DH is in love with Persephone or Persephonie.....for a girl
It's OK, and I hesitate to completely veto it, because he really loves it.
What do you think?
I think part of my problem is feeling sorry for the poor girl who will have to spell out her name all the time. My married name is one that I automatically start spelling it out.
Also, my Grandma, my mom and I all have the same middle name, so I wanted to pass that on, and I kinda think Persephone Faye doesn't work.
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Agree.
Double agree.
I actually like Persephone (spelt traditionally). I disagree with pp about the spelling, I don't believe in dumbing down kids names. But then I named my daughter Elizabeth.
I think Persephone Faye is ok. My real issue with Persephone is that I think she'd end up being nn Percy, and that's not ok for me.
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This.
And I think Persephone Faye works. :-)
I couldn't use it even though it's a cool name. The traditional spelling is much better. Persephone.
I would think pomegranate! pomegranate! every time I saw it. I also don't know I'd want to name my daughter after the queen of the underworld/bride of hades.
I think it's a brave name to use...it's pretty but you may have pronunciation problems. I like the traditional spelling (Persephone), but there may be folks who have no idea how it's supposed to sound.
I went to college with a girl named Calliope. Her own mother called her Kal-ee-ope (rhymes with scope).
My DH's father met them at some parent function and kept calling her by the correct pronunciation (Ka-lie-o-pee) just because he felt that they needed to be educated...they never got the message!
ETA: sorry if I don't have the correct phonetic spellings...I'm new at this.
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I love Persephone. I love Antigone (An-Tig-oh-Knee). I love Daphne. I love all names like that.
I would go for it. Leave out the i though.
All of this.
Personally, it's NMS, but it's definitely better than all of the silly made-up names nowadays. And for a name out of Greek mythology, I'd say Persephone is one of the better known--anyone with a high school education should know how to pronounce/spell this.
the correct (greek) pronunciation is actually neither It's Kah-lee-OH-pee.
This! I just had a flashback to Greek mythology in 4th Grade- our play was Persephone and the Pomegranate. If a girl in my class had been named Persephone, she would have been teased mercilessly and called "Queen of the Underworld" (it would have gotten worse in high school). Its a cool name, but I see it being an issue later on.
I like names from Greek mythology. I don't think learning to write Persephone is any harder for a child than, say, Elizabeth or Samantha.
me neither
I am so sorry but I agree with wife1014. My own name is Cara and everyone butchered it growing up (Cora, Clare, Carol, etc) This one is like 10x worse.
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I agree. I like it and wouldn't worry too much about the spelling issue (go with Persephone, not Persephonie).
If your husband loves it, but you aren't completely sold, you might try suggesting similar names that are a little more common or familiar. What about Penelope? Or Hermione (all the kids would know how to say it!)? Perhaps he could be talked into Phoebe, though I imagine that Chloe and Zoe are too popular for someone who likes Persephone.
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I stand corrected!
I LOVE Persephone, it's beautiful.
When I was little, I was really into mythology, and I told my mom I wanted to name my children Psyche and Arachne... at the time I just thought they were pretty, which I still think, but I could never do that to a kid!
I think most people will know how to pronounce it. She may have to spell it out sometimes, but honestly, most kids do, even kids with the most mundane names.
And please spell it without the i!
I love this name (traditional spelling)! If kids called me the "Queen of the Underworld" I would think that's awesome!
I agreed that it depends upon your last name, though, in terms of whether it can support an awesome name like Persephone!
IMHO, middle names are really just a way to honor someone. As so few people even know someone's middle name, unless you're doing it where the first and middle name is always used, like with "Mary Grace," I wouldn't worry too much about "flow."
THIS!! The whole Hades thing turns me off of the name.
But I do like the name...for one of my pets.
Yes, she was married to Hades but she was also Goddess of the Spring.
I like it, but only the traditional spelling.
I agree with all of the above. With a long name like Persephone, you have to use a short, simple middle name (IMO) and I think Faye fits that bill perfectly. If you paired that with a short one syllable name like Claire Faye it would sound choppy.
personally I love it!!! Really why do all the teachers have to post negative comments- just because you deal with way to many kids as your chosen profession doesn't mean you have to be rude because you don't want to spell out their names....sorry rant over!
I love that name and i think Persy would be a good nn for her. Goodluck with whatever you decide.
Agreed, spelled traditionally it is a lovely name and one that I would think most educated people would find at least somewhat familiar. And really the story is a nice one, even if it involves the underworld - it is also the explanation for the seasons which really is nice.