Respondents: 44 (This poll is closed)
I think you should choose the name you want your baby to have, or you will regret it. [name]Ava[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is very pretty.
I really like some of the greek names you’ve listed. You could do…
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Marina[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] Ifigeneia
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] Sotiria
I really [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Marina[/name] from your list. A lot of nn potential… And I think [name]Marina[/name] [name]Eleni[/name] is a beautiful name. You could even do [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] and blend your Greek side with a name you like. I like [name]Eleni[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] and [name]Ava[/name] [name]Eleni[/name] or [name]Lena[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] too. I don’t think you should just ignore your Greek heritage. You live in a Greek community and it obviously means a lot both to you and your family. You have a lot of pretty options that would honor your heritage.
I love the sound of [name]Ava[/name] [name]Ekaterini[/name] (which I think is so pretty and fairly easy to pronounce even without much knowledge of greek) if you’d think about keeping [name]Ava[/name] and giving your daughter a Greek name (that could legally be included in the middle spot/used as her Greek name).
It also sounds like [name]Marina[/name] is a strong contender! [name]Marina[/name] [name]Ava[/name] doesnt flow that great, but [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is stunning. I understand completely feeling like you need to choose names that are included in the name day calendar…name days are big in Poland too.
All pressures aside, which do you like best: [name]Marina[/name] or [name]Ava[/name]?
[name]Hi[/name] lots2heart-- I am Orthodox too so very much understand the dilemma. As your dad is a priest I think it would be very important that your daughter have a saint’s name so that she can be received into the Church under her given name. That being said, as you well know only one name of the two needs to be that of a saint, so you could keep either [name]Ava[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name] (there are St [name]Julias[/name], of course!).
[name]Marina[/name] is SUCH a perfect choice as it’s Greek, Italian, saintly, nature-inspired and easily spelled/pronounced by English-speaking people. I love so many of your choices as well; Chrysanthe (a stretch to Chrysostom?), Sotiria, [name]Anastasia[/name]. I also love Stavratina, Kyriaki and others that are very, very Greek. You could, at a stretch, derive [name]Ava[/name] from [name]Stavra[/name]…
I think the five Greek names below are the most usable in the US. Personally, I would go with a Greek name instead of the megapopular [name]Ava[/name] but I have a feeling that none of them give you the same feeing as [name]Ava[/name], the name you love. Perhaps you can choose one Greek name with [name]Ava[/name].
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Ekaterini[/name]
Chrysanthi
Combos
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Ekaterini[/name] (or [name]Ekaterini[/name] [name]Ava[/name])
[name]Ava[/name] Chrysanthi (or Chrysanthi [name]Ava[/name])
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Marina[/name] (sounds a bit like [name]Ave[/name] [name]Maria[/name]!)
Like blade, I really like [name]Marina[/name] for you, since it’s both Greek and Italian, but if you really love [name]Ava[/name] [name]Juliette[/name], then why don’t you do what your parents did – legal American name with a Greek family/baptismal name? I know you said you would have rather your parents put your Greek name on the birth certificate, but it does give you the best of both worlds. I also really like the idea of combining a Greek name with either [name]Ava[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name]. Others have already mentioned it, but [name]Ava[/name] [name]Ekaterini[/name] is gorgeous!
[name]How[/name] about using [name]Ava[/name] as the first name and using one of the other names as a middle such as Chrysanthi or [name]Marina[/name]? That way you’ll have the both of best worlds.
If [name]Marina[/name] is one of your favorites, too, and it works so well in Greek, Italian, and English, I’m inclined to tell you to go that way. [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is gorgeous! Or, if you want to compromise, would you do two middle names? I think [name]Ava[/name] [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is just as beautiful as [name]Ava[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], and it makes your father happy. [name]Ava[/name] [name]Mari[/name] is a cool nickname option, although it is rather similar to [name]Ave[/name] [name]Maria[/name], so…
[name]Lemon[/name]
First up [name]Ava[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is a gorgeous name and if you want to add a Greek name why not go for [name]Chloe[/name]? [name]Ava[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]. [name]Chloe[/name] means ‘green shoot’ which indicates someone growing in the faith so I think it has a religious meaning.
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I think I’d go with [name]Ava[/name], it’s great you want to honor your heritage, but I can see so many pronunciation problems and spelling errors with many of the Greek names in [name]America[/name]. I just think it would be a burden for the child. Maybe you could use a Greek name in the middle spot? Like [name]Ava[/name] [name]Ekaterini[/name] or [name]Ava[/name] [name]Eleni[/name]
You have to go with [name]Marina[/name]. Not only does it tick all the right boxes but it sounds like you genuinely love it AND your dad will be thrilled with the choice. That’s a win-win right there. [name]Ava[/name] is lovely, no doubt, but [name]Marina[/name] will have so much more cultural significance for you in the long-term that I can’t see how you can’t NOT chose it.
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is a beautiful name, but if it were me, I think I would regret not tying her name in with my culture, which clearly means so much to you and your family. When I came to [name]Marina[/name] on your list, it JUMPED out to me (sorry for the capital letters, but wanted to make sure you understood how much it jumped out) as the perfect choice. This is a GORGEOUS name and uncommon but not too far out there that people will question it or be confused. Also, it seems meant to be because [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is absolutely stunning.
I also like [name]Tasia[/name] a lot, but [name]Marina[/name] just seems so perfect. I hope this helps. Good luck!
It’s been mentioned before, but I want to echo this - [name]Marina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is stunning. I love it.