Middle name for Persephone...?

[Spuddybean]

Any ideas? Our surname is a double barrel along the lines of Watson-Ingram (but more unusual)

We were thinking of Imogen? But maybe something shorter would be better.

Uncalled for tiddlypool. We all have our own tastes and ideas. So boring if everyone thought the same.

i would go for something about nature, as Persephone brought back the summer.
what about Sky?

I dont think that she will be called percy phone at school - the teachers will pronounce the name correctly, and the children will hear what she and the teachers call her, so will know how it is.

I think that even though everyone will know her name is Persephone, someone will spot the nickname possibility of Percy Phone, so yes she will be called Percy Phone.

How do you pronounce Persephone
Is it Purse E phone?

Brilliant puffpants

MacMac it's Per-SEF-on-ee.

MacMac, it's per-seff-oh-knee. Pretty name, but I wouldn't expect most adults (never mind children) to pronounce it correctly first time, it really is quite unusual.

I had only heard of this name days ago. There are two possible ways of pronouncing it - one which sounds daft and one which sounds lovely. It's not that difficult.

I think a short middle-name. I quite liked Jane or Rose.

And surely it is no more okay to judge a name for being pretentious as it is to claim that 'you will never get a lawyer called x'

How totally rude and unpleasant some people are. I have a 'classical' name which is unusual, but the shortening is taken at face value. I studied classics subjects at uni and fell in love with the story and always wanted this name for a girl.

The nn will be Posey btw.

It is pronounced Per-seph-ony (like a per in front of stephanie - only without the T)

There are also lots of names i don't like on here i would never call someone a chav or something if they just asked an opinion. So why is it okay to call me pretentious?

For the record if it's a boy he will be Lysander. That pretentious enough for you?

Perhaps people would like to consider others feelings before they post nasty things.

spuddy totally agree about rude and unpleasant people. remember it says more about them than it ever could about you.
i also love the story. the love of Ceres for Persephone is inspiring.

have you thought about a nature type middle name?

spuddy the name is lovely and you don't need to justify yourself.

Children don't question names - adults do. There doesn't seem to be a way of getting it right. If you pick a name which is in the top ten you have no imagination. If you pick modern or contemporary many you are 'chavvy' and classical names make you pretentious.

What has made me smile is after reading others choices of baby names i see tiddlypool is asking about Enzo or Maximus which to my ears sound much more pretentious! So it just shows that it is all perception.

I have grown up with people asking me to 'explain' my name and when i do they always say how interesting it is and how nice it is to have a myth attached to it. I never use the full thing - as i doubt my little girl (if i have one) would. It's just nice to have the options. She could be Percy, Sephy, Posey etc or i would be quite happy with Eve if she wanted to use her middle name.

I don't agree with those who say about nicknames of purse and phone as my name was never turned into a stupid nick name. I found children just took the abbreviation at face value and weren't particularly interested in the long name.

Just thinking - Wasn't there a character on Upstairs Downstairs called Persephone? I thought it was more common than people are saying.

I suppose when you grow up with these names/stories it is no different to Katherine or Elizabeth or the like.

It's a beautiful name and not at all pretentious .

I agree that single syllable middle name would sound best.

My first thought was Jane but also like Rose and Eve.

Good luck!

Sorry, spuddy, Persephone is a lovely name.

Persephone is GORGEOUS (I want it! Stupid DP hates), don't think its pretentious or weird. Kids will make a nickname out of anything, and it probably won't even reference her name.

Persephone Rose,
Persephone Helena,
Persephone Juno (but mixing mythologies might be bad taste?),
Persephone Hebe,
Persephone Esther,
Persephone Summer (too much maybe? Cute reference to the myth?)

I think Persephone is a beautiful name spuddy! I agree that people can be very rude sometimes, and I also agree that it is the adults that often have issues with names, and not children!

My name is v uncommon, and is from Greek mythology too. I love it. Everyone knows its me as they don't know any others, and I get lots of compliments and interest in the story behind it. Sure, I always have to spell it for people, and in a busy pub I have to repeat it about 100x to people I meet, but I don't care. I couldn't imagine having a name that is 10 a penny.

Both my children have unusual names too, but they are old names and both have great histories and meaning behind them. Its nice to be abit different, after all we can't all be called Eve/ Isabelle/ Olivia/ Scarlett etc etc etc

How about Persephone Hope?

1st thought - Jane

Really, really really think carefully before you give your child a name that, however fantastic, she will have to repeat and spell out and explain and correct for the rest of her life!

if you intend her to be known as posy then why call her persephone?

IMO persephone middle name double barrelled surname is too much. skip the middle name.

Is the heronine of Noughs and Crosses called Persephone? She is referred to as Sephy which I think is cute.

I don't think it's too much at all. I've taught a Ptolemy, an Antigone and a Pandora and none of those raised any eyebrows.

Not sure why the first response is a biscuit - did you think it was a joke? Bit rude, otherwise.

How about Persephone Grace? Or Persephone Joy? I agree that a short name would be best.

Persephone is beautiful (as is Lysander!).

There are plenty of relatively normal names that need spelling out, even ones where there are common variants in spelling. I have an easy first name but constantly had to spell my maiden name and with my married name I have to spell it out using the NATO alphabet and no one ever knows how to pronounce it. But I love having an unusual surname (makes me feel a bit exotic )and the seconds it takes to spell it isn't in any way a big deal.

Having a last name that makes you feel a bit exotic is not the same as having a first name that 99% of the time people will say 'sorry- dis'nt catch that' when you tell them your first name. And which nobody will e we be able to pronounce or spell.