How horrible of me would it be...

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

to name my son Ares? 
Yes, yes I know who Ares was in greek mythology (and that the name means: bane or ruin... or male)  and how not even his father was fond of him but *pouts* I loooove the way it sounds!! I could pretend to be naming him after Mars but okay Mars is just not nice but... ugh how horrible would I truly be to name my child this? 

The other form of this I like is Aries but that doesn't sound so pretty in Spanish. 

Aries = Aw-rhee-es 

Ares = Aw-res 

Comments

[pyrokitten77.livejournal.com]

Personally, I love old Greek names so I don't think it would be horrible of you to name your son Ares. Just because a name "means" something doesn't make it prophecy. I say go for it! :)

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

yay! thank you =) it just sticks out in my head a lot and I love it so. I also have a soft spot for the God (You gotta feel a LITTLE bad for him some time) so yeah! Glad someone agrees it's not such a horrible thing to do.

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

I agree with this. I think it's cute :)

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Mythological names are almost always pretty loaded (outside of a few like Helen, Cassandra, Diana, and Hector, which are pretty mainstream). Since Ares is such a violent god and this kid may eventually ask what his name means/where it comes from, you might want to save this name for a pet.

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

wait so I couldn't just tell him 'it comes from a mythological creature, the god of war"? I mean I know I was setting myself up for this but I don't think my child asking is going to make much of a difference. Though to be honest I am also one to think Helen, Diana and Hector (not so much Cassandra) are hugely loaded as well xD. I mean I wouldn't tell a 4 year old 'oh I named you after the god of war in its purest and most evil state' but I could say 'He was a greek god'? Eventually they'll figure out on their own.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Not trying to judge you, just advocating caution. Then again, I'm probably still reeling from the woman who named her child Loki. You're probably pretty safe with Ares, compared to that.

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

hah hah no worries I mean I knew I was getting into people telling me it was a bad idea or I wouldn't have posted it. I just don't think mythological names are too bad because I don't find them so horribly loaded as some. Then again I come from a culture where naming your kid EVERY SINGLE BIBLICAL NAME (including Jesus) is not only accpetable but expected. I actually know a FEW Michael Angel and Milagros, Merecedes, Maria (oh god how many of these and add Milagros, Magdalene and all other biblical name at the end...) so yeah I seem to detach myself from the myths a lot... I actually have Achilles on my short list.

[elephantus45.livejournal.com]

I like the way Achilles is said in French, rather than English, is it similar in Spanish?

And back to the op I like the name Ares. Not sure if I would name my kid though though..

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Not to nitpick about something irrelevant, but Cassandra isn't loaded? I think it's the most loaded one of those four mentioned! Unless I'm misunderstanding the use of "loaded" here...

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

well depends I mean really what IS loaded? Why is it okay to name a child Mary and not... I don't know.. Andromeda? xD it's all kind of silly to me.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Mythological names are almost always pretty loaded (outside of a few like Helen, Cassandra, Diana, and Hector, which are pretty mainstream).

I agree. It's unfortunate, but... yeah. There aren't many mythological names that I'd be willing to use on my child(ren).

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

I love it, actually.

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

Aries is actually one of the more common "mythical" names. I don't think it'd be a huge deal. If you had your son in March-April and he was born under the Aries constellation that would make it even more appropriate.

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

yeah buuut I like Ares better than Aries =(

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

Ares is still okay IMO~

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I love Ares :D I really like Greek mythology though as well XD I'd love to call a child Athena :)

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

awww yay! I actually have Ares and Achilles on my short list =)

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

I've also thought of using Athena before:) And I agree Ares is great. And I don't agree with the above commenter on how the child may feel about the meaning of the name. I mean, by the time he's old enough to understand it you could say that regardless of the meaning, you thought it was a wonderful name. Maybe he'll be strong and cunning, somethings you have to be to be the god of war, I don't think it HAS to be as bad or evil as some might take it.

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

My middle names kinda means 'fat' xD so yeah no biggie.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

My first name is a "large open plain" so that's kinda like fat, too, LOL.

[sictransitsuzy.livejournal.com]

I love Athena as well! And I would consider naming my child Artemis (nn Art).

Ares is a great name! I personally don't think of the name/the god with a negative connotation. Not sure if there are any nerds in this comm who are into the Percy Jackson series but when that movie came out, I went to the premiere dressed as Athena and my boyfriend, who is a United States Marine, as Ares. We thought it fitting, him being a marine, and Ares being the god of war. It was awesome!

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

hah hah! My boyfriend and me dressed up as Ares and Aphrodite xD

[sictransitsuzy.livejournal.com]

No way! I thought my group of friends were the only ones to do this ^_______^

[pirahan.livejournal.com]

Do it. I love it.

Also I had a cat named Ares.

[pirahan.livejournal.com]

Also about the meanings thing. My name means soft haired. Wtf. And youthful. SO boring and I hate it. God of war is at least interesting!

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

I don't have anything at all against mythological names. And I don't think any name should be considered "loaded" I mean, Adolph is still used, even after Hitler right? Damien is still fairly popular and that's often associated with the devil. It shouldn't be a deterrent. Something to consider sure, but not necessarily a deal breaker.

I like Ares, I think it could work. But after reading the other comments I have to say I really prefer Achilles a hundred times more!

In English I pronounce Ares, and Aries pretty much exactly the same. AIR-EEZ.

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

I have a few friends named Adopho o.o so yeah. I love both names and well the father would still get some say huh? hee hee so who knows!

Yes I am fluent in English and don't hold an accent so in English I pronounce them the same too!

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Ares isn't exactly the most desirable god to be named after, but it still is a pretty cool sounding name (and pretty manly sounding too). And there are worse, like Hades or Hephaestus lol

[ninimoon.livejournal.com]

My cousin likes the God Hephaestus and I was like 'that's akin to naming your kid Quasimodo dude...'

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

I agree, it is definitely manly sounding!

[starcrossed.livejournal.com]

I quite like it personally :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Ares isn't my favourite god, or my favourite name, but I think it's kind of awesome anyway, because I love mythology. And it's certainly not the worst name to use, I'd say go for it.