This Greek goddess name is becoming popular among boys, according to an expert

Andréa, Camille, Charlie or even Dominique for another generation… Mixed first names have always been quite widespread, and even more so today. This goes hand in hand with the trend for rare and original first names, always with the aim of standing out and sometimes making your baby’s first name poetic. However, both parents must agree, which is not always the case. Some even come to regret their choice.

If certain classic first names persist, sometimes even old ones, as Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet proved by calling their son Marcel, or Nolwenn Leroy with her son Marin, originality also comes through the choice of a mixed first name. Girls are more likely to wear them than boys, like the name Charlie for example, but this may well change with a goddess name, from Greek mythology. In addition to being mixed, this first name is above all very unusual.

What is this goddess name that boys will surely have soon?

The creator of the Nameberry site and first name specialist Pamela Redmond indicated that the first name Artemis could become trendy for boys. On the side of Greek mythology, Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, also sister of Apollo. She is the goddess of the hunt, nature, animals and the moon. We can also write this first name in different ways: Artémis, therefore, but also Artémise or even Arthémise.

The first name was originally feminine, but is now mixed. However, Artemis was historically spelled masculine: Artemas. In terms of cultural influence, two female characters bear the first name Artemis in the universe of DC and Marvel comics: Artemis de Bana-Mighdall and Artemis Crock. However, a 12-year-old male character has this first name in the series of novels. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. Maybe this gives you some ideas?

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