Okay so I'm writing a Fantasy set in Ancient Greece about a warrior, and I've spent a week searching through Greek names, Roman names and Ancient names, Names from Mythology. I would mostly like her to have a Greek name but so far haven't found ANYTHING I like or that I think suits her. They're either really common names like Elektra or Athena or crazy names I can't even pronouce. I wanted it to be Feminine but also tough and I can't seem to find anything. I thought about taking a names I like or a Greek names and 'personalizing' it or making one up all together. I never usually have trouble but I could really use some help. Thank You
Parthenope (name of Florence Nightingale's sister) Calliope Iris Ione Hera/Hero Persephone Corinthia Sparta The trouble is a lot of Greek mythology and Roman names are very much still in use. The ones that aren't fell into complete disuse because they couldn't be pronounced Try looking at towns and cities for ideas.
My real name is Phaedra, which is Greek, and also the name of the queen who stole Theseus (from the minotaur story) away from the woman who saved him. Bwhaha. Hah. I had a dragon chariot so I don't mind :v Then again, I killed myself over my step-sons refusal to love me. Hmm. Well, it's still a nice Greek name if you feel like using it! And it's unusual. It's Greek for "Bright One" : D Anyway, here are some old names and how I pronounce them, might not even be the real way - Alcestis (Al-sest-is) Arachne (I use this name more often then I should) (Ah-rack-nay/nee) Ismene (I used the shortened version myself) (Is-me-nay/nee) Deianaria (day-ana-ria) Pandora (pan-door-ah) Polyxena (Poli-zena) Aegea (amazon queen!) (ay-gee-ah) Asteria (ass-tear-ia) Aethra (ay-th-ra) Myrina (my-reen-ah) Chione (chee-oh-nee/nay) Theophane (thee-oh-fane) Pyrrha (pie-rah) Nausicaa (great name) (nor-sih-ca) ... I'm a Greek name addict.... Maybe stems from having one? Haha I don't know.
I spent some time on Google Translate putting random words into Greek, here are some Greek words that I think would sound cool as names (some of the meanings are quite random): Elia (olive) Vareli (barrel) Kari (curry) Tria (three) Tessera (four) Ennea (nine) Trianta (thirty) Saranta (forty) Ekato (hundred) These have a a sort of Greek-like sound, so maybe one of them will work. On the other hand, if it's actually set in Greece, maybe you don't want a name that means "curry..." but hopefully this helps! You could also use names that aren't actually Greek but have a Greek origin, such as Eleanor. I'll update this when I get a chance to find more!
A few more to think about: KALLISTO An Arcadian princess and hunting companion of the goddess Artemis. KORONIS A Triccan princess loved by the god Apollo. LEDA A queen of Sparta who was seduced by Zeus in the guise of swan. OTRERA A bride of the war-god Ares and the mother of the Amazon nation. TYRO A Thessalian princess who was seduced by the god Poseidon in the guise of the river Enipeus. ASTERIA A younger Titan goddess whose name and genealogy suggest presided over the night, stars and nocturnal prophecy. She was the mother of the goddess Hecate. STYX The younger Titan-goddess of oaths of allegiance and of the deadly, netherworld River Styx. There are hundreds more to look at here: www.theoi.com. It's a fabulous site that has claimed hours of my life!
