I am a [name]Christian[/name], and I have some god/goddess names on my list. I like these ones for a specific reason I will list why I do. However, being [name]Christian[/name] I feel maybe I shouldn’t? I never thought anything of it until my father was like “why would you if your [name]Christian[/name]” which made me think maybe I shouldn’t cause well he has a point. Opinions? What about days of the week are they usable?
ETA: Any alternatives to any of these names?
Other Christians what do you think? Any one can answer this though.
The names in question:
[name]Mercury[/name] - I adore this, due to my love for astronomy and the planets. I also like the element I find it interesting.
[name]Thor[/name] - as a middle name, for the [name]Marvel[/name] comic book character.
[name]Diana[/name] - as middle name for the character from [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables
[name]Atlas[/name] - as middle name for my love of traveling, and maps.
[name]Iris[/name] - for the flower
[name]Jupiter[/name] - the planet
[name]Perseus[/name] - for the [name]Percy[/name] [name]Jackson[/name] books
What about days of the week? I wanted to use [name]Monday[/name], [name]Tuesday[/name], [name]Wednesday[/name], [name]Sunday[/name], Thursday and Friday on my list.
Well I am a [name]Diana[/name] and I am catholic My parents and no one else in my Catholic family had an issue with it…
I wouldn’t really name a kid [name]Mercury[/name] of [name]Jupiter[/name] though since those are planets. But I don’t see a problem with [name]Diana[/name] (obviously), [name]Thor[/name], [name]Atlas[/name], and [name]Iris[/name].
I’m not a fan of [name]Perseus[/name] either.
I’m not a fan of days of the week as names… I feel like that might add to teasing
I don’t see a problem with it. [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Diana[/name], especially, have been quite common names used by Christians and non-Christians. My stepmother is named [name]Iris[/name] and she is Jewish (not religious). The others are nms but if you like them…
Days of the week? Not my thing, but [name]Sunday[/name] is kind of cute. I don’t see any problem with using them as a [name]Christian[/name].
I think they are absoluely fine to use, you don’t necessarily have to have the connection to use a name.
I like [name]Thor[/name], [name]Diana[/name], [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Perseus[/name].
The days of the week aren’t my thing and I find them to have more teasing potential than any of the other names on you list. Although [name]Sunday[/name] is cute but feel that it’s only getting attention because [name]Nicole[/name] Kidman used it and I think if she chose [name]Tuesday[/name]/[name]Monday[/name] or whatever else people would be interested in it.
I think you’re fine. There’s a long history of Christians’ admiration of the Greeks and Romans that comes out in architecture, literature, and, yes, even names. No one batted an eye about [name]Princess[/name] [name]Diana[/name]'s name being from [name]Roman[/name] mythology; [name]Daphne[/name] from Scooby Doo is also mythological. When I was learning about literary symbols in high school, I was told I needed to understand two things because symbols often referenced one or the other: the Bible and classical mythology. (We were also told to know our [name]Shakespeare[/name], who stuck gods and references to mythology in many of his works with impunity.)
I think most Christians today would view Norse/Greek/[name]Roman[/name] myths more as fun stories than having anything to do with the actual worship of a god or goddess.
If it makes you feel better, I’m a [name]Christian[/name] and I go to a [name]Christian[/name] college. I’m seriously planning on naming a future daughter [name]Athena[/name] (I’ve always prized wisdom, and [name]Athena[/name] was my favorite Greek goddess) and I’d like to use [name]Thor[/name] as a middle name for a future son (mostly for the coolness factor, I’ll admit, though I have a friend who is obsessed with Norse mythology). I’ve always had a soft spot for mythology names; [name]Andromeda[/name], [name]Diana[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Ariadne[/name], [name]Orion[/name], and [name]Persephone[/name] are a few of my favorites.
As middle names especially, I think they’re all right. As first names, it just depends on the name. I don’t like the days of the week as names and I’m not as fond of using mythological names that were also given to planets, but I think they would work as middle names as well.
I only could see a problem with [name]Thor[/name] being immediately associated with a God. I’m not christian, and I’ll tell you the first thing I think of when I hear these. (some of them aren’t gods anyway)
[name]Mercury[/name] - Planet.
[name]Thor[/name] - The Norse God of Thunder
[name]Diana[/name] - its just a nice name
[name]Atlas[/name] - maps, then the Titan that holds the sky
[name]Iris[/name] - the flower
[name]Jupiter[/name] - the planet
[name]Perseus[/name] - I do think of the Greek hero, but I don’t know how many people will
As for the days of the week, I don’t know how many people actual know anymore that they’re named after gods and goddesses.
I was raised in a [name]Christian[/name] home and it honestly surprises me that anyone would even question that. I grew up going to school with a girl named [name]Athena[/name], who was from a [name]Christian[/name] family. I know plenty of [name]Diana[/name]'s and and [name]Iris[/name] or two. [name]Perseus[/name] and [name]Thor[/name] are the only names on your list that scream “Greek god” to me. And I think they’re both awesome names. The biblical trends are so heavy. It seems like every boy in the church I grew up in is named [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Michael[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Joshua[/name], or [name]Caleb[/name]. I think it’s fantastic to see some different names, and I can’t see how anyone would think it a problem. If nothing else they are awesome literary names.