Serafina/Seraphina

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I love this name, but can it ACTUALLY be used? I like unusual names but not ridiculous ones. Do you know any? Do you like it?

Just the celeb one.

Saraphina was a Whoopie Goldberg film. Going back a bit though! (She says, realising 1992 was 22 years ago...)

I like it. Would def spell Seraphina though. The only one I know is 8 years old and called Seraphina all the time, doesn't have a nickname

It's way too saccharine for my taste, I know someone who uses Serephine Musica as a stage name although it suits my friends musical style.

Persephone

Calliope
Josephine

Is there a celeb Seraphina? I am very out of touch we don't really watch TV or read magazines.

I love Josephine, Josie or Sephie for short. Works on all ages I think!

yy to the greek spelling rather than the latinate spelling.

x post Josephine is an underused classic.

I knew a Serafina. She would be 16 or 17 now. I like it.

My grandmother's good friend was Serafina. Love it.

Serafina reminds me of the high witch character from His Dark Materials.

me too squoosh
she was a goody though!
-so it would make me think- strong woman

It's one of the few dh and I agree on. Girls names are tricky because there are so many lovely ones to choose from and we want to make sure it's exactly right. Boys names even harder because there are very few that we like! Both Seraphina and Josephine are going on the list.

Yep, she's a goody witch. And powerful and beautiful!

There's a Sarafine in Beautiful Creatures.
Good name.

There is a Serafina in the reception class in DD's school this year. I was a bit unsure about it at first, but it's just another name now. And does suit the child :-)

Ben affeck & Jennifer garner have a dd called seraphina rose born in 2009.

I like it a lot. Prefer spelling Seraphina but both ways fine. I love names like Persephone and Ophelia so it fits that style of name.

My friend has a serafina, nn Seffy
Not my cup of tea but she's a beautiful girl :)

I really like it, I'm like Oriunda though, it fits with other names I like.

My dp does not like any of the names I like. Not one. From Antigone to Clara and all that falls in between, he doesn't like them.

I know a four year old Seraphina. I must say, it doesn't suit her at all and always sounds faintly ridiculous. Too long and Disney-esque for me.

Never met any one with this name. Just reminds of the witch from Phillip Pullman books...

Delphine

Oooh Delphine is nice too.

I know a little girl called Seraphin, nn. Phin.

It suits her - although it's apparently supposed to be the male version of the name. Seraphina's a tad...frilly for my tastes!