i like to have HYGIEIA or ATHENA HYGIEIA as my baby girl's name.... wut u guys think?? she is the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation... daughter of Asklepios. it was believed that sick people waited for her to arrive during night for them to be healed by hygieia and it was believed that she is carrying a serpent and a bowl which has a spell/medicine inside it. thats the reason why we have "BOWL OF HYGIEIA" which is basically the international recognized symbol for pharmacy profesion... my mum is a pharmacist and so do i.. so is it right if i name my daughter as such?
2007-06-17 11:32:26 · 15 answers · asked by walaahk 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
It's hideous! Athena is ok, but Hygieia is really, really awful.
2007-06-17 11:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sydney 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love the name Athena, but i'm not sure about Hygieia. As far as names of Goddesses, I'd go more for Hindu Goddess Uma (it's a beautiful name, plus Uma Thurman is awesome. I want to name my future daughter Beatrix Uma after the actress and her Kill Bill character). But, as i said, i do love Athena, but i do see where Hygieia is suiting, with you and your mom being Pharmacists. But if you do go for it, i think it would be better as a middle name. I like Athena Hygieia.
2007-06-17 14:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Understood 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not good, so not good. Hygieia is a really bad name for a beautiful little girl. Athena is different, but in a normal way. Hygieia is too close to hygiene, which can be good or bad hygiene. If you want to name her after something in medicine, find a admirable doctor's name and give her a variant of that.
2007-06-17 12:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by Daybreak 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Hygieia is pretty awful. I grew up with a girl named Athena, but we all called her Tina. Athena is nice it is not very common.
2007-06-17 11:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like Athena.
2007-06-20 13:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by One of a kind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really dislike the names Hygeia and Athena!! Both are just bad and ugly! Athena seems old and weird! Hygeia seems like sum1 just put letters together! Please do not name ur child this!! Sorry but this is my opinion and i think a lot of people will agree with me!
2007-06-17 11:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by wutever20chica 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate Hygieia but Athena is alright not my fav though.
2007-06-17 12:17:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great sentinment... but seriously?
Throw away the Greek Mythology... Athena... maybe as a long shot.
Hygieia - please, please please don't call a girl that- or a boy for that matter.
Rethink that whole idea- this is a child who has to go to school, a girl who wants a date for the prom... a woman answering her phone for a job interview...
2007-06-18 01:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by Emmy Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I appreciate the story, but the name is terrible. Sorry, but you wanted honest answers. This is not a soap opera, it is real life. Give her a name that she can live with, get a job with, etc.... good luck!
2007-06-17 11:40:47 · answer #9 · answered by HD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not a good name. Athena is good though.
2007-06-17 11:46:40 · answer #10 · answered by Destiny 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋