Anyone think I shouldn't name my daughter Hypatia Artemis? Other suggestions?

Hi folks,

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
be teased. I thought if she doesn't like Hypatia, she can use "Patty"
for short. For reasons personal to me, it's important to give her the
name of a strong, unmarried woman.

Who else thinks this is just an invitation for bullying, or thinks
that there are other compelling reasons not to use these names?

Any other suggestions for strong, unmarried female namesakes?

-Andrea Baker

"andrea baker" wrote:

Hi folks,

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
be teased. I thought if she doesn't like Hypatia, she can use "Patty"
for short. For reasons personal to me, it's important to give her the
name of a strong, unmarried woman.

Who else thinks this is just an invitation for bullying, or thinks
that there are other compelling reasons not to use these names?

Any other suggestions for strong, unmarried female namesakes?

How about Teresa? ;- (I take it you're not looking for a Christian
role-model...but there are several saints who were strong, unmarried women)

There's also Elizabeth I, queen of England, Susan B. Anthony, and Greek
goddesses Athena and Hestia (suggestions from my feminist/history-enthusiast
daughter, Aspen.)

As for being bothered by one's name, or teased, I think that's simply not
something that can be predicted in advance. Girls, especially, tend not to
be bothered so much by unusual names as boys. Naming my older daughter
Aspen, horrified _my_ mother. (I'm guessing she thought of people calling
her "Assie" -- which no one ever has.) But I gave her a "normal" middle
name, which she could use if "Aspen" turned out to be too weird for her.
Aspen thinks, BTW, that "Artemis" is a wonderful name.

Another thing to keep in mind is that "Hypatia" would be a name that would
demand an explanation. People will always be saying, "That's an interesting
name! Where does it come from?" And Hyaptia as a historical figure simply
isn't well-known enough for people to appreciate what you mean by it.

Peggy

"Peggy Tatyana" wrote in message
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As for being bothered by one's name, or teased, I think that's simply not
something that can be predicted in advance. Girls, especially, tend not to
be bothered so much by unusual names as boys. Naming my older daughter
Aspen, horrified _my_ mother. (I'm guessing she thought of people calling
her "Assie" -- which no one ever has.) But I gave her a "normal" middle
name, which she could use if "Aspen" turned out to be too weird for her.
Aspen thinks, BTW, that "Artemis" is a wonderful name.

Another thing to keep in mind is that "Hypatia" would be a name that would
demand an explanation. People will always be saying, "That's an
interesting
name! Where does it come from?" And Hyaptia as a historical figure simply
isn't well-known enough for people to appreciate what you mean by it.



Following up on Patty's comments: my unusual name, which was one I was
teased about for years as a child, has become something I really treasure
and find to be a real asset in business. My life went from "chicken ala
king" and "aulie aulie umcumfree" to "Aula called" I don't have to give a
phone number or say *which* Aula called, there is just one of me, at least
in Florida [my Mom, another Aula, is in a New England state]. And, for what
it is worth, nearly every name is given to teasing at some point by someone
just because kids tease kids about anything which they can think of. The
average names and the unusual names all draw about equal fire. I don't
think that that is a great concern unless you are gracing your child with a
name that is a common slang for sex or something equally hard to live with.

-Aula [pronounced like "Paula" without the "P"]
--
see my creative works on ebay under aulame 123

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"gale" wrote:

"Peggy Tatyana" wrote in message
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As for being bothered by one's name, or teased, I think that's simply not
something that can be predicted in advance. Girls, especially, tend not to
be bothered so much by unusual names as boys. Naming my older daughter
Aspen, horrified _my_ mother. (I'm guessing she thought of people calling
her "Assie" -- which no one ever has.) But I gave her a "normal" middle
name, which she could use if "Aspen" turned out to be too weird for her.
Aspen thinks, BTW, that "Artemis" is a wonderful name.

Another thing to keep in mind is that "Hypatia" would be a name that would
demand an explanation. People will always be saying, "That's an
interesting
name! Where does it come from?" And Hyaptia as a historical figure simply
isn't well-known enough for people to appreciate what you mean by it.



Following up on Patty's comments: my unusual name, which was one I was
teased about for years as a child, has become something I really treasure
and find to be a real asset in business. My life went from "chicken ala
king" and "aulie aulie umcumfree" to "Aula called" I don't have to give a
phone number or say *which* Aula called, there is just one of me, at least
in Florida [my Mom, another Aula, is in a New England state]. And, for what
it is worth, nearly every name is given to teasing at some point by someone
just because kids tease kids about anything which they can think of. The

I was teased about my LAST name as a child. And I appreciate having
an unusual name although it is hard to get people not to call me
Rosanne or Rosemary or Rosie or some other variation.


grandma Rosalie

(...)

I was teased about my LAST name as a child. And I appreciate having
an unusual name although it is hard to get people not to call me
Rosanne or Rosemary or Rosie or some other variation.

My last name is Utz and my middle name begins with P. Very high teasing
potential. But I was never teased for this (or much else, really) --
forutnately the kids where i grew up didn't know a lot of yiddish, i guess.

Actually, the only people who have brought it up are some immature people in
the newsgroups.

Jeff



grandma Rosalie

In ,
Jeff wrote:

*(...)
*
* I was teased about my LAST name as a child. And I appreciate having
* an unusual name although it is hard to get people not to call me
* Rosanne or Rosemary or Rosie or some other variation.
*
*My last name is Utz and my middle name begins with P. Very high teasing
*potential. But I was never teased for this (or much else, really) --
*forutnately the kids where i grew up didn't know a lot of yiddish, i guess.

I'm sorry, I DO know enough yiddish to find that hilarious, and I never
noticed before! Now I'm giggling so hard I woke the baby.

-hillary "p. dillary" israeli

--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large

"andrea baker" wrote:

Hi folks,

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
be teased. I thought if she doesn't like Hypatia, she can use "Patty"
for short. For reasons personal to me, it's important to give her the
name of a strong, unmarried woman.

Who else thinks this is just an invitation for bullying, or thinks
that there are other compelling reasons not to use these names?

I can't think of any compelling reasons, especially given the bizarro,
completely made-up names you hear these days. Maybe she could call
herself "Hippie".

However, *if* you'd like to give her a name that is more "normal," you
could always use Artemis's Roman name, which is Diana. That said, I
really love the names Artemis and Diana, but Hypatia just doesn't have
a pleasant sound to me and sounds very formal and kind of stuffy. Just
my .02.

andrea baker wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
be teased. I thought if she doesn't like Hypatia, she can use "Patty"
for short. For reasons personal to me, it's important to give her the
name of a strong, unmarried woman.

Who else thinks this is just an invitation for bullying, or thinks
that there are other compelling reasons not to use these names?

Any other suggestions for strong, unmarried female namesakes?


I think the only argument against Hypatia is that your
daughter will forever be spelling her name for anyone
who asks her name.

OTOH, I'm always spelling my name ('that's with two "T"s'),
too, but at least garden-variety people can pronounce it.

And are you 100% SURE it's a girl? All this worry about
a girl's name -- doesn't that predispose you to having
another boy?


Scott DD 10 and DS 7.8

Scott Lindstrom wrote in :

andrea baker wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
[snip]

Any other suggestions for strong, unmarried female namesakes?


I think the only argument against Hypatia is that your
daughter will forever be spelling her name for anyone
who asks her name.
[snip]

And people will mis-pronounce it: I first read it as Hyp-atia, but
if Patty is the short form, then prehaps you will be prounouncing it
Hy-patia.

Another factor is to look at her initials: HAB is OK, but what if she
gets married and changes her name?

I think Banty had a good idea: Atremis Hypatia Baker sounds better
*to me*.

The other name that come to mind was Diana: but that is another hunting
goddess name. Freya, which someone mentioned, is becoming more popular in
the UK.

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

In article ,
(andrea baker) wrote:

I'm thinking of Hypatia (after Hypatia of Alexandria) for my
daughter's first name, and Artemis (after the Greek Goddess of the
Hunt) for a second name. My parents are horrified, and think she'll
be teased. I thought if she doesn't like Hypatia, she can use "Patty"
for short. For reasons personal to me, it's important to give her the
name of a strong, unmarried woman.

Who else thinks this is just an invitation for bullying, or thinks
that there are other compelling reasons not to use these names?


Well, the name is "out there" a little bit, but from what I've heard
there's such variety in names these days that kids aren't getting beaten
up for their names anymore.

--Harold Buck
(Father of Devin and Coragyn)

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