Comments on: Name of the Day: Phaedra http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-19833 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:44:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-19833 Yes, that Phaedra is not exactly role model material! But I don’t think she’s all that well known …

]]> By: Artemis http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-19829 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:31:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-19829 We’re thinking about Phaedra as a name for our baby girl – it is rarely used even in Greece. There’s something powerful and hot about it. Unfortunately, there’s a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” housewife named Phaedra Park (UGGH) – we’re hoping she doesn’t get too popular. In any event, the only drawback is the tragic myth which just like any other Ancient Greek soap opera. The meaning of the name counteracts all the negativity of the myth, as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-6004 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:22:52 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-6004 Sorry, I should have said appetite suppressant, not dietary supplement!

]]> By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-6003 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-6003 Wow, I would’ve never thought “ephedra,” and that’s after 16 years as an RN. That’s the OTC diet supplement that the FDA yanked off the shelves a few years ago; anyone with a legitimate use would refer to pseudoephedrine or maybe pseudofed/Sudafed. Bit of a stretch, I say. I really like Phaedra, along w/ Daphne, but Phoebe is by far my favorite.

]]> By: Christina Fonseca http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-5994 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:46:47 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-5994 I love the sound of Phaedra and suggested it once to a physical therapist, who quickly shot me down with “but that sounds too much like ephedra!” That’s what I get for suggesting it to someone in the medical field. FAY-drah, love it, love it, love it!

]]> By: photoquilty http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-5993 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:15:56 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-5993 Darn it. I always forget to check the notify box.

]]> By: photoquilty http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-5991 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:28:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-5991 I know a girl named Phaedra. I asked if she had a Greek background, but she said her parents were hippies and named her after a song. I guess that was Nancy’s song? It’s an intereting name, and an interesting myth – and I wouldn’t use the name for a similar reason that I wouldnt use Ophelia or Medea. Just too much tragedy associated, I guess.

]]> By: Sebastiane http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-5990 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:13:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-5990 I think Phaedra is such a nice little gem. She fits right into Kendra, which seems to have gotten trendy the last few years, maybe parents will see this as a fresher and less trendy alternative. I love that is can be shortened to Fae, and the name just has a lot of character to it.

]]> By: Wrenn http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/15/name-of-the-day-phaedra/#comment-5988 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:09:44 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2835#comment-5988 I like Phaedra…and I love that you called her phabulous! :-)

I would definitely say FAY drah. I really like the “dra” ending sound on names but usually I don’t like the first part. My favorite is Audra. But Audrey and Aubrey are too popular and too close to make it useable for me right now.

I like to hear and say Phaedra. I have a darling cousin Faye which would be confusing so it probably isn’t for me.

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