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Seraphine, Seraphina, Serafina?

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hettienne · 08/09/2013 20:05

Any thoughts on this? Is it a bit "too much"? And what about shortenings/nicknames?

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CairngormsClydesdale · 11/09/2013 09:17

A beautiful good Hebrew name, was on our list! (Seraphina obv., not "Serafina"!)

Frikadellen · 10/09/2013 22:31

Seraphina and I love it it was on our shortlist for dd3 (but she didnt feel like one when she was born)

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hettienne · 10/09/2013 11:20

I don't know if it seems frilly to me. I really like Josephine too and somehow that isn't overly frilly or girly?

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curiousgeorgie · 09/09/2013 23:55

Just to add, despite the negative reaction in general life, absolutely love my daughters name and gave her an equally girly, frilly middle name Wink

Rhubarbgarden · 09/09/2013 22:58

Frilliest of the frillies. Too saccharine for me.

ZolaBuddleia · 09/09/2013 18:52

I love Seraphina.

RoadToTuapeka · 09/09/2013 16:23

I think the latter two have too many syllables and prefer Seraphine, which I think is a lovely name.

CruCru · 09/09/2013 12:59

Mind, I'd never get it past DH.

CruCru · 09/09/2013 12:58

I love Seraphina. It is surprisingly easy to spell and people should, on the whole, know how to pronounce it.

curiousgeorgie · 08/09/2013 23:06

Quite a lot of close relatives and friends have said they don't like it (As I stupidly mentioned it before she was born!)

And when booking into the doctor or baby massage or something I always get a comment like.. 'Seraphina? Oh? Unusual.' 'That's quite strange' and even a 'what made you choose That??'

All the way through my pregnancy I said I didn't care because I loved it so much but have found myself calling her by her nickname much more around the people I know don't like it.

She's only 10 weeks old though, she'll grow into it Wink

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hettienne · 08/09/2013 22:58

I'm pleasantly surprised by the positive responses so far :)

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Alisvolatpropiis · 08/09/2013 22:55

Serafina spelling wise I think I slightly prefer. Though couldn't tell you why.

It's a nice name. Unusual without being bonkers off the wall.

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 08/09/2013 22:43

Serephina,it's lovely.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 08/09/2013 22:41

It like it, especially with the second spelling

CheckpointCharlie · 08/09/2013 22:39

What about Sephira too? I have a pal called that and it gets shortened to Sef or sefi.

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hettienne · 08/09/2013 22:39

What kind of negative real life reaction? Shock

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curiousgeorgie · 08/09/2013 22:38

I have a Seraphina, and I completely love it!

(Gets a pretty negative real life reaction though!)

Amrapaali · 08/09/2013 22:37

I like Serafina. Reminds me of the witch in The Golden Compass....

tywysogesgymraeg · 08/09/2013 22:36

Think it its a type of angel "cherubin and seraphim"

tywysogesgymraeg · 08/09/2013 22:33

Seraphina/Saffy

RubyLovesShopping · 08/09/2013 22:31

Seraphina looks nicest written down

RubyLovesShopping · 08/09/2013 22:30

Saffy is the nn.

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hettienne · 08/09/2013 20:51

I rather like the Serafina spelling.

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