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Seraphina

29 replies

Forfrigssake · 18/11/2016 10:33

Love, like or hate?

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KlingybunFistelvase · 18/11/2016 10:53

Like!

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Honeybee79 · 18/11/2016 11:08

Like. A bit hard to shorten though perhaps.

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Coey2016 · 18/11/2016 11:13

Love it

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puglife1 · 18/11/2016 11:15

Love love love.

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Howtocatchastar · 18/11/2016 11:15

Love. I know a little phiney (pronounced feenee).

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Ebbenmeowgi · 18/11/2016 11:17

Love it. Can easily shorten to Sera or even Phi/Fi too. We're picking an unusual name for our LO but she can shorten it to at least 3 names when she's older if she's not fond of it.

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Crunchymum · 18/11/2016 11:25

A Philip Pullman fan per chance? Smile

It's a bit of a mouthful? I don't mind it but don't love it.

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Lalunya85 · 18/11/2016 11:27

I really don't like it for a child, it sounds forced to me.
A woman at playgroup recently introduced her newborn as Seraphina and it just sounded like such a mouthful.
I love phiney (feeney) as mentioned above though.
Perhaps one to grow into...?

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MadisonAvenue · 18/11/2016 11:35

I like it but think it's more suited to an adult, one to grow into as previously said.

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DramaAlpaca · 18/11/2016 12:06

Absolutely love it, it's beautiful.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/11/2016 12:48

Like.

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Sophronia · 18/11/2016 13:45

It's very pretty.

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NonFatTofuttiRiceDreamsicle · 18/11/2016 13:49

It is very pretty, but I would decide it's too long a name for a child. That said, they would grow into it and possibly pick up cool nicknames as they grow up.

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HelenaJustina · 18/11/2016 13:59

Like it, know one with nn Seffy

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KlingybunFistelvase · 18/11/2016 13:59

If you're not 100% sold on Seraphina op, have you thought about Seraphine? I think I slightly prefer it as it's fewer syllables so less fussy maybe.

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Gruffalosfriend · 18/11/2016 14:34

Seraphina is beautiful! Easy to say and it sounds so elegant and femine!

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NavyandWhite · 18/11/2016 14:47

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shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 18/11/2016 14:59

It's beautiful

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olderthanyouthink · 18/11/2016 15:05

Love it (and seraphine)

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MerryMarigold · 18/11/2016 15:09

I don't like it. So there we go! Just sounds a bit too try-hard and also a bit girly for my personal taste. It's in the same vein as Isabella, but that's a bit more 'classic' (I don't particularly like that either). I'd put it with Arabella which I also dislike and Persephone. But they're prob both popular on here!

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Shesinfashion · 18/11/2016 15:10

Too try hard. It looks ok written down but doesn't sound pretty. So it's a no from me.

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MerryMarigold · 18/11/2016 15:11

It does make me think of someone with long, flicky hair who did History of Art and then very little else with her life. I can't imagine a female rugby player, a Maths professor or someone campaigning for human rights.

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formerbabe · 18/11/2016 15:11

Absolutely love!

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HedgehogHedgehog · 18/11/2016 15:14

beautiful!

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User1987654 · 18/11/2016 23:09

It's pretty.

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