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What do you think of this Greek Mythology name? I think it makes a nice GP filler. :P It's rarely mentioned, even here.
Any combo ideas?
Any combo ideas?
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I've actually met someone with this name. She's a cousin of a friend of mine. She was actually really impressed that I not only knew how to pronounce her name, but also new where it came from.
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Circe is wonderful!
Circe Abigail
Circe Adelaide
Circe Adele
Circe Adeline
Circe Agatha
Circe Althea
Circe Amabel
Circe Amalthea
Circe Annabel
Circe Annebet
Circe Annora
Circe Anthea
Circe Antoinette
Circe Apolline
Circe Beatrix
Circe Camellia
Circe Camilla
Circe Camille
Circe Caroline
Circe Catherine
Circe Clementine
Circe Clothilde
Circe Clotilda
Circe Cunegonde
Circe Dagmar
Circe Delphine
Circe Domitilla
Circe Domitille
Circe Donatella
Circe Abigail
Circe Adelaide
Circe Adele
Circe Adeline
Circe Agatha
Circe Althea
Circe Amabel
Circe Amalthea
Circe Annabel
Circe Annebet
Circe Annora
Circe Anthea
Circe Antoinette
Circe Apolline
Circe Beatrix
Circe Camellia
Circe Camilla
Circe Camille
Circe Caroline
Circe Catherine
Circe Clementine
Circe Clothilde
Circe Clotilda
Circe Cunegonde
Circe Dagmar
Circe Delphine
Circe Domitilla
Circe Domitille
Circe Donatella
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I'm not a fan, the English pronunciation doesn't make any sense and reminds me of circumcision.
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...A witch who turns people into pigs, not thanks.
I think this name looks better than it sounds. I suppose it could be cool to a non-Latin student who didn't translate Circe's story.
I think this name looks better than it sounds. I suppose it could be cool to a non-Latin student who didn't translate Circe's story.
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Agreed
The mythological character is negative enough to dissuade me.
Also, in George R.R. Martin series, "A Song of Ice and Fire," there is a major character with a very similar name. It's spelled differently, but I think Martin may have drawn inspiration from Circe. (It's pronounced "Ser-see" in the audio books of this series.) Anyway, she's not the nicest person.
The mythological character is negative enough to dissuade me.
Also, in George R.R. Martin series, "A Song of Ice and Fire," there is a major character with a very similar name. It's spelled differently, but I think Martin may have drawn inspiration from Circe. (It's pronounced "Ser-see" in the audio books of this series.) Anyway, she's not the nicest person.
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Pretty name. I'd like to see a little Circe someday.
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I love Circe. There was a bit of a flap a while back about the pronunciation of Circe, "SEER-see" v. "KEER-kee." Perhaps that's why folks are a little wary of it. Or not.
I've always heard it as "SEER-see:"
Circe Michaela
Circe Damaris
Circe Miranda
Circe Isobel
Circe Hesper (= setting sun)
Circe Hestia
Circe Hepzibah
Circe Mehetabel
Circe Imogen
Circe Evelina
Circe Mirabel (= miracle in Latin, kind of ironic with witchy Circe)
Circe Justina
Circe Freya
Circe Delphine
Circe Kestrel (all kinds of imagery there)
Helena Circe
Lydia Circe
Eliana Circe
Nereida Circe
Philippa Circe
Ioanna Circe ("yo-AH-nuh")
Roxane Circe
Miriam / Maryam Circe
Alexandra Circe
Apollonia Circe
Lavinia Circe
You like?
A similar name you might like is Cybele, "SIB-uh-lee."
I've always heard it as "SEER-see:"
Circe Michaela
Circe Damaris
Circe Miranda
Circe Isobel
Circe Hesper (= setting sun)
Circe Hestia
Circe Hepzibah
Circe Mehetabel
Circe Imogen
Circe Evelina
Circe Mirabel (= miracle in Latin, kind of ironic with witchy Circe)
Circe Justina
Circe Freya
Circe Delphine
Circe Kestrel (all kinds of imagery there)
Helena Circe
Lydia Circe
Eliana Circe
Nereida Circe
Philippa Circe
Ioanna Circe ("yo-AH-nuh")
Roxane Circe
Miriam / Maryam Circe
Alexandra Circe
Apollonia Circe
Lavinia Circe
You like?
A similar name you might like is Cybele, "SIB-uh-lee."
This message was edited 6/21/2010, 12:42 PM
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I've never understood that pronunciation, since the Greek original name is spelled with a K.
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Cynthia is supposed to be spelled Kynthia in the original Greek too, according to BtN database. But it's evolved over time too.
I agree the K spelling should have been retained. But given it has not, and Circe has entered the lexicon with a "c," it's not difficult for me to see how the "s" pronunciation has taken root.
I agree the K spelling should have been retained. But given it has not, and Circe has entered the lexicon with a "c," it's not difficult for me to see how the "s" pronunciation has taken root.
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Yes. We are definitely not a user-friendly language, pronunciation-wise. I've often thought how impossible it would be for me to try to learn it as a second language.
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Well, to be fair the grammar is a lot simpler than Croatian (we have gender, 7 cases, more tenses, etc.), but our pronunciation and spelling are a breeze for foreign learners.
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