Comments for ANTIGONE:

Antigone is a play that I read and loved. The play is of course a Greek Tragedy and as such there is a lot of suicide and mourning, but the play is wonderful and the name is outstanding.

-- BethanyE  1/13/2006

I absolutely adore this name. I think it has a strong meaning. Its namesake, from the Greek play, is a strong character. I read the tragedy my sophomore year in high school and I remember deciding right then I would name my first daughter Antigone. :)

-- platyguin  2/8/2006

Antigone (Tiggie) is the main character of the Tiggie Tompson series by Tessa Duder.

-- Anonymous User  2/18/2006

'Antigone Rising' is the name of an American band. I think it's a really mint name for a band--so symbolic. The name 'Antigone' itself is also beautiful.

-- Anonymous User  4/18/2006

An amazing name full of strong character, but I don't think a woman who kills herself after being buried alive makes for a great namesake.

-- Anonymous User  6/16/2006

Like other names attached to the story of Oedipus, I think this name shouldn't be passed on - it's legendary and immortal, and no child should have it. Yes, it's a beautiful name, but ... any child named Antigone (or Ismene) would be bugged throughout school about being the product of incest.

-- Emmasj  3/6/2007

It pains me that some people read this name as "An-tie-gone." That is incorrect, as anyone interested in literature could tell you. It is "an-TIG-oh-nee." Think of it as being broken up as An-tig-o-ne instead of Anti-gone.

-- Emmasj  3/6/2007

This name is just gorgeous!

-- jazzbaby  6/14/2007

I really like this name, it's unusual but poetic, a good name for a strong willed girl. Though I have some reservations over the fact it is related to the a character who was born from an incestus relationship.

-- Anonymous User  9/24/2007

I like this name. And a lot of characters in Greek mythology were the product of incest--Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, who were brother and sister. Zeus was even married to Hera, who was his sister. I don't think it's a big deal.

-- Anonymous User  3/16/2008

Someone might mispronounce it and give her the nickname "Antifreeze".

-- sweetkit  3/21/2008

I think that this is a lovely name, but I would think twice before naming my daughter Antigone - mostly for the connotation of it within the play.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2008

This strikes me as a name pretentious, snobby people pick for their children and foam at the mouth when people can't pronounce it. The name will most certainly not be shortened to any decent nicknames either, so it could be quite a long and strange-sounding name to live with.

-- slight night shiver  4/19/2008

The first time I ever heard of this name was when a rottie came into the vet hospital where I worked. She was a sweet dog but had no idea how to prounounce her name. My mom, who is an English teacher, is the one that told me it is not Anti-gone. I like it because it is unique, but don't like it enough to name someone or something Antigone.

-- Fire1815  9/7/2008

I don't particularly like the story, though I've read it twice, but I instantly fell in love with the name. It sounds so elegant and romantic! But it has such a depressing meaning, like an unwanted child. I can only imagine if I ever named my daughter this she'd one day look up it's meaning or read the story and think "This is what Mom had in mind when she named me?", haha. It's a pity.

-- not_another_Jessica  12/3/2008

This is a beautiful name, but I wouldn't use it for a first name - it would be better as a middle name.

-- Anonymous User  12/22/2008

Makes me think of "antagonist", and for that reason I think this would make a great name for a female villain in a fantasy story. I might use it for that purpose some day!

-- Sophannagh  3/8/2009

I once met a girl with this name, and it didn't sound as pompous or whatever as I initially thought it would (like with other elaborate Greek names). It's actually quite beautiful.

-- erb816  4/16/2009

What a cool meaning. I almost like it just for the meaning- though the spelling ruins it, along with the pronunciation "ann-t-g-anee", which I just don't like for some reason. There's also the Shakespeare association.

-- Kerules  7/5/2009

Antigone Kefala is an Australian poet of Greek-Romanian heritage.

-- vomiting  11/12/2009

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