Hey, what about Daphne? (Or Persephone probably)

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I woke up at 3am, seized my sleeping husband by the shoulders and shrieked "What about Daphne??!!"

It still seems like a reasonable idea in the cold light of morning.

Whaddyathink?

I suppose she would be known as Daf or Daffy which isn't very elegant.

It's either that or Persephone.

I wish I could find a girls name I adore as much as our boys name.

PS - What nicknames are used for Persephone?

Persephone is infinitely preferable to Daphne (and the less said about Daff, the better) and Seph/Sephy/Sephie is infinitely preferable to Percy/Percie Seriously.

Do you say Daff-knee or Daff-er-knee? Saying it next to Persephone is making me put an extra syllable in it I think.

Sorry, more Daff-uh-knee than er-knee

I lor Persephone and I love sephy as a nn. I will be extremely jealous because DP has already vetoed it and we aren't even pregnant

Interesting - on other threads the weight of opinion is usually that one shouldn't be put off a name because (implied o sometimes stated) ignorant people won't know how to pronounce it, with the rider that anyone at all considerate will immediately learn the correct way (or in the case of names with more than one option, your preferred way).

So you might have educate people about how it's said.

I think it's a gorgeous name.

Daphne is OK, provided your don't ever have a Rupert as well!

I love Persephone, but I think you do need to be really rather posh to pull it off - otherwise it may seem a bit aspirational.

Daphne is one of my favourite flowers and it's ok as a name, but reminds me of the early days of neighbours. Remember Daphne who was married to Des?

What about Felicity or Phoebe?

honest option - since you asked - I came across a little girl called Daphne the other day and it crossed my mind what a daft name it is - even sounds like daft. But I see that other people may like it. It's in the same ballpark as Ethel, Mabel, Agnes.

Persephone lovely but Daphne reminds me of the girl in scooby doo

Dislike Daphne (i know 3 dogs with this name) - persephone on the other hand is lovely, feminine and not to childish

They're not as unusual now as people think.

A friend has an 18 month old called Daphne, and another friend has a nearly 4 yo called Persephone. And its not like I have hundreds of friends who have had hundreds of babies. My social circle isn't that enormous!

They're not names that I'd choose, but they're not outlandish. Not sure about one child having both names though, even if there is another name between them!

I associate Daphne with Malory Towers, and Persephone is sweet.