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[Opinions] Mythological names
What are your favorite mythological names?Mine are Atalanta, Echo, Juno and Nike.
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Ariadne, Andromeda, Brân, Branwen, Brigid, Gwydion, Deirdre, Bast/Bastet, Seth, Osiris, Isis, Zorya.
Not that you could get away with using most of them.
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Lunete
Sirona
Tristan
Sága
Cybele
Percival
Sigrún
Daphnis
Isis
Kriemhild
Nanna
Mithra
Lasair
Gunther
Kali
Jupiter
Indrani
Ixchel
Uma
Vesta
Nuada
Xochipilli
Lakshmi
Oisin
ArjunaToo many Greek and Roman names to mention, and so many from plenty of different fables and legends. These are my favorites kinds of names: ones with a massive "history" (true, false, or exaggerated).
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My favorites are Persephone, Anaitis, Aoife, Thalia, Apollo, Aries, Athena, Calliope, Cassandra, Elissa, Étaín, Oisín
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Aeneas - although the spelling is cumbersome and confusing
Amalthea
Anahita
Aoide
Aoife
Apollo
Arethusa - admittedly a bit tough, but it is also a beautiful waterfall in the White Mountains, NH
Aruna
Astraea - another tough spelling
Athena
Bahman
Bron/Bronwen
Calliope
Chandra
Danae
Eudora
Hera
Janus
Juno - unfortunately, you have to contend with the movie (good movie, but not necessarily one you want ppl to associate with child's name)
Lorelei - I love this name
Nina - (fertility goddess)
Orion
Phaedra
Phoebe
Raijin
Rhea
Thalia
Theia - pronounce THAY-uh (?)

Is that enough? I guess I got into this one!
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I've always been fond of Circe, but I'm hesitant to use it because it reminds people of "circumcision." But that is one of my favorite mythological names.
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Athena, Ares, Nyx, Juno, Janus (j=y), Vesna, Morana, Perun, Veles, Zora and many others.

This message was edited 3/25/2009, 7:14 AM

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