Pandora

Pandora is a character in Anne Rice's popular series, The Vampire Chronicles.

Charming, mystical, this name is. Something deep within me is bubbling with delight. An electric wave of amethyst shoots up from it, staining it the most beautiful shades of purple. An exquisite title for the most enchanting of people: mature and sophisticated, with a pleasantly youthful edge. Reckless yet grounded, Pandora is a name for a child who will undoubtedly go far and do great things. Pandora is not afraid to be curious and explore the world around them. It's just like a fairy tale, told from a quintessentially novel point of view.

Just makes me think of the music app.

Reminds me of Pandora’s box from Greek mythology. This name is pretty. I also think this name is underrated and unused often.

I love it so much! Pandora is such a sweet, gentle name! Great name for a girl or a cat!

Love it, nicknamed Panda or Dora.

Amazing name with mythical history and meaning! :3 I love the myth of Pandora's box, she was all perfection and beauty until she opened the box and unleashed all evil, but only one thing remained - the only thing left was hope! The association with the ancient myth is wonderful, and it also means "all gifts" which is exactly what Pandora was (or was disguised to be)! The name itself though has a nice ring to it. It sounds melodic and pretty! And I'm a huge fan of the nickname Dora!

Lovely and unique.

Oof, the name is very pretty but I’m just not a fan of the nicknames. I can see why everyone likes it though.

This is very pretty, I definitely get the appeal. I'm adding this to my personal name list.

I usually love Greek names, but the combination of Pan and Dora makes this one rather ugly.

This name is so pretty! The English spelling is my favorite, and I love the nicknames Panda and Dori for short.

This is my name, but I go by Panda. I really love the name Pandora, and it’s very unique but uncommon these days! Nobody calls me Pandora anymore, but that will probably change in my Middle Ages. My life is so dang fun. Everyday someone has something different and positive to say. I wouldn’t have been the person I am today if I had a different name. I have had an adventure with my name, and you guys can use it if you would like an interesting life.

I’m a Pandora. I ONLY go by Panda. I have been bullied zero times. This is my reference. Pandora. And I’m proud to be Panda instead of Dora. And Pandora opened the box and found that her name was pretty cool. ;)

Sorry, just can't get behind pinning this name on a child or grown woman. All I think of is opening Pandora's jar/box and unleashing all evils on mankind. Too bad I took Greek mythology in school. Just isn't right pinning this name and all its baggage on a poor innocent child. No way. It isn't that Pandora was evil. She wasn't. In fact, she was beauty itself. However, she did (according to the myth) cause evil to be unleashed on mankind. So no go!

I like this name, but it’s on the tacky side, because Pandora is the name of a music application. I would name my child Pandora if an app weren’t named after it.

This is a beautiful sounding name, but it also has so much mythological baggage that it's a really tough call whether it's an appropriate name for a young girl. Personally, I think it's alright. Very young children won't understand the implications and teenagers will think this is absolutely cool.

My name is Pandora. I hated it for most of my life, for the same reasons as the others did here. Artists found it easier to decorate a box than a jar so that’s how the Greek story got changed. With all the current usage, my name has more positive connotations. As a senior citizen, it may get better each year so I won’t be ignored as many senior women are. I’ve never answered to nicknames. I was named after that movie from the ‘50s, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman. My mother had never heard the Greek story, since she grew up in the piney woods of Texas. That wasn’t covered in schools there.

I dislike the "Dora" part of it.

Strange but unique.

There seems to be a lot of negativity surrounding this name for no reason other than some have misunderstood the myth of Pandora's box, but because others have already commented with the appropriate corrections I won't get into it myself. I have a certain fondness for Greek Mythology, which is why I especially love this name, but I also just think it sounds lovely, and I would have no objections with naming someone Pandora!

My name is Pandora :) I think it's a lovely name considering it's not used much here in England. Mates don't tease me at all, they love my name! I usually go by Nora or Panda. I never get called Dora.

You guys are speaking about these myths as if they were true! Lol It's kinda funny to me really. There was no girl that opened any box or jar full of evil and hope. Come on people!

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The sound and look of this name are both quite nice.

I hope people learn the facts about this name soon. Pandora's Box is just an incorrect translation. The original Greek word for the Pandora's "box" was pithos and a pithos is a large JAR. So I don't see how a large jar can be turned into a perverted comment. Pandora was also not evil or satanic, she was just curious much like Eve was. People don't see Eve as an evil being so I have no clue how some people come to this conclusion about Pandora. I think it is a lovely name and I will personally be using it if our baby coming this September is a girl.

Okay. To the point. It would completely suck if people called you Dora.

"Pandora" sounds demonic... satanic... black... evil. A perfect choice for your precious little angel, eh?

This is a cool name, but I won't use it. Still, it's really awesome.

I've really liked this name for a while, and I think if I ever have a son that it would be quite nice. It's not all that feminine (especially if it's pan for short, after the horned god)-- a bit androgynous, actually, and feminine-ish names for guys aren't all that problematic in my eyes.

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However, with the rise of Avatar, my opinions about this name are changing for the worse.

I do like the name Pandora, it is very pretty. I would never use it because of that horrid Avatar movie.

I would use this name for a character for sure! Maybe even a daughter. The nickname Panda is so cute, mainly because I love pandas!

I think Pandora's a good name. Just a little strange. I would never name anyone this.

The meaning doesn't seem so terrible when you actually think of a world without anything bad in it. Without badness there would be no goodness, or at least no one would recognize or appreciate the goodness. Why do all these stigma-attached names have to be so pretty? I love the names Pandora, Lilith, Lolita, Jezebel, Delilah, Desdemona, etc but would be hesitant about ever naming a child one of these.

Stigma? What stigma? (From the Ancient Greeks' point of view) If it weren't for Pandora, we wouldn't have hope, and the happiness hope brings, in the face of evil. Now, imagine our world without such evils, but also without hope.

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Kind of boring, isn't it?

It's weird but I like this name a lot. I think it's nice. It's sort of on my "I love this name, but I'd never name my child this because it's too strange" list.

Sorry, but it sounds tacky. I can't forget how some Swedish dance pop singer used this as her pseudonym in the 90s, and it rather does sound like a pseudonym for a pop singer or a stripper. It's a little too ''out there''.

Not an ugly name, but I'd never use it on a girl. Too overdone. If I had a business such as a club or a boutique I might name it Pandora, but again never on a girl.

I don't see where the stigma comes from. She was essentially another version of Eve, and no one seems to avoid the name Eve because she ate the fruit.

Pandora does have a stigma, but it's still a beautiful name. Besides, Pandora was not doing anything malevolent when she opened the box and unleashed the pains of the world; she was just curious. She did not mean for any harm; why should she be branded?

It is true, Pandora closed the box in time to keep hope, which is why I think the name is beautiful. It somehow means that against all evils we must remain with hope. Also a Latin group was called Pandora.

This is my daughter's name. I think it is beautiful and has a beautiful meaning (without the box). It is the Greek mythology version of the Christian Adam and Eve and there are plenty of 'Eve's out there. BTW we call her "Panda" as a nickname, however outsiders are only allowed to call her Pandora. She is 6 and loves her name and is far from evil, she is a good child and very talented and beautiful like I imagine 'Pandora' was meant to be.

Well... what can I say about this name? This is my name, and my sister gave me it. I think she didn't realize the meaning at first, because she just took the name from one of her friends. But anyway, I love it, because it is my name.

I love this name, I think it is beautiful, and I am going to change my name to this a.s.a.p., especially because of what it brings to mind.

A gorgeous name, but would never use it due to its unfortunate stigma.