Need opinions on the name Artemis!

[catloverd]

So last night while talking to my fiance' about names, I asked him what he thought of Artemis. He tends to like more "normal" names, so I assumed he'd shoot it down, well he did, but not totally. He said he loved it for a video game character, character in a book or a cat, but not on a person.

He thinks Artemis = Atticus. (His friend Atticus was teased for his name) and fears Artemis will be another Atticus....

I was just wondering if anyone knew any Atremis's and if they were ever teased. Also I'm not involved with younger kids so I don't know what the new names on the block are. He's basing it off of the names he grew up with, which I pointed out he never grew up with a Noah, Nora, or Nina which are his nephew and nieces names. I never grew up with them either.

I was just wondering if Artemis is safe to use. It's been a gp of mine for a long time, but I never thought of using it on a kid, but it's the only other name we both like besides Luna/Lunete. I still can't get him on board with Euphemia.

I'm also a little worried about it appearing too corny since my name is Diana. With Luna it's a little less obvious so I'm okay on that.

Thanks!

[c@29]

From all of the greek mythological names (Athena, Hera, Artemis, Hestia, Demeter, etc) I always think that Artemis is the most unusable one, followed by Demeter (without variation/modification to Demetria or something).
I love Luna, Selene/Selena, Cynthia, and your name, Diana, but never Artemis.

[frustratedauthor]

I think Artemis is safe to use.

1) Kids nowadays are a little more used to offbeat names

2) It has a cute nickname--Ari

3) There's an actress named Artemis, which might make it a little more recognizable

[kala_way]

I think it depends on your location and your crowd. Our group of friends has kids with tons of crazy names so while Artemis would definitely be different I think it would be accepted. More and more kids are getting stranger names and I think teasing over it will grow less and less. When the bully's name is Dashiell it's harder to imagine him making fun of a kid named Ezekiel.

Artemis still sounds a bit feminine to me, despite Artemis Fowl being a boy. Arty and Tem and Ari and Aris and Ret all seem like nn options. It's not on my list, but it's not in the crazy realm either.

[pansy]

I think Artemis is a little over the top for a first name but as a middle name it would be fine. Selene would be a good alternative, as it's also the name of a moon goddess.

[parkerbelle]

I think Artemis could work and she could shorten it to Ari, Missy, or maybe even something like Artsy, which could be really cute. The connection to your name really stuck out to me but that could be a cute connection. I think Luna is a nice fit with Artemis, and Diana for that matter too I actually like Euphemia the best of the 3, it is so beautiful to me, but I really like the Moon theme you have going on here too! There is no way I could get my husband to agree to Euphemia either.

Here are some other names you might like that stick to you theme.
Ayla
Celestia
Cynthia
Livana - I really liked this one for our twins but my DH shot it down because he says it sounds too much like Nirvana, but I would love to see someone use it!
Nova

[thenamegame]

I think of the character from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She's a very "distinct" character. I doubt any of your child's peers will conjur up this image... but if their parents do....

[whirligig]

I have a cousin called Artemis and she doesn't get teased. Personally I love the name. It is not overly weird and if the child/hubby aren't too keen there are a lot of nn options such as:
Missy
Art
Emi

[ruth23]

I'm a grade school teacher and the younger boys love Artemis Fowl... I think "Artie" as a nm is quite cute

[characternamer]

I think that name teasing has gone down a LOT in the past decade. No one at my elementary school (Or at the two other elementary schools in my town) got teased for their name, but that might be partly because most of the kids in our area are bright enough to realize that kids don't choose their names.
Artemis is NMS, but I think there's not as much of a chance of teasing as there once was.