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Artemis is one of my favourite names, and #2 for a girl. As well as the strong, feisty, badass feel I really find her to be down to earth and level headed. I can imagine an Artemis in the real world, calm, collected, hardworking, and passionate.

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I do have very strong feelings about not using Artemis for a boy. I usually wouldn't mind traditional girls names on boys, since it's a common occurrence the other way around, and I'm not for double standards. But in this case, Artemis is a goddess name. Using the exact name of the goddess (especially Artemis) is jarring and doesn't sit right for me. Furthermore there are not one, but two legitimate, near identical sounding derivatives that are boys names; Artemas and Artemus. I appreciate that Artemis Fowl did it (it was actually addressed in the books), and it has a unisex sound, but I think origins need consideration. I have both Artemis and Artemus on my girl/boy list, so I definitely see the appeal.

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Dreaming of...
Pandora Beatrix Fae ✦ Caspian Sherlock Walter ✦ Artemis Valkyrie Clio ✦ Lysander Atticus George
Ptolemy ✦ Horatio ✦ Nikolai ✦ Ambrose ✦ Zephram ✦ Indigo ✦ Cedric
Evanthe ✦ Morgana ✦ Zenobia ✦ Marigold ✦ Lavender ✦ Demelza ✦ Calista