Ismene

The name is pretty, but the child may get jokes about it if they ever read "Antigone" in school.

One of my friends has a great-grandmother named this, although she spells it Ismini. She was born in Greece. At first I hated this name, since I read Antigone and found Ismene rather annoying. But meeting my friend's great-grandma helped me like it, since she really is knowledgeable (like the meaning) despite being over 100 years old.

It's a pretty name. I heard it in my Humanities class and fell in love with it.

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BTW, I pronounce it "Iz-MUH-neh".

The only jokes the girl will get on the name will be on the "is-meanie" pronunciation. How many children know about Greek mythology? I honestly didn't know of the incest association until I read these comments.

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Having gotten that off my chest, it's kind of cute. Not beautiful or pretty, but cute. It isn't a favorite.

I don't like it. It reminds me too much of "is meanie". Antigone eclipses it entirely.

Ugly. It sounds like "is mean", and it feels troublesome to have a name associated with a child of incest.

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 Ismene (or Antigone) would be bugged throughout school about being the product of incest.

I have really liked this name ever since I read "Antigone" in English class, although her character bugged me. I probably wouldn't use it on my child but it's pretty nevertheless.