Thoughts on this new name?

Hello again berries!

Thank you so much to those who responded to my thread yesterday! It really helped us narrow down our choices!

I’m posting this new thread to ask about a new name!
I’ve always loved the name [name_f]Athena[/name_f], but thought it would be too out there and so it’s been on my guilty pleasure list and we’ve never really discussed it. But yesterday I heard it in the “real world” and just absolutely fell for it!! It didn’t sound weird or out of place, just pleasantly unexpected and beautiful! And when I brought it up with hubby he also really liked it!

So what do you think of [name_f]Athena[/name_f]? With possible nickname [name_f]Thea[/name_f]?

Which do you prefer out of [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] and [name_f]Kiara[/name_f]?

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]!

I like [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. And I think [name_f]Thea[/name_f] definitely works as a nn. I also really like [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]/[name_u]Ori[/name_u].

I like it. [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] would be lovely!

Thank you for the responses so far! Please keep them coming!

@bedhead [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is beautiful! She is going to have two middle names, the second one being [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], but [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is in the running for the first middle name :slight_smile:

I don’t mind [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Thea[/name_f] would be great as a nn. I prefer it over [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Kiara[/name_f] best though.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is gorgeous! It’s a strong but feminine name with a fantastic namesake. It hits that balance of unusual enough that she won’t know many or any other Athenas, but familiar enough that everyone knows how to spell and pronounce it. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] definitely works as a nickname. [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] are lovely memorable middles. I think [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] would sound better than [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], though that depends on your last name too.

I absolutely love [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! There’s so much strength behind her and I like the goddess/mythology link. Definitely a usable and accessible name, and by far my favourite out of the ones you mentioned.

I love [name_f]Athena[/name_f]!!! More so than any of the others on your list. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] is adorable!

I love [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] and [name_f]Kiara[/name_f], but I think that [name_f]Athena[/name_f]'s time may be coming. I definitely see the appeal of a strong female namesake and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] would be an appealing nn option if it ended up being a better fit.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is definitely my favourite out of those three — it’s beautiful.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] would be incredible!

I love [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] would be an amazing name!

I love, love, love [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! I think I said this before but you have great taste in names haha.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is my favorite guilty pleasure name, and I would 100% use it if the people in my family were on board with it. I think it’s just gorgeous aesthetically, and I love the goddess connection. I consider it a strong, intelligent, sophisticated name, both ancient and modern. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is a perfect down-to-earth nickname.

I stand by what I said in the last thread about [name_f]Kiara[/name_f] though, I love it too! In order of preference:

  1. [name_f]Athena[/name_f] (stunning and perfect)
  2. [name_f]Kiara[/name_f] (it’s a close second, beautiful name)
  3. [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] (also a solid choice but I don’t love it the way I love the others)

Good luck with your decision! Let us know what you end up choosing :).

Thank you so much for all the positive feedback! We’re feeling much more confident about [name_f]Athena[/name_f], and we’re definitely leaning towards that one!!

@silversky109 Thank you so much!! I love your taste in names too! And I’ll definitely be posting in the birth announcements when she arrives and we’ve chosen a definite name!

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is a bit of a “guilty pleasure” for me too, but thinking about it, I don’t see any reason why it isn’t usable. I prefer [name_f]Athena[/name_f] out of the 3 names you listed, but I like [name_f]Kiara[/name_f], too.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is lovely and a great, strong name.
However I don’t see [name_f]Athena[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] as siblings, [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] absolutely, but not so much [name_f]Athena[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u], they just don’t fit well to me. Two very different styles.

[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is so lovely. I had a college friend with a daughter, [name_f]Athena[/name_f], and when I first heard it I found it to be unexpected and pretty, similar to your experience. [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is a great nn!