Comments for the name Artemis

She is known by several names: Munychia; Artemis of Ephesus; Diana [Roman]; Artume [Etruscan], Mythology Cynthia [from her birthplace on Mt. Cyntus], and Phoebe. She is the goddess of the chase, the hunt, the night, fruitfulness, childbirth, woodland wilderness, dance/play, the bull, fertility, the virgin moon, healing, chastity, virginity, war, mothers, foster mothers, and health. She is the mistress of wild beasts and war.
Places of worship: Amazon,
Asia Minor [principal deity], Brauron, Ephesus, Greece [not heavily worshipped in mainland], Palestine, Sparta, and Rome.
Miscellaneous information: all beasts thought sacred; symbols bow and arrow; torch; eternal virginity. Effigy appears with multiple breasts, but later found to represent the testes of a bull. Had fanatical temple worship. At puberty, girls were initiated into the cult of Artemis; married just after. They laid all the trimmings of virginity [toys, dolls, hair] on the altar. Assisted her mother in the delivery of her twin Apollo. Ephesus Asian Center of worship now one of the 7 wonders of the world. Found references to her in Acts 19:23-40 and Acts 19:28 of the Holy Bible.

Correction: Artemis, though certainly beautiful enough to attract several gods, was the goddess of virginity, and childbirth, not mothers. She was also the patroness of young women and children.
She, as the goddess of the hunt, was not very feminine. She was wild and independent, and was not interested in men. She acted in a way most people would refer to as tomboyish. She wore short skirts to free her legs for movement.
Also a moon goddess, although the ruler of the night itself was Nyx, not Artemis. The Artemis mentioned in the Bible was in fact this Artemis. One of the Apostles was endangered because he tried to convert her worshipers and they were outraged. She was in no way Biblical. Calling myths "ridiculous" is foolish as it is part of one of the richest cultures in the history of mankind and a most fascinating subject.

Artemis Fowl, a teenage criminal mastermind, is the anti-hero of Eoin Colfer's popular Artemis Fowl series. This Artemis is a boy, though.

The goddess Artemis has been mentioned in the bible I think two or three times.

It can also be used a male name, one example includes: Artemis, the white cat on Sailor Moon who is male.

I love the name Artemis. It is in the series Artemis Fowl, although there, Artemis Fowl is a boy. I personally prefer Artemis as a boy's name, but I would still whole-heartedly name my daughter Artemis. If I was old enough to have a daughter, that is. Artemis sounds great, and I love that name.

I like this name a lot; good sound, good meaning, good nickname. I like this name equally for girls and boys; that it is a goddess' name definitely makes it more feminine, but there have been a few male characters (Artemis Fowl and Artemis from Sailor Moon) that had this name that it suited really well.

Artemis? A boy!? Artemis was a Greek Goddess and protector of women! And yet you have people complaining that young girls are taking on male names such as Madison! Talk about controversy. Artemis is a lot better than Diana, in my personal opinion.

When I say Artemis, it makes me think: "hard to miss", it's really annoying because I love the name.

I like this name but I wouldn't use it for a child. I think it's odd for a boy, though---it's a Greek godDESS, after all.

If people have no problem with boys being named after Greek godesses (which I had no clue of until thirty seconds ago), why do you have such a belligerent attitude when it comes to girls like me being called Madison? Then again, if there was a female book character called Madison that you knew of, you'd probably have no problem.

In the Bible, the book of Titus mentions a person named Artemis. I prefer to think of the name as a Biblical one, rather than that of a Greek goddess, because I adore the name and do not wish to connect it with ridiculous myths of gods and goddesses.

I love this name although it makes me think of a guy. Simply because Sailor Moon has been burned into my brain since a very young age. Either way it makes me think a very strong, beautiful and intelligent person.

I like the name Artemis for a boy or a girl. It really is an awesome name.

I think it's good, and it can be used for any sex.

Heck, I kinda think the idea of 'girl names' and 'boy names' is kinda stupid. There are so many good names that people 'can't use' because they're 'the wrong sex'.

I love this name. I like it better as a boy's name even though it's a female goddess, plus in the Artemis Fowl series the character is a boy and in Sailor Moon.

I would just like to say that I love the name. But I think Behind the Name should put it as male and female name because he is a male in a very popular series, Artemis Fowl.

I think Artemis is a beautiful name for a girl. If I had twin girls I'd name them Selena and Artemis.

Artemis is the Greek Goddess of animals. She is a shapeshifter and is stunningly beautiful.

Artemis is one of those names that I like the ending on. Like AN, as I posted on Arianne, mis is very conclusive. Also, I've always liked mythology names, because I like language. Mythology is a part of language, and sometimes science as well (Arachne, for example).

Artemus Gordon is the name of James West's clever and sarcastic partner in "The Wild Wild West".

I once met a man called Artemis. He hated the name, so he named himself Art.

I love it on a girl, hate it on a boy.

Hera, Zeus' wife, was angry at Zeus and forbade Leto from giving birth on land (presumably the mainland) or sea. Leto found the (possibly floating) island of Delos, which was later grounded (if indeed it was floating; the legends vary). There, Leto gave birth to Artemis. Three days later, Apollo was born with his sister's help. This is only one of many legends of Artemis' birth. Another is that Zeus transformed Leto into a quail so Hera couldn't find her. Artemis was one of the few virgin goddesses and the goddess of the forests, hills, and hunt, odd since she was a woman and hunting was typically a man's domain. When she was young, she sat upon her father's lap and asked for: 1) eternal virginity and to never be bound by marriage, 2) hounds for her hunt, 3) stags for her chariot, 4) nymphs for her hunting companions, 60 from the sea and 20 from land and, 5) a silver bow to match her brother's. All her wishes were granted. My personal favourite myth regarding the goddess is of her and Orion, the hunter. The two were close, but he died and was put among the stars. For more on his deaths, see Orion. Artemis also resided over maidens (unmarried women). Later, she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth and associated with the moon through the Titan Selene. Her animal was the deer and her tree the cypress. Her symbol was the silver bow and arrow. Another of her names is Cynthia.

Absolutely gorgeous. But only on a girl seeing as Artemis in Greek Mythology was a woman and a goddess of women, virginity, childbirth and mothers. She was very feminine.

I really love the name, but since reading and adoring the Artemis Fowl books, I can't see it on a girl. But also, being as it was the name of a goddess, can't see it on a boy. I do prefer it on a boy, but I wouldn't call a son this.

It's pretty, but also a little dull in my opinion. I do agree that the Greek goddess was awesome, but it still kind of bores me. Artemisia is much prettier. As for gender, I think Artemis sounds ridiculous on a boy, and I'm not a fan of the Artemis Fowl books. This will always be a girls' name to me.

The name was used in Eoin Colfer's bestselling youth series 'Artemis Fowl'.

I've never thought this name sounded feminine, at all. In addition, I always associate this name with Artemus Gordon from "Wild Wild West," so for me it will always be masculine. Still can't say that I'd use the name, though.

How can people think Artemis is a boy's name? Artemis was a Greek godDESS who apparently spurned men.
Anyway, I think Artemis is a gorgeous, very ethereal sounding name. I would definitely use it on a girl.

Originally, Artemis was the goddess and protector of wild plants and woodland creatures, as well as young women (I am not sure about virginity). The "goddess of the hunt" came later. (Or so I have read.)

Artemis is the birthname of the character Alexandra in the Twitches book series by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld. In the movies she is played by Tia Mowry.

I love the name Artemis on a girl, you can also get the nickname Missy from it. Though I'm not actually that crazy about the nickname myself.

Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, the moon, and the patron of young girls/maidens. Not marriage or fertility, that's Hera and Demeter.

Missy is a great nickname!!