I think so, unfortunately. If she had just been honest, I think she would have been a great addition to the forum, but yes, indeed. 
Itâs quite sad.
Definitely not, imo. Itâs a very lovely name in theory, and who doesnât think that their daughter is beautiful? However, for starters, it could always cause jealousy if you had other daughters, because, well, their elder sister is named after âthe most beautiful goddessâ, and they arenât, I know that would cause me to be jealous of my sister, and as a younger teen, would have likely make me question my self esteem. My second issue, is that the name is a big thing to live up to, just the same as [name_m]Zeus[/name_m]. If your daughter happens to be bullied in school (personal experiences here) for looking âunattractiveâ by her classmates, her name wouldnât exactly help, it would actually likely intensify the situation and add more fuel. I would personally avoid it.
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Not in my opinion, itâs a lot to live up to.
Well, the child could be really ugly, so I would probably not use it, ever.
However beautiful in legend and sound this name may be, I think it is definitely not useable for a modern little girl. As a middle name, with another middle name, it could if you really like it. As in [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f].
This is a difficult one for me because I really love Greek names, especially mythology ones and I am planning to use [name_f]Athena[/name_f] one day . Part of me wants to point out [name_f]Dita[/name_f] as a sophisticated short nn for [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] but even that has difficult connotations I guess ([name_m]Von[/name_m] Teese). I do agree that [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] is a bit much to handle, especially as a young girl, but I do really love it, mostly for itâs connection to the sea (itâs thought to mean sea foam by some). If you love it but canât use it and donât want to consign it to the middle you could always use Astarte instead. It has the same feel as [name_f]Athena[/name_f] in terms of a usable [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] name for me and Astarte was the goddess of sex, fertility and war but she is not well known enough for it to be a problem. Or you could go for one of the Nereidsâ names, if like me you love the sea connotations. There is a list on nameberry, I think itâs todayâs cool list of the day or something.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] seen the link for the Nereids names: Names of The Nereides | Nameberry
Thereâs also [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f] as other options for similar meaning names, and [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f] is also Greek.
I did think it was odd that she became pregnant when her daughter was like 1 month oldâŚneeded more kids to name, I guess. I remember she posted about money issues a lot. I hope nobody ever sent her money 
Yes, there are some potential problems that others have already pointed out, but I also feel like some people in this thread are being a tad too negative and dramatic. (I havenât encountered people piling on [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] or [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] in quite the same way.)
Itâs a lot of name, thatâs definitely true, but the child molds and shapes the name and the feelings people have about it once theyâre actually wearing it. This is as true of [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] as it is of [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]. I wouldnât use it as itâs just not my style, but I donât think you need to banish it from your list just because I or others wouldnât jump on it. Keep it on a âmaybeâ list. Your feelings could change for or against when youâre actually looking at a living child. Until then, Iâd tuck it away.
15 baby girls named [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] last year, so at least that many parents disagreed with the previous posters. 60 named [name_f]Venus[/name_f].
No. The sexual connotations are too heavy and arenât appropriate / wearable for everyday life.
I really like some Greek names, but Iâm not really a fan of [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f].
@ash I agree⌠Iâm surprised so many people are against it now but were all for it back then.
I was thinking the same - but then again, the massive immense love for [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] also seems to have died off, I think she (if they were even female in RL?) was just a rather intimidatingly influential figure here on Nameberry for some, and therefore, many liked her name choices at the time (I donât recall myself being a massive lover of it though, [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] Illyria [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] I loved, but the [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] combo, not really.). Another thing could be that, since she was found out to be a troll, her ânameâ and her 'daughterâs name are sort of like, tainted. [name_m]Just[/name_m] my guess on the matter!
I donât think it is, maybe as a middle, but not as a first
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] or [name_f]Athena[/name_f] are much more wearable, although goddess names are not my style.
I think [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] is a beautiful name. So you could formally call her [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f], on paper, and just use [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] for all other circumstances. In the middle spot, itâs definitely usable, inspiring and full of stunning beauty. I see the appeal. 
Itâs definitely useable! I knew a girl in high school named [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] and she was so nice, beautiful, confident and popular. Itâs definitely not common but itâs beautiful nonetheless.
I can see why some people would think itâs not useable, but they are wrong. I think any girl would love to bear this name ! I can see it inspiring confidence, but not conceit.