I don't mind whether or not you like my possible baby names...

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because like is just personal taste, but I would appreciate thoughts and comments. I am very uninformed about popular culture (live abroad) so please do tell me if I am using the name of the pub dog on Eastenders, or a popular brand of cigarettes.

Persephone - the story is known as The Rape of Psephone; is this too negative a connotation?

Persimmon

Thirza - or is it spelled Thurza?

Juniper - I utterly love this name but can't help but think of it at jewnipper which is ugly.

Mrytle

For middle names I was thinking

Farrah Joy

Faridah Joy

Something Day

Something Arab then something very positive, possibly a virtue name but nothing dutiful or submissive.

Persimmon is the name of a house builder, if that helps?

I love Persephone (couldn't persuade DH, sadly), but the death associations are very strong.

Persimmon is a fruit, not an established name.

Thyrza is Ok - main association are the Byron poems.

Juniper - sorry, don't like ("did you nip 'er"), also a rather tearful naiad in the Percy Jackson books - probably not that strong/durable an association though.

Myrtle - Moaning myrtle in Harry Potter. Nit the greatest association, and probably fairly durable.

Something is my favourite - really original

Thanks.

If we go with Persephone or Persimmon I like Percy as a nickname. Very sweet for a middle name. But I have a juggling idea there is already a woman or little girl called Percy. Any ideas who?

Very sweet for a little girl, should have said.

Persephone - I like this. There was a character in Holby City with this name with the nn Penny.

Persimmon - Housebuilders?

Thirza - not keen, sorry

Juniper - very hippish

Mrytle - Moaning Mrytle from Harry Potter

I really like Persimmon. Is the housing thing too bad? I've never heard of them.

Persimmon is a large building company that builds big housing estates.

Percy is the elderly (male) gardener from childrens programme Blue Peter. I think he died years ago actually. Also another character from Harry Potter, and a pig. Never heard it used for a girl.

Myrtle the turtle, and moaning Myrtle from HP.

Farrah Day sounds like Faraday here - something to do with electromagnetism and bunsen burners

Persimmon is a fairly big building firm, nationwide I believe: www.persimmonhomes.com/

You've got to use Thirza. It is dd2 middle name after my favourite " godmother aunt" who was just a lovely Yorkshire lady. Would have been her given name but for dd1 already taking the " th" name as you can tell from my user name lol

Persephone is nice but will rarely be pronounced properly- you will get percy-fone especially if yo choose Percy as nn.

Myrtle- love it too.

Persimmon- nope no good.

Thurza is lovely, it's true.

Right, question about pronunciation of Persimmon; husband tells me the housing builders are pronounced perSIMun. Is this right? And is ts how you would pronounce persimmon too? I have been saying PERsim-on with emphasis on PER and a definite 'on' at the end, not a weak 'un' sound.

Thoughts?

Thirza I meant. Nice sound.

Persephone - nice but sounds quite pretentious and many people will pronounce it "Percy Phone". How about Penelope or Philippa/Pippa?

Persimmon - house company.

Percy as nickname - definitely not, it's a boys' name

Thirza - or is it spelled Thurza? - never heard of it but it's a bit harsh

Juniper - not keen, reminds me of gin. How about Junita, June, Juno or Juliet?

Mrytle - not keen, but it's the best on your list. If you like plant names how about Daphne, Jasmine, Holly?

We were put off Myrtle because of Moaning Myrtle. Persimmon makes me think of the building company. Others are all lovely.

I haven't heard of any of them except for the persimmon homes connections.

Love Persephone and Juniper. Am partial to a gin (see name) but it doesn't remind me of that really.

Percy is a sweet nn for Persephone too or Penny. Juno for Juniper also nice.

Not sure on the middle names.

Anyone care to tell me how you would pronounce Persimmon?

Okay, new one; how about Clementine? How popular is it? My eldest daughter has a very unusual, hippyish rainbow child sort of name. My son has an unpopular but well recognised Victorian grandad name. I don't want to give number 3 a popular name.

I think I am asking too many questions on one thread. I might start a few threads asking specific questions as they occur to me.

Like Persimmon, Clementine would make me think of the fruit, and "Oh My Darling".

I only know one in RL.

CLEM-en-tyne.

Clementine is fine, still prefer Persephone though.

Persimmon houses is pronounced per-sim-on with emphasis on sim I think. This is how most people seeing the name will pronounce it because of the link.

Oh and I dobt know anyone named either Persephone or clementine in rl

There are a few Clementine's around. It is a lovely name though, don't let that put you off.

Persephone is my favourite i think, it has been on our baby girl list before.