Seraphina

[alexisfaith]

Do you like the name Seraphina for a girl? Nickname would be Fina.

Any similar names you prefer?

[RuthChan]

I like it.
I have a friend who is married to an Italian man and has a son called Seraphino, but I actually prefer the female version.

[alexisfaith]

Never heard the male version before, thanks Ruth. My DH is half italian and Catholic, so St Serafina is the inspiration.

[Rhubarbgarden]

Fina makes me think oil company.

[Sequins]

I love this.

[poppydaisy]

Lovely. I wouldn't shorten it, I think Seraphina rolls off the tongue easily.

[AbiAbi]

Gorgeous, this is my chosen name if we ever have another daughter. My NN of choice would be Seffi.

[MuffinMouse]

I love it. My daughter really wants us to name DC3 this. But I suspect that others will shorten it to Sera whether I like it or not. It's just a but too long for everyday. I have a DD with a four syllable name and have managed to resist others shortening (just) but Seraphina is a bit trickier to say. Just a thought..

[SaorAlba]

I love it, Serafina would be my favourite spelling. It's the name of a witch queen in Philip Pullman's Northern Lights trilogy.

[purlcity]

Love it. We nearly called DD2 Serafina but she looked more of a Teodora but it is still top of the list if we have another DD!

[MelinaM]

Love it, unusual- but not too much so! ..if that makes sense! x

[eaglewings]

one of my dd's is Seraphina, never been shortened yet, but would chose Phin of Nina. :)

[MissHavishamsDress]

I like it very much but prefer Seraphine.

[AlpinePony]

Seraphina is beautiful - Fina makes me want to pull out teeth.

[redshoes]

beautiful - could shorten to fee?

[bamboobutton]

we were going to call dd Seraphine, nn Rafi.

she didn't look like a Seraphine when she was born so she is Esme instead.

[Raaarrrggghhhfi]

We've got a Serafina, we call her Fina or Fi, her mates call her Sera np Seri. You do get misspellings and mispronunciations but we love it and so does she.

[Bumperlicious]

Lovely! Wish dh had let me use this, though dd2 doesn't look like a seraphina.

[effymeffy]

Love it, though there are a couple round here seems to be getting popular

[TheFarSide]

Seraphim and cherubim.

Was that a hymn?

[Pasiphae]

Pretty, but prefers Seraphine, less "fussy".
I nearly had a Seraphine too, but it was too theme-ish with our oldest DD.
She has it as a middle name instead.

[lilly13]

I like Seraphima (Fima) better. It is an ancient slavic name and is very rare these days.

[QueeferSutherBANG]

Was on my shortlist.
Love it.