Persephone

Keri Marie · April 2011

This week, I met a 2 year old with this name (per-SEF-on-ee). She was a sweetie with German/English parents.

Thoughts?

anna7602 · April 2011

I used to love this name. There's a Madeleine L'Engle book with a character by this name (I *think* it was "A Ring of Endless Light," but I'm not sure) and when I read it as a kid, I immediately loved it. I come from a family with a lot of Greek-name-love though. We have Arquimides, Homero, Oreste and a few others like that in the recent family tree (my father's generation).

iris427 · April 2011

Love it but would probably never use it on a real child.

alliejo725 · April 2011

Yes

I wouldn't use it, but kudos to them for being ballsy and having taste at the same time.

anotheramy · April 2011

I really love this name.

tetedefromage · April 2011

I like it...for a poodle. Not for a person, though.

ara_cale · April 2011

anna7602:
I used to love this name. There's a Madeleine L'Engle book with a character by this name (I *think* it was "A Ring of Endless Light," but I'm not sure) and when I read it as a kid, I immediately loved it. I come from a family with a lot of Greek-name-love though. We have Arquimides, Homero, Oreste and a few others like that in the recent family tree (my father's generation).

I loved that book as a kid and I don't remember a Persephone being in it. The main character was Vicky (it was my favorite Madeleine L'Engle book).

OP: I love this name. The abduction of Persephone is also one of my favorite Greek myths as it explains the changing of the seasons. I don't know that I would ever have the guts to use it IRL, but I'm a huge fan of lots of Greek names and generally give kudos to parents who do use them.

crystal959 · April 2011

I loved this name growing up, I don't think I'd actually use it though.

LaComtesse · April 2011

It's cute. It makes me think of the Simpsons, though. There's an episode where Homer's long-lost brother is designing a car and his marketing team comes up with the name "Persephone." His retort? "People don't want cars named after hungry old Greek broads!"

rubyjem00 · April 2011

I like it. I don't think that I would use it but I like it.

TheNextWest · April 2011

alliejo725:

I wouldn't use it, but kudos to them for being ballsy and having taste at the same time.

It just reminds me of 'A Love Song for Bobby Long'. One of the main characters had this name, nn Percy. I really couldn't decide if I liked it or not...

NellaJ · April 2011

I really like it.

capulet · April 2011

I really like the name, but it's kind of long and I don't know what a good nickname would be (I'm not feeling Percy). Mad props to her parents though.

718gemini · April 2011

LOVE it.

Moneypenny424 · April 2011

I like it. I also don't know that I could actually use it, but I like Greek names.

NicksKTB · April 2011

I really like it! It is different - like Hermione - but not as familiar. And I think Perry or Percy would be really cute girls' nicknames. (Seems similar to a name like 'Sloane', which doesn't sound super feminine, but the few Sloanes I've met have come across very classy.)

As for pronunciation, I think the familiarity of "Hermione" will help those who are less familiar with Greek names and spellings.

forensicmama · April 2011

That's such a great name. So cute.

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