Aurra's list "Greek Myth Names: Beyond Athena and Orion (WIP)" of 17 great name ideas: Eurynome - Pasithea!

Greek Myth Names: Beyond Athena and Orion (WIP)

If you are passionate about mythology or have Greek heritage, why settle for a well known name such as Persephone or Iris? These names are inexplicably tied with mythology, but the following are unusual names with a history spanning millennia.  Goodbye, Apollo and Artemis, hello Elpis and Acheron. (I suggest looking up the pronunciation, but two important rules are that the 'e' at the end is always pronounced 'ee' and that the c makes a hard kuh sound like in car.)

Eurynome

Erse 

Eidyia

Maron

Melaena 

This is a rich, melodic shortening of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">popular girls' name</a> Amelia that can stand on its own. There are several figures in Greek myth named Melia, most notably a daughter of Oceanus. The Meliae are nymphs associated with trees.


Melia

Meliite

Melpomene

Metope

Morus

Myrtoessa

Mystis

Unusual and rhythmic, Macaria is the feminine form of the ancient Greek Makarios or the Latinized Macarius. It could be an unexpected way to get to cool nickname Mac, without using Mackenzie, Mackinley, and similar. 
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With an appealing joyful meaning and a connection to several ancient saints, is sporadically used in the US, occasionally given to a small handful of girls. Masculine form Macario is slightly more familiar, give to around 30 boys each year. 
