Persis

[MeerkatMerkin]

For a girl. Means 'from Persia'. I am. Wouldn't mind Percy as a nn. Any thoughts? Suggested it on another thread and just fancied some feedback.

from Anne of Green Gables, no?

bit precious...

Haven't read it, my grandmother always wanted me to! Terrible.

I like Percy as a nn. Less keen on Persis, how about Persephone?

I like it, but I think you would get a lot of 'what persil?' Type comments.
Are there any other names you like that reflect your heritage?

pottering I do like Greek names (also have a connection with Greece) but Persephone definitely not for me.

basking the other name I mentioned on the other thread ('girls names I've never heard' or similar) was Lenore! Clearly I like washing powder names.

Persil

Looks too much like "penis" to me!

Ditto penis! Sorry!

You can't have Percy as a nn for a girl. You just can't. Really.

It sounds completely weird and made up to me. And I would have assumed it was for a boy.

Percy is nice, not keen on persis although I do like the name Perris?

Percy is absolutely not nice. It is a horrible name for a boy and a hideous name for a girl. Why do people have to try to be all cool and hipster and show it by naming their children things which they must know deep down are vile?

Sorry, definitely not keen on Persis but I think Lenore is lovely!

I didn't notice what topic this was is and thought this thread was about an infection. Does that help?

My DN is Perdita nn Percy.
I also like the Greek name Merope
( Mer..opie)

I knew a Persis once, she was frightfully posh and quite formidable - liked her a lot. It does make me think of pertussis though (whooping cough)

Perdita?

curlew idk maybe we're all just soooo cool. Who knows? I'm not actually pregnant. I was, and at that time it wasn't on my 'list'. Just saw it and wondered what people thought. Maybe the kid I might have had hated my list of names and decided to DISSOLVE. Who knows? Hth.

Not keen on Perdita, sorry guys, it makes me think of 'purdy' which is, if I'm not wrong, a babyish version of 'pretty'? Could be wrong. Percy is great however!

Doesn't Perdita mean lost?

I know a male Persis

Sorry curlew I didn't mean to be so terse, for some reason your comment hit a sore spot. I am not cool or hipster in the slightest so should probably stay away. :) Fwiw DS has a lovely, non-hipster name, Percy wouldn't really go with his.

I Really like Persis

It just makes me think penis - which would probably result in some micky taking from school kids who would probably think the same.

When I read it, I assumed it was a boys' name.

Know a Persephone, which I don't really like, who is known as Seffie, which I love!

Don't have my glasses on and read this threadname in active convos as "Penises" clicked looking forward to some knob chat! Awful name, sorry.