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Serenity, do you like it and would you call your daughter that

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Onemilliongal · 25/05/2015 18:15

Any thoughts about the name serenity still struggling to get a girl's
name

Thanks

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MuttonCadet · 25/05/2015 18:16

I love it, but I wouldn't be brave enough to use it. Any daughter of mine is unlikely to be serene Blush

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florascotia · 25/05/2015 18:17

Much prefer Serena, which is a jolly nice name IMHO.

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redgoat · 25/05/2015 18:21

What Mutton said. I think if I was to call my daughter that, I'd be asking for her to be a minx. :)

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jorahmormont · 25/05/2015 18:22

Makes me think of Firefly. Future DD2 will be Seren, we are not brave enough to use Serenity!!

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NoArmaniNoPunani · 25/05/2015 18:23

Sounds like a sanitary towel. Serena is nicer.

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sweetpeame · 25/05/2015 18:27

Don't like it, it sounds silly. Serena is an actual name with a similar sound, would go for that.

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MitziKinsky · 25/05/2015 18:39

No, and no.

I don't like long names. And no child of mine would ever be serene.

But it's not my child, and you should call your DD what you like. Smile

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SylvaniansAtEase · 25/05/2015 19:07

No, it sounds a bit made up and silly, and a bit frou-frou along Chardonnay lines.

Serena
Selina
Sabrina

all lovely, and proper traditional names. I'd go for one of those.

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SwedishEdith · 25/05/2015 19:09

No. It's like Liberty. Not good. And tempting faith way too much.

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Eastpoint · 25/05/2015 19:12

Serena sounds much better to me

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FoamyOne · 25/05/2015 19:12

I can just imagine shouting "Please stop it, Serenity" when she's rolling around the floor of Sainsburys, mid-tantrum...

Serena is lovely Smile.

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ilovemargaretatwood8931 · 25/05/2015 19:16

Another vote for Serena. I love that name, but I tend to feel Serenity is a descriptive word, not a name. (I know Grace is too, but it sounds like a name to me iyswim.)

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SoupDragon · 25/05/2015 19:18

Seren and Serena are far better. Serenity is asking for trouble, which is how I feel about all virtue names TBH.

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Lolimax · 25/05/2015 19:22

Seren is Welsh for star and a very popular name here.

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Sophronia · 25/05/2015 22:16

Don't like it, it sounds a bit tacky to be honest. Serena or Seren are much better.

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ChampagneShowers · 25/05/2015 22:18

What about Serendipity?

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Jemimapuddlemuck · 25/05/2015 22:24

It's pretty but I can just imagine it sounding horribly ironic mid-tantrum!

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TheCowThatLaughs · 25/05/2015 22:26

Don't like serenity but I do like serena

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Allthatnonsense · 25/05/2015 22:29

It's okay.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 25/05/2015 22:57

I like it as far as liking a name goes and I don't think it would bring a child any issues. Kids are accepting to all names now aren't they,
I wouldn't have it though as we've already got Nia chosen.
So if you like it go for it. Before someone else has a baby and names her Serenity, that happened to friend she was umming and Arring about a specific name. She wasn't brave enough to use it, anyway her cousin had a baby. Year later and used the name she was going to use. My friend was gutted but couldn't say anything.

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dreamingaboutcheese · 25/05/2015 22:59

I like it. great movie.

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Koalafications · 25/05/2015 23:01

I like it as a word, but not as a name.

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ZestyDragon · 25/05/2015 23:07

Nope, reminds me of Firefly which I love but its the name of their ship which is in turn the name of the place where they lost the war/battle.

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