For those of you who love [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], please tell me why. I’m still undecided on it, and need a bit of persuasion. I love the mythological connection, but I’m also the least sporty person ever, and it’s so reminiscent of Olympic and [name_f]Olympiad[/name_f]. Would it just be really weird or am I overthinking this? (I have a feeling it’s the latter :P)
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Hey girl,
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] is a fantastic name, and I don’t think one has to be into sports to get on board with it. To me, it’s bright, white, and sparkly. It was on NB’s Badass [name_f]Princess[/name_f] Names post, and I have to agree. It has the glamour and extravagance of a royal name with all the energy and familiarity of your everyday name (hello, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]). I picture A beautiful dark-haired girl in a white or pale blue Grecian gown, with gold bangles on her arms, but she’s laughing heartily, and teasing the person next to her. If you’re a sucker for nickname, like me, [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] has no immediately intuitive options, that’s true. However, if you dig a little bit, you’ll find a gold mine of [name_u]Ollie[/name_u], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Pia[/name_f]. I feel that [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] perfectly defies the frilliness of elaborate greek names, because it is long and regal but still sounds strong and wearable…to me.
If the name is associated with the Olympics, look at it this way: if she’s into sports, that’s awesome! Her name totally matches that. If she’s not, she can choose to embrace other relations of the name, like Mount [name_m]Olympus[/name_m]. Or she can just laugh when she reluctantly plays sports in phys ed and say “[name_f]My[/name_f] name may be [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], but I’m no Olympic athlete!”.
So yeah. Those are my long, rambling thoughts.
I am an [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]. [name_f]May[/name_f] I just I really like it? I have always liked the connection to the. Olympic even though I am no professional. And to the [name_m]Olympus[/name_m]. And to the [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] the Great’s mother. I suppose [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] played her in one of the movies?
Also, [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] has a ton of great nicknames like [name_f]Olya[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f] and [name_u]Lee[/name_u].
Sort of like what [name_f]Larissa[/name_f] said, [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] has everything I love about [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], but it’s less ubiquitous and feels stronger (thanks, olympics.) And I agree about the great nicknames. To me, [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] feels like the name of a bold, fun, and very capable person.
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] is my mother’s middle name as well as my daughter’s middle name. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother was born in 1972 in Germany during the opening ceremony of the Munich Olympics so the name has significant meaning for my family. It has a variety of nickname options that will fit any little girl’s personality. I honestly love the association with the Olympics and the mythological associations. I think it is a great underused name.
Thanks everyone! [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]'s definitely on the list. I love reading everyone’s thoughts on the name as well. (Hint hint, I’d love some more descriptions) 