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Seraphina

65 replies

sanaol · 30/03/2023 23:18

What are your thoughts on this name?

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PurpleAirGuitar · 31/03/2023 22:56

I love the sound of it and have just found out that the meaning is "fiery, burning, passionate" which makes me like it even more - I'd assumed it would be "like an angel" which would be a bit too religious for not very religious old me.

Seraphine is a nice version too, but which one sounds best probably depends on the length of your surname.

ColdHandsHotHead · 31/03/2023 21:18

Lovely!

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 31/03/2023 20:46

It's beautiful.

Soes · 31/03/2023 20:45

Love it. Loved the Seraphina Giraffe book as a child

Bichette · 31/03/2023 20:45

*short

Bichette · 31/03/2023 20:44

I quite like it.
It is quite a mouthful so would be better with a sort surname.

LivingDeadGirlUK · 31/03/2023 20:43

I like it but it def counjers a type and look to mind.

Puppers · 31/03/2023 20:41

We're very friendly with a family who have a Seraphina. She has a few nicknames but nobody calls her Sera/Sarah to my knowledge so I wouldn't make the decision based on that. She is called Fina, Fi or Seph by family and friends.

scrivette · 31/03/2023 20:37

Absolutely beautiful name and if I had another DD I would like it. It's a very similar name to my DD. It may not get shortened if you don't want it to.

LividNC · 31/03/2023 20:36

Seraphina nn Sephy was on my girl list.

Velvetbee · 31/03/2023 20:35

Love it.

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 31/03/2023 20:21

Much prefer Zephyrine.

FrogFairy · 31/03/2023 20:17

Seraphina is a lovely name, but the one I knew hated her name and went by Sarah/Sera which sound the same.

Meredusoleil · 31/03/2023 20:14

Gorgeous 😍

But also love pp suggestions of Athena and Serena ❤️

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 31/03/2023 20:12

The thought of the NN Sarah puts me off tho. It would be Sera but people would hear Sarah

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 31/03/2023 20:12

I absolutely love this name

Trixiedrum · 31/03/2023 08:23

I agree that it’s a mouthful. Frilly. Not my style but not catastrophic.

I googled Ben Affleck’s daughter - she looks great but about as unlike a Seraphina as you can imagine 😁 It’s a risk if you choose a frilly name, it may not suit at all later on.

freiday · 31/03/2023 08:20

How about Athena? Or Serena?

Very similar sounding but less of a mouthful than Serephina even though it's a beautiful name

Zola1 · 31/03/2023 08:20

It's too much for me. I'd feel a bit stupid calling it in a soft play.

FordCreek · 31/03/2023 08:18

dreadful name.

DustyLee123 · 31/03/2023 08:15

No.

MissyB1 · 31/03/2023 08:14

I looked after a little girl called Serephina but everyone (including her parents) called her “Fina”

lulalulalula · 31/03/2023 08:13

It has a beautiful look and sound to it.

VoluptuaGoodshag · 31/03/2023 08:11

I too thought it sounded medicinal - sorry.

toastofthetown · 31/03/2023 08:07

Seraphina is beautiful and I vastly prefer it to every alternative suggested on this thread so far. The only thing which puts be off is that there isn’t a diminutive I like.