Comments for the name Athena

Athena is a gorgeous name. Both the meaning and sound are nice, and I really like it. I also like the fact that it is a Greek goddess's name.

I think this name is actually pronounced Ah-tay-nah, but you could also pronounce it the English way.

Athena's Roman equivalent is Minerva.

This is my niece's name - I think is one of the most beautiful names ever!

This is a regal sounding name, one that has strength. Not really any nicknames for it. It isn't an overused name which is nice.

I love this name! I like that it has a 'wise' meaning to it. It evokes a sense of intelligence, wisdom, wit and creativity. And the pronunciation is never AT-HAY-Nah it's Ath-Ee-Na even though I like At-HAY-Na too especially for Corinna-Athena (At-Hay-Nah). Do you pronounce Athens At-HAY-Ns? I like the Spanish pronunciation to it too (AT-Heh-Nah).

In Modern Greek, the pronunciation is ah-thee-NAH. (I much prefer the usual English pronunciation.) The city of Athens is pronounced ah-THEE-nah, though.

Athene Seyler, British actress, who lived to the age of 101. (See her in the hilarious comedy "Make Mine Mink.")

I love this name. Way prettier and less annoying than the equivalent Minerva, but that's just my humble opinion.

One of my cousins is 1/4 Greek (born and raised in Athens, I believe) and she pronounces her name "A-TEE-na". Immigration transliterated her name to "Atina" when she came here.

A beautiful name! Its sound and meaning are ideal. The name is neither popular nor too girlish.

In the film My Big Fat Freek Wedding Toula (Nia Varrdalous) has a sister in the film called Athena.

My grandmother is called Athene which I personally prefer over Athena. It is quite a rare name as she has only ever heard of or met three other people in her life called the same. People occasionally call her 'Ath' for short though, though I much prefer the full form.

I like the nickname "Thena". On a personal note, I might name my daughter Thena Delaney.

Also in Serbia you write this name like Atina.

If you wanted to name your daughter after the goddess, I think it would be better to call her Sophie Olivia, Sophie for wisdom and Olivia for the olive tree. I love the namesake but despise the actual name.

I am the total opposite; I like Athena but I absolutely HATE Sophie, and I don't like Olivia much, plus they don't go together all that well, and Olivia is more likely to be a feminine form of Oliver (meaning elf army) than a variant of Oliva anyway, and therefore doesn't directly mean olive tree.

Actually, I read in a name book that Athena actually means "wise", which makes sense as she is the Goddess of Wisdom.

This is a really beautiful name. I'm not sure that I'd use it as a first name, though. Not because I wouldn't want to, just because people may consider it a bit weird. But I love the meaning as well as how it sounds. It's just so powerful.

Athena is a bit commonly used in Greece. The most common pet name for this name is Nana with the stress on the second a.

The late Owen Hart's daughter is named Athena.

A famous bearer is Athena Asamiya, a character from the "King of Fighters" game series.

A beautiful name given by the late Christina Onassis to her daughter, Athena Onassis.

This is one of older sister's name and I think it's a very pretty name and you don't really don't hear it that often. My sister is now 21 and loves her name.

My name is Athena. For anyone contemplating whether or not to name your kid this, ask an actual Athena and not random people. I've never met another person with my name, so it's rare, but it's really not exotic-sounding. It's very rarely mispronounced because it sounds right out. I was never teased. A lot of people don't know the origin, but those who do LOVE it. I joined a Facebook group for people named Athena and everyone seemed to really like their name. Fans of the Who love it especially, haha.

"Athena" is a song by the Who. It's a love song by a girl named Athena and was released as a single.

I like this name. It is pretty.

Lovely exotic name.

In Greece it is pronounced Athena ah-thee-NA (as the female name) and a-THEE-na (as the capital).

My first daughter's name is Athina, the original form of Athene. She is the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology and associated with the Owl. Athina is the goddess of Athens, she gave the city the olive tree as a present, that was one of the most important crop of ancient and even today's Greece. My daughter has 100 olive trees on our field and at the age of 2 she is already looking after them. :)

A beautiful, strong, regal name that could grow with a person. Love it.

Athena is the best of the Greek goddesses, and probably the main reason I love this name. I use the nickname "Ath" (with affection and familiarity, not disrespect!) to refer to her. If I ever did have a child, this would be near the top of the name suggestions list.

Queen Athena (pronounced ah-TEE-na) is Ariel's mother in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.

Pronounced "ah-teh-nah".

I LOVE this name. Makes me sad it was on the top 1000 list last year. :(

One of the more credible Mythology names; I think it would be easy for a person to have in real life.

I love this name, it's pretty, ancient and has so much meaning behind it. If I ever had a daughter I wouldn't hesitate to call her Athena.

Beautiful name. Love it.

Love this name! Used to hate it but now I'm quite fond of it. I highly prefer Athena to Minerva. :)

Penelope Athena is the daughter of American actress/comedian Tina Fey.

Princess Athena of Denmark (born 24 Jan 2012) is the youngest child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. Her full name is Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie.

Athena is the green-skinned alien who falls in love with Dr. Smith on Lost in Space.

Athena will be the name of the first winter storm of the 2012-2013 winter season (followed by Brutus, Caesar, and so on). The name list will be used by the Weather Channel.

The name Athena was used on a nor'easter by the Weather Channel on November 7, 2012. However, it was rejected by the National Weather Service, which refused to recognize the names of winter storms. (Reply to dwayne1996 10/3/2012).