Message: "Athena & Althea" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Athena & Althea

by ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey)

8/31/2009, 2:37 PM

Finally, a couple of names my husband likes that aren't Hannah, Olivia, or Sophia! YAY!!! Anyway, you know the drill: what do you think of these names, and which do you prefer?

#Althea #Athena

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- Tawnee

9/1/2009, 9:18 AM

I love Althea!

- Just Jonquil

9/1/2009, 2:17 AM

Athena.
Althea sounds like a Cockney saying healthier and dropping the h.
Anthea is also nice.

- Chaka

8/31/2009, 9:08 PM

Athena

- New_Chloe

8/31/2009, 8:28 PM

Althea!

I agree with BBH, there is something nasally, almost harsh, about Athena. Althea on the other hand is soft, graceful, and pure elegance.

I know an Athena and she is the craziest party girl I have ever met in my life! Perhaps that colours my perception about it as a name a bit.

- Shaymin

8/31/2009, 4:29 PM

I really like both of them. Althea is a little airier if that makes any sense. She is lighter and has the nice nickname option of Thea, though Athena is a great name too.

- BBH

8/31/2009, 4:11 PM

They're okay, but I slightly prefer Althea, because Athena can be pronounced a bit nasally at times.

- Pie

8/31/2009, 3:01 PM

I like both, but Althea wins for me too.

- Snapdragon

8/31/2009, 2:56 PM

I love Althea. Athena is nice as well, but I definitely/easily prefer Althea!

- magicalhannah7

8/31/2009, 2:52 PM

I like both, but Althea takes the cake.

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- mafiosa

8/31/2009, 2:51 PM

I loooove Athena! I'd use it in a heartbeat. I love Althea too but I have trouble with pronouncing TH right after L, so I couldn't use it.

- Elena

8/31/2009, 2:45 PM

I adore Athena and may end up with a gd by the same name. (Anna loves Athena). I want to like Althea because I love Thea. It's just that I went to school with a bully named Althea. She was huge! ;-) I realize the problem is mine. Actually, Althea has a nice sound.

Between the two, though, Athena, hands down.

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