Comments for the name Pandora

A gorgeous name, but would never use it due to its unfortunate stigma.

I love this name, I think it is beautiful, and I am going to change my name to this a.s.a.p., especially because of what it brings to mind.

Well... what can I say about this name? This is my name, and my sister gave me it. I think she didn't realize the meaning at first, because she just took the name from one of her friends. But anyway, I love it, because it is my name.

There is an Anne Rice vampire named Pandora.

This is my daughter's name. I think it is beautiful and has a beautiful meaning (without the box). It is the Greek mythology version of the Christian Adam and Eve and there are plenty of 'Eve's out there. BTW we call her "Panda" as a nickname, however outsiders are only allowed to call her Pandora. She is 6 and loves her name and is far from evil, she is a good child and very talented and beautiful like I imagine 'Pandora' was meant to be.

I think people forget that when Pandora opened the box and released all the evils into the world, she also released Hope, which was the last to leave the box.

Might I remind some of you out there, Pandora was not evil. She was simply over-curious. However, as ravencel reminded us, Pandora did release hope into the world along with the evil spirits.

I named my teddy bear Pandora. It was funny, though, because someone was putting it in a box and they said, "I'm going to put her in Pandora's Box now."

I think this is a pretty name, but in all the versions I have read, she clapped the lid on just in time to keep hope from escaping, as the other things would quickly have destroyed it. If I'm wrong feel free to correct me, but this is what I have read.

It is true, Pandora closed the box in time to keep hope, which is why I think the name is beautiful. It somehow means that against all evils we must remain with hope. Also a Latin group was called Pandora.

Pandora was also the name of a vampire featured in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.

Pandora does have a stigma, but it's still a beautiful name. Besides, Pandora was not doing anything malevolent when she opened the box and unleashed the pains of the world; she was just curious. She did not mean for any harm; why should she be branded?

I don't see where the stigma comes from. She was essentially another version of Eve, and no one seems to avoid the name Eve because she ate the fruit.

Pandora closed the box when she saw which kind of things that were in it, but then she heard a voice from the box, which said it was hope, and that she should let it out. She trusted the voice and from the box hope flew out in the shape of a butterfly.

So in some way Pandora could mean faith or trust because she trusted the unknown voice from the box and it turned out to be a good thing.

Adrian Mole, in the Sue Townsend books, is deeply smitten by Pandora, but nothing good comes of it in the long run. This has more to do with the character of Adrian than the meaning of the name, though she certainly represented "all gifts" to him.

Not an ugly name, but I'd never use it on a girl. Too overdone. If I had a business such as a club or a boutique I might name it Pandora, but again never on a girl.

The myth of Pandora is a misogynous one, which tries to prove than women brought about all misfortunes on earth, very much like Eve did. All the major classic cultures have founding myths like this. However, the detail that she was able to keep hope in the box is more lenient towards women.

There is a Madina Lake song called Pandora.

Sorry, but it sounds tacky. I can't forget how some Swedish dance pop singer used this as her pseudonym in the 90s, and it rather does sound like a pseudonym for a pop singer or a stripper. It's a little too ''out there''.

Pandora's other name was Anesidora. Supposedly this was the name that was inscribed on her body when she was made from the earth.

This is the name of one of the twins in a book called Gemini by whom I can't remember. Her twin brother was named Peter. Haha.

Is instantly recognizable as the name of one of the main characters in Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books. Pandora is Adrian's enduring and unattainable love interest, she is highly intelligent and politically minded. Adrian liked to call her Pan as a diminutive, her full name was actually Pandora Louise Elizabeth Braithwaite.

It's weird but I like this name a lot. I think it's nice. It's sort of on my "I love this name, but I'd never name my child this because it's too strange" list.

Stigma? What stigma? (From the Ancient Greeks' point of view) If it weren't for Pandora, we wouldn't have hope, and the happiness hope brings, in the face of evil. Now, imagine our world without such evils, but also without hope.

Kind of boring, isn't it?

The meaning doesn't seem so terrible when you actually think of a world without anything bad in it. Without badness there would be no goodness, or at least no one would recognize or appreciate the goodness. Why do all these stigma-attached names have to be so pretty? I love the names Pandora, Lilith, Lolita, Jezebel, Delilah, Desdemona, etc but would be hesitant about ever naming a child one of these.

Pandora's name means 'gifted by everyone'. She was made by Hephaestus (Greek for Vulcan). All gods and goddesses gave her gifts like beauty, artistic gifts, etc. She was send to earth as punishment for human being. There was also another Pandora, an ancient goddess of the earth.

I think Pandora's a good name. Just a little strange. I would never name anyone this.

I would use this name for a character for sure! Maybe even a daughter. The nickname Panda is so cute, mainly because I love pandas!

Technically not a 'famous bearer' but Pandora is the fictional land where James Cameron set Avatar. It is very beautiful, but toxic to humans. =D

I do like the name Pandora, it is very pretty. I would never use it because of that horrid Avatar movie.

I've really liked this name for a while, and I think if I ever have a son that it would be quite nice. It's not all that feminine (especially if it's pan for short, after the horned god)-- a bit androgynous, actually, and feminine-ish names for guys aren't all that problematic in my eyes.

However, with the rise of Avatar, my opinions about this name are changing for the worse.

A famous bearer of this name is the English actress Pandora Clifford. :)

This is a cool name, but I won't use it. Still, it's really awesome.

"Pandora" sounds demonic... satanic... black... evil. A perfect choice for your precious little angel, eh?

Okay. To the point. It would completely suck if people called you Dora.

Pandora Moon is a character from the British teen drama Skins, and is sometimes called 'Panda' as a nickname.