I really like the name [name]Artemis[/name], and I’ve also heard [name]Artemisia[/name] and, here in Mexico, Artemisa.
[name]Just[/name] wondering what your thought are on these names…
I like the meaning and history of [name]Artemis[/name], but I don’t like the name so much. It doesn’t seem to have any good nicknames (the only ones I can think of are [name]Arty[/name], Tem, and [name]Missy[/name]), and the name isn’t that feminine. I would love to see someone use the name, though, but it just doesn’t fit with my tastes. (A girl named [name]Artemis[/name] would be so cool!)
[name]Artemisia[/name] takes away from the quality of the name, in my opinion. It sounds like a country in a fantasy novel (I’m pronouncing it are-tem-eez-sha). Artemisa is ok (I’m saying it like art-em-ee-sa), and it is the best feminization, in my opinion.
I like the mythology behind the name, but I’ve never fully warmed up to [name]Artemis[/name]. Similar to pp, I’d love to meet one but wouldn’t consider the name myself.
As far as [name]Artemisia[/name] and Artemisa, I think they just look overly complicated. [name]Artemis[/name] doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, and adding more syllables just makes it trickier in my opinion.
I love [name]Artemis[/name] and [name]Artemisia[/name]! I have them as possible middle name options. I’m not brave enough to put them in front, plus my name is [name]Diana[/name] so I love the connection.
I think the nickname [name]Missy[/name] is cute, but I also think [name]Artemis[/name] on it’s own is fine 
I love [name]Artemisia[/name]! I grew up on a farm, so I have a real fondness for botanical names. [name]Artemisia[/name] (“artameezha”) is a wonderful family of plants - they’re silver, velvety, fragrant clouds of leafiness. [name]Tarragon[/name] and wormwood (used to make absinthe) are both forms of [name]Artemisia[/name]. I think the name has a lovely sound, though it wants a nickname. ([name]Mimi[/name]? [name]Arta[/name]?) Pretty sure artemisia is named for [name]Artemis[/name], so that name is contained within it.
If you prefer just [name]Artemis[/name], and you’re not into plant names, you should go for just [name]Artemis[/name]. I think it’s a powerful name, and also a wearable one because of its clean, simple sound. Makes me think of the full moon, the forest, wild beasts, bows and arrows!
I really like [name]Artemisia[/name], though I ruled it out as too much for a first name. [name]Artemis[/name] has never quite appealed to me, and [name]Artemisia[/name] has the benefits of [name]Artemis[/name] without the slight awkwardness I find [name]Artemis[/name] to have–though admittedly, you’re getting something bordering on too florid in exchange. There was an [name]Artemisia[/name] at the Battle of Salamis, the only woman to command there (though she fought with the Persians, not the Greeks, which some people might consider a negative), and there’s the painter [name]Artemisia[/name] Gentileschi, though her personal story has ups and downs to it as well. I’m saying [name]Artemisia[/name] with five syllables and Artemisa with four, and I like [name]Artemisia[/name] better.
I like [name]Artemis[/name]! Not overly keen on the other variations though. [name]Artemis[/name] is just more simple, succint and pretty to me. Unfortunately for me, i read a book series as a kid, the [name]Artemis[/name] Fowl series. About some genius boy in modern day time who steals fairies or something similar. Now not only is it a boys name in my head it has those connotations too… grr
I read the book before the legend and first impressions stick.
Things i like about [name]Artemis[/name] as a name:
it truly is unique, it is nor a variation of another more common name or a different spelling it is in itself its own name
it isnt difficult to pronounce or spell
it looks sleek and professional as well as holding aspects of whimsy
it isnt too out there or whacky but it definately is different. perfect balance.
While it doesnt have the very ‘in’ soft lilting sounds that a lot of girls names have these days: think [name]Ella[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]
it has the softness of the ‘miss’ ending and seems like a strong but not overly harsh name.
i like it!
I like [name]Artemis[/name] but I don’t really care for the other two. They just sound a bit too “excessively frilly” to me to be a name for a person, but obviously that is just my own style preference. My favorite nn option for [name]Artemis[/name] is [name]Ari[/name]. =]
I like [name]Artemis[/name] but I don’t really care for the other two. They just sound a bit too “excessively frilly” to me to be a name for a person, but obviously that is just my own style preference. My favorite nn option for [name]Artemis[/name] is [name]Ari[/name] but you could also use [name]Mimi[/name]. =]
I went to university with a girl named [name]Artemis[/name]. She didn’t really go by a NN either. [name]Artemisia[/name] is possibly prettier, but it’s a whole lotta name. [name]Ambrosia[/name]?
So I love [name]Artemis[/name] for the traditional reasons but in the last 10 years I’ve actually come to love the name for a boy.
I read the [name]Artemis[/name] Fowl series and thought it very odd to have him named [name]Artemis[/name] but now I rather like it. A great nn for a boy is the traditional [name]Arty[/name] - in fact I think it would work nicely on a girl as well. (And no I’m not usually one for gender bending, I just [name]LOVE[/name] the books and the character).
Artemisa and [name]Artemisia[/name] feel too fussy to me.
I love [name]Artemis[/name]! I’d never have the courage to use it but it is a guilty pleasure of mine.
[name]Artemisia[/name] and Artemisa also feel fussy to me.
It has the same images for me too…
I’d keep it simple and go with [name]Artemis[/name]. But the others are pretty too. I had never heard them.