I have loved [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] for many years. She was among the first crop of names my partner and I agreed on. He would be ecstatic to get to use it as it is one of those times I can tell he loves it so much but curbs his own enthusiasm so as to not pressure me into feeling a certain way as he knows my reservations. [name_f]My[/name_f] issue with her always comes back to meaning.
Uncertain etymology always bothers me, but especially when there are not many plausible theories other than ‘[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]/Thessalia is a really old place and the name was likely inherited and if non-Greek origin to begin with.’ I have seen interpretations I like and in order for it not to be a deal-breaker I may latch onto one. But as I’m not a big place-name person to begin with, and having no relation to the place myself, I struggle with it. [name_m]Can[/name_m] you help me make some great initial TAM combos with her?
I have some ‘usual suspects’ combos I love:
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Agatte Menodora
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Melpomène
But I love these because I love the AM combos more than the whole.
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] associations:
- Ancient Aeolia (Aeolus myth - Odyssey bag of winds)
- Birthplace of [name_m]Achilles[/name_m]
- Where Centaurs come from/live
- Meteora (Google image search here)
- Horses - Supposedly where Lapith people first tamed and rode horses. Famous breeding and training ground for great war horses. [Hence, centaurs… see above]
I could see loving a melodious wind/strong weather related combo but I’m not falling for anything yet.
From the horses (I love horses and this is why I love [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] so much) I have come up with:
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Agrippine[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Agrippine[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Agrippine[/name_f] [name_f]Maudie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Alcippe [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Alcippe [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Alcippe [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Archippa [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] Archippa [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
So, feedback welcome on which, if any, you like.
Some ideas I have had based on all the above:
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_f]Alcione[/name_f], Anthémis, [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], Aeolia, Aeolis, Myrtille, [name_f]Muse[/name_f], Alcippe, Alkippe, [name_f]Agrippa[/name_f], [name_f]Agrippine[/name_f], [name_f]Agrippina[/name_f], Archippa, Archippe, [name_f]Alcina[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], Anemoi, [name_f]Anemone[/name_f], [name_f]Astraea[/name_f], [name_m]Auster[/name_m], Apeliote, [name_f]Aureole[/name_f], [name_f]Audra[/name_f], [name_f]Mistral[/name_f], Mistrale, Mist, [name_f]Azura[/name_f], [name_u]Azure[/name_u], [name_f]Aura[/name_f], [name_f]Alaina[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Agathe[/name_f], Anaïs, [name_f]Aella[/name_f], Abraxa, Aethon, Amethea, Atalante, Asphodel
Combos with these would be appreciated but I don’t care where the combos come from I just want to fall in love. [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] is such a beautiful name. [name_m]How[/name_m] can this work?