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Help[Opinions] A few Greek names
WDYT of some of these girl Greek names?
Ariadne - how are you pronouncing this?
Andromeda "Ana"
Alethea (the "le"being a "lay"sound, not "lee")
Callia - potential NN Cali
Daphne
Helena - potential NN Leni
Hallie
Rhea - how are you pronouncing this? Better as a MN?
Thanks!
Ariadne - how are you pronouncing this?
Andromeda "Ana"
Alethea (the "le"being a "lay"sound, not "lee")
Callia - potential NN Cali
Daphne
Helena - potential NN Leni
Hallie
Rhea - how are you pronouncing this? Better as a MN?
Thanks!
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Ariadne- Air-ee-ad-nee, it's nice in theory but I would think the parents were trying too hard to be different if I saw it on a child
Andromeda- I can't decide if I like it or not,it makes me think of outer space, but that's not so bad. It's a bit over the top but useable. Ana is a good nn so if she found it to be too much she'd have an easier name
Alethea- I don't like it at all. I keep wanting to say Althea, because I've known one. I don't like Althea either
Callia- nice enough, but nms
Daphne- I like it a lot, but wouldn't use it myself because of Scooby Doo
Helena- classy
Hallie- too cutesy
Rhea- really really love it but I worry it looks like the word diarrhea. I like it more as a first name than a middle but only because I can't think of a first and last that would sound good with Rhea. As a first name it would work with many middles.
Andromeda- I can't decide if I like it or not,it makes me think of outer space, but that's not so bad. It's a bit over the top but useable. Ana is a good nn so if she found it to be too much she'd have an easier name
Alethea- I don't like it at all. I keep wanting to say Althea, because I've known one. I don't like Althea either
Callia- nice enough, but nms
Daphne- I like it a lot, but wouldn't use it myself because of Scooby Doo
Helena- classy
Hallie- too cutesy
Rhea- really really love it but I worry it looks like the word diarrhea. I like it more as a first name than a middle but only because I can't think of a first and last that would sound good with Rhea. As a first name it would work with many middles.
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Ariadne - I pronounce it air-ee-AD-nee. I like the way it's written, but it's very complex for me to say.
Andromeda - I prefer Ana as a nickname to Andie for a girl, but the Andie potential is still there, so this really isn't my style.
Alethea - I, too, prefer that pronunciation; but in that case, I spell it Alathea instead.
Callia - Pretty, but as far as "Calli-" names are concerned I much prefer Calliope. Or Callista, or Calpurnia.
Daphne - Reminds me too much of Daffy Duck. Sorry, can't get into this name.
Helena - I love this name! Leni is an interesting nickname, kind of cute.
Hallie - Too nickname-y for me to use as a real name.
Rhea - I pronounce it RAY-uh. Don't really care for it, though.
Andromeda - I prefer Ana as a nickname to Andie for a girl, but the Andie potential is still there, so this really isn't my style.
Alethea - I, too, prefer that pronunciation; but in that case, I spell it Alathea instead.
Callia - Pretty, but as far as "Calli-" names are concerned I much prefer Calliope. Or Callista, or Calpurnia.
Daphne - Reminds me too much of Daffy Duck. Sorry, can't get into this name.
Helena - I love this name! Leni is an interesting nickname, kind of cute.
Hallie - Too nickname-y for me to use as a real name.
Rhea - I pronounce it RAY-uh. Don't really care for it, though.
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I really like Ariadne and Andromeda and I love Daphne. Helena is okay and Leni is fine as a nickname. I personally prefer Lena, but Leni is less obvious and cuter.
I know an Alethea in real life, by association. She pronounces her name with the 'lee' sound, like a-LEE-thee-ah. It's really not that pretty in person, and plus, she's flaky. No, she's not even flaky, she's the queen of flake. 'Lay' is better than 'lee', but I still can't like the name or get past my association of unhelpful and flaky neediness.
Callia is acceptable. I dislike Cali and I wouldn't use Callia, but I also wouldn't begrudge anyone for using it. Hallie is unattractive and I dislike Rhea.
I pronounce Ariadne ah-ri-AD-nee, where the 'ad' is closer to 'ahd' or a long 'ad' than a short 'ad', but not quite in my view. I wish I knew the proper Greek way of saying it, but I guess I'll never know. Sometimes it sounds remarkably pretty, sometimes silly silly, but I guess it’s far nicer said properly :P I've only ever heard ah-ri-AD-nee, though. I have heard arry-ADNY a lot which put me off for a long time. I think it might be one of the downsides to the name.
I say REE-a(h) for Rhea, a little reminiscent of diarrhoea. I consider it and that pronunciation to be particularly unattractive if not one of my least favourite names. If there's a nicer way of saying it, I might like it. I really hate the way I say it, though.
I know an Alethea in real life, by association. She pronounces her name with the 'lee' sound, like a-LEE-thee-ah. It's really not that pretty in person, and plus, she's flaky. No, she's not even flaky, she's the queen of flake. 'Lay' is better than 'lee', but I still can't like the name or get past my association of unhelpful and flaky neediness.
Callia is acceptable. I dislike Cali and I wouldn't use Callia, but I also wouldn't begrudge anyone for using it. Hallie is unattractive and I dislike Rhea.
I pronounce Ariadne ah-ri-AD-nee, where the 'ad' is closer to 'ahd' or a long 'ad' than a short 'ad', but not quite in my view. I wish I knew the proper Greek way of saying it, but I guess I'll never know. Sometimes it sounds remarkably pretty, sometimes silly silly, but I guess it’s far nicer said properly :P I've only ever heard ah-ri-AD-nee, though. I have heard arry-ADNY a lot which put me off for a long time. I think it might be one of the downsides to the name.
I say REE-a(h) for Rhea, a little reminiscent of diarrhoea. I consider it and that pronunciation to be particularly unattractive if not one of my least favourite names. If there's a nicer way of saying it, I might like it. I really hate the way I say it, though.
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I like Greek names, I had cassette tapes with Greek mythological stories for children when I was little and I loved them.
I like all the names except for Daphne and Hallie.
I pr. Ariadne ah-ree-UD-neh, but that is how it would be pr. in Swedish...
Rhea - RÉ-uh, RAY-uh.
Also, Helena is pr. HEL-le-na in Greek, I think. :)
I like all the names except for Daphne and Hallie.
I pr. Ariadne ah-ree-UD-neh, but that is how it would be pr. in Swedish...
Rhea - RÉ-uh, RAY-uh.
Also, Helena is pr. HEL-le-na in Greek, I think. :)
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Alethea is one of my favorite names. And I always (in my head) say the "lay" vs the "lee". Great meaning, too.
Daphne is my next favorite.
Rhea - I would pronounce it Ree-uh. I know someone by this name. It is pretty, but I can hear some of the jokes, too. Like a bad stomach probably that ends with the same sound. Or other diseases.
I also like Hallie a lot.
Daphne is my next favorite.
Rhea - I would pronounce it Ree-uh. I know someone by this name. It is pretty, but I can hear some of the jokes, too. Like a bad stomach probably that ends with the same sound. Or other diseases.
I also like Hallie a lot.
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