my opinion.

I personally think Medusa is a very pretty name, but I wouldn't use it myself, since in Spanish, "Medusa" means "jellyfish".

I actually think Medusa is a beautiful name. But use it I would NOT. Perhaps if my daughter was born with snake hair.

Well, I definitely wouldn't name my child this. It's not that I think it's an ugly name, however. It's interesting and has a unique background, but the name itself just doesn't seem like something I would name a little girl. Not to mention it's quite likely that a little girl named this would probably dislike her parents after she discovered it's origin. Despite all that though, it's a pretty name that shouldn't be used for a child, but maybe a pet snake.

Due to the fact that the name Medusa conjures up an image of a ugly woman with snakes for hair, I would never give someone this name. The poor child, being named after a monster.

I cannot stand this name. I don't care what the story has to say specifically, but when I think of Medusa I think of two things: ugly and nausea. I think nausea because in Six Flags Great Adventure there is a ride called Medusa and it has so many loops it makes me sick just thinking about it. I would never name my daughter this because 1-I am not Greek, 2-This name is ugly, 3-there are no cute nicknames for Medusa, 4-she would be constantly made fun of, and 5-for some reason this name sounds masculine to me. I want my daughter to have a very feminine name.

This is just plain horrible to name your child. Who wants to share a name with an ugly monster who had snakes for hair?

I hate this name! It's horrible and yucky.

What a weird name. If you named your daughter this, she wouldn't be very happy to find out it was the name for ugly women with snakes for hair. The name itself doesn't sound pleasant at all.

Sounds cool, but the myth would preclude me from using it for a child.

Ugly name.

I like the name Medusa, and even though she was not an evil person (or whatever she was), most people think she was and I wouldn't name a child this. Perhaps a pet though, maybe a cat.

Not very pretty at all. I'd really hate it if this was my name!

I feel really really horrible for any child named Medusa. Honestly, I have trouble finding an uglier name.

I like Medusa, but I wouldn't use it.