Comments for the name 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.

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. :)

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

'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.

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.

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.

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.

This name is just gorgeous!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

My name is Antigona. A instead of e. I wonder if it has the same meaning as Antigone? And to people who think their child will have a hard time at school because of their name are wrong. I get nothing but compliments. The name is beautiful and rare. I think common names are so boring.

Antigona is the Latin variant of the Greek name. Since some Latin words or names end with a long E, they made it an A. This happens even to male nouns, that is why the Greek "nautes" (sailor) becomes "nauta" in Latin.

As to the elements, there is no Greek word "gonē". The word for 'birth' is "gena". The elements are "anti" (against) and "gonos" (parent).

Modern Greek pronunciation: ahn-dee-GHAW-nee or ahn-dee-GHAW-nyee. (I knew one.)

Although this name doesn't have a great meaning, the play was really good. And the character Antigone is great: strong and stood up for what she believed in. I wish more people would do that. In my 9th grade class everyone thought it was pronounced Anti-gone until the teacher corrected us. I think it sounds wonderful. People are bound to mispronounce it, but after they're told the correct way, I doubt they'd say it incorrectly a second time.