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A very beautiful name in my opinion. It sounds quite lyrical and sweet. The association with sirens is what I love about it the most, because they have the most beauteous and ravishing voices I've heard... very lovely!
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One of the most beautiful, romantic names you could bestow on someone.
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Penny, Patsy, Patty, Poppy and Pansy could be nicknames.
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Love the looks of this!
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This is such a beautiful name!
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Pronounced the same way as Penelope.
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When the sirens didn't manage to lure in Odysseus' ship to make it crash on the rocks in the shallows due to Odysseus' cleverness, Parthenope threw herself into the sea and drowned. The city of Naples was also named Parthenope in ancient times, because it was founded on the spot where Parthenope's body washed up on shore according to legend.
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Pretty. I like Greek names ending in -ope. I'd spell it as Parthenopi, though, so as to ensure people won't pronounce it incorrectly.
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Florence Nightingale's sister Frances Parthenope (1819-90) was given her first name after her mother Frances and her middle name (which she went by) after Parthenope, an ancient Greek name for the region of Naples, where she was born. She married Sir Henry Verney and was a writer.
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Why does every other Greek or Latin name have someone calling it pretentious in the comments? Maybe some people actually put some thought into naming their children--daughters, in this case--and don't want their daughters to be another Emily, Madison, Sarah, or other really common name. I, for one, happen to think Parthenope is lovely.
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This name is very snobbish and pretentious. It sounds like a name that was used by upper-class people in the Victorian era. Ironically, I find the similar-sounding name Parthenia to be lovely.
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Pronounced par-THEN-uh-pee.
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I am afraid ops does not mean voice. It's the face. The appearance.
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I love Parthenope's nostalgic, willowy, aromatic beauty.
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"Parthenophobia" is an abnormal and persistent fear of virgins or young girls.
Now that's out of the way, it is a stunning name. Beats Persephone, hands down.
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Now that's out of the way, it is a stunning name. Beats Persephone, hands down.
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Parthenope is also a name given to the Italian city of Naples.
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Florence nightingale, a famous nurse, had an older sister called Parthenope.
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