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[Opinions] Nicknames for Atalanta?

by Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

9/20/2008, 3:34 PM

Atalanta and Atalante are my favourite names of the moment.
Can you think of any decent nicknames?

#Atalanta #nicknames

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- MelvinSpelvin

9/20/2008, 6:49 PM

Nicknames for Atalanta? Um, Lanta, Attie, Atal...I don't know, this one is kind of tricky.

- Megan (ClementineFox7)

9/20/2008, 6:15 PM

I think they've all been suggested except Atle/Atley (or any spelling).

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

9/20/2008, 5:55 PM

Ata
Lana
Lanta
Lan
Lanie
Tal
Talan
Tally
Tala
Al

- Kirke (guest)

9/20/2008, 5:00 PM

If you like Atalanta you might like the similar name Atlantia. It's also from Greek mythology.

Alta
Anta
Allie
Attie
Annie
Lana
Lata
Tala

- bananarama +3

9/20/2008, 4:40 PM

I don't know. Atalanta is kind of pretentious if you ask me. Definitely going on my "I'd only recommend as a middle name" list.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +2

9/20/2008, 4:49 PM

Really?

More pretentious than similar Greek mythological names, or do you just feel that way about most names of that sort?

- bananarama +1

9/20/2008, 5:10 PM

Not all Greek mythological names are. Some, like Iris and Aglaia, I'm fine with as names on real people, but others, like Medea and Jocasta, are too much. I know that a lot of Greek mythology names are used as given names in modern Greece. However, certain names, like Zeus, people stay away from for obvious reasons. I personally would NEVER name my kid Herakles, Medusa, Oedipus, or Clytemnestra. It looks too pretentious.

- MelvinSpelvin

9/20/2008, 6:53 PM

I've gotta say, I agree with this.

It seems a lot of people like Greek mythology names, but I always thought they sounded pretentious and out there. Everyone has their own taste, though.

- Gracie (YMPvt)

9/20/2008, 3:51 PM

Lana
Attie
Tala
Tally
Alan- too masuline?
Alana
Talan

- Charlie Blue (Charlie1977)

9/20/2008, 3:48 PM

Alana
Lana
Ana
Talan (TA-lan)
Atta
Anta

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