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[Opinions] Favorite Greek Names!
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Do modern Greeks use mytholgical names?I never met an Apollo or an Artemis, when I lived in Greece for a year. Do they use these names? I met Niko, Sokratos, Stavros, Eleni, lots of Panagiotas and Panagiotis. Wonder if it was just the area I lived in?DP just told me he had an Aphroditi in one of his classes, so maybe they do.
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I'm sure it's like other mythologies (Scandinavian, Slavic, etc.), some names are popular, while others are never used. I've met:Dionisis
Iasonas
Leonidas
Orestis
Paris
Thanasis
Thanos
XenofonAthina
Dionysia
Kalliopi
Ourania
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Timothea is so pretty.I love Niko.
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Athena is pretty and very acceptable.
Abigaia is cool but too close to Abigail (eugh) for me.
Metrodora is incredibly bamf.
Melia seems like a nickname to me.
Hera is okay. There are prettier goddess names out there. Also, Hera's not really a good namesake. She was jealous and petty and had to put up with Zeus... eh.
Apollonia is lovely.
Cleo is okay. It does seem precious and princessy and is a better cat name.
Demetria is pretty.
Euphemia is phlegmy but I still like it.
Polycarp is just... carp. Makes me think of fish and shrewish nags. No.
Timothea is lovely.
Zenon is a little too try hard, a little sci-fi-esque. I prefer Zeno anyway.
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I've been all over some Greek names lately.From your list, I like:
Metrodora
Cleo
Demetria
I also like:
Leto
Alexandria
Kalliope
Melpomene
Thalia
Petra
Sotiria
Briseis
Iris
Xanthe
Chloe
Chloris (despite everything)
Antigone (I got to play Antigone in a play when I was in high school and I still get excited about the name because of that.)
Atalanta
Olympias (Also who I'm being for Halloween. Complete with the snakes.)
Sibylla
Beroe
Ianthe
Eulalia
Thais
Alexander / Alexandros / Alexios
Leander / Leandros
Lysander
Zephyros
Demetrios
Evander
Amyntas / Aminta
Hephaistion
Hyperion
Adonis
Anastasios
Xanthos
Spyro
Alcyone
Cosmas / Kosmas / Kosmos
Eros (I assume we're just liking most of these in theory anyway so why not Eros?)
Neokles
Neleos
Cassander
Apollo
Paris
Kerameikos
Arsenios
Hylas
Philo / Philos
Kallias
Isadora
Nikasios
And I'm about to fall asleep typing these so I am sure I missed plenty that I like, but I pretty much just love Greek names, okay?

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Demetria, Metrodora (though I think it reminds me of the Metra trains), Hera, Cleo, and Melia.
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