Seraphina or China? Opinions?

[apreciousbabygirl]

Which one would be your choice out of Seraphina or China?
Honestly are these a bit too way out or do you think they are acceptable to use as first names?

They're both pretty awful, sorry. Seraphina is better than China though.

Seraphina it is then!

Have heard a few Seraphina's round here and think it is just pushing the boundaries of too-poshness. China is just daft.

China is not a name. Seraphina is, although not to my taste.

I've taught a couple of teenage Chinas. They were both terrifying.

Just saying.

China sounds much, much nicer than Seraphina, which just sounds awful.

Seraphina definitely, serafina Pekkala being a fav character from northern lights

Serephna - yes, china - no

Seraphina is OK, China is awful.

Seraphina's ok, not my taste, but China is dreadful.

I'd always want to say "Ello me old China" if I knew someone called China.

I knew a lovely seraphina. She went by sera for short.

I much prefer it to china.

Have you thought about India?

Seraphina.

Why did you choose these two particular names? Just curious to know if there are any connections, special ir otherwise.

Seraphina/China?

Bugsybill - yes I have considered India. I really like it actually, I'm not even sure why it didn't make it to the final short list

Seraphina is beautiful - classic, feminine and not overused.

China or India could work but I still associate these very much with the countries.

I hate China, but actually quite like India. I wonder why that is.

Seraphina by all the country miles.

I don't think you have to have "roots" in a country to use the name but intensely dislike China as a given name.

The only "place name" I like is India.

Indira / Andina if you like India but don't want a place name.

My daughter was in nursery with a girl named Chynna, when we asked her the names of the children in her class she said there was someone named glass

Not keen on either TBH

China sounds odd as a name and Seraphina sounds pretentious.

Knitted why does it sound pretentious? Genuinely interested.

I'm fairly sure most of the names I like would be considered pretentious

Alisvolat - it's ok, that's just my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree

To my ears it's a little bit 'try hard' or fussy (although i do like the meaning)
There are other names that I consider in a similar vein that don't sound that way - Persephone for example.
Seraphine sounds better to me.

It's ok - it's just my dp also says the names I like sound pretentious, I just wondered if it was a particular thing about the names I like