Serenity, do you like it and would you call your daughter that

[Onemilliongal]

Any thoughts about the name serenity still struggling to get a girl's
name

Thanks

[Pixa]

I love the name Serenity. I know of an adult with the name Serenity.

[BellMcEnd]

Love it. My friend's daughter is called Serenity. She's utterly adorable but she's not serene in any way shape or form!

[reuset]

I suppose it's generally accepted as a name now, but I can't warm to it. Its mainstream use is relatively modern I'm guessing for some reason.

I do like plain Seren more. Or the vaguely, only vaguely, similar Seraphina.

[KoalaDownUnder]

I don't like it. But I also don't like Felicity, Verity, etc.

Serena, I LOVE. Or Sabine.

[NinjaLeprechaun]

My daughter has a friend named Serene. She's not.

I might use Serenity and shorten it to Sera. To keep the Firefly theme.

[goshhhhhh]

Too much to live up to. For instance every Joy I've met has been distinctly joyless - sorry any Joys on here.

[NinjaLeprechaun]

Which is another consideration - if you use Serenity people will probably assume that you're a fan of Firefly.
Which might confuse, if you're not. Although you should be.

[nooka]

Serenity Now!

[nooka]

and no I would not call my dd Serenity

[ShadowFire]

I love it. I love most virtue names.

But I also prefer names that aren't too unusual, so I probably wouldn't use it on those grounds.

I wouldn't worry too much about Firefly though. I've seen Firefly, I get that reference, but I really don't think Firefly is popular enough for that to be a problem. If you were proposing the name Enterprise, on the other hand... that's one fictional starship you'd never hear the end of....

[JassyRadlett]

I just hear Frank Costanza shouting 'Serenity Now!' I'm afraid...

[MamaLazarou]

It's a pretty name but to use it would be tempting fate, I suspect.

[WorldsBiggestGrotbag]

I don't like it at all, sorry. However I have a Felicity (a very happy, smiley one ) so have against virtue names, I just don't like the word. I like Seren although think it's very popular in Wales. Serena is ok.

[Ratbagcatbag]

Love it, but have a dh who likes more traditional name.

What about Sienna?

[zingally]

Chavvy. Sorry.

[silveroldie2]

I think Serena is much much nicer.

[conniedescending]

No and no

It's a bit downmarket. Can you imagine them having a tantrum with that name?

[RiverTam]

obviously my first thought was Firefly .

don't like it as a name. Or Serena, for that matter, too 1980s rah for me.

[BastardGoDarkly]

My friend's child is called serenity, it sounds a mouth ful tbh. But I never want to shorten it, as she doesn't.

I prefer seren.

But it's not a ridiculous name.

[Radish9]

I like the idea of it, being a Firefly fan. But I heard it being shouted at a toddler at soft play yesterday and it sounded awful in real life. So no, sadly I think it's less useable than I would have initially considered.

[sarahbanshee]

I will never forget hearing a woman shouting irritably at her kid in Bromley shopping centre " Serenity, will you shut the fack up". I had to go round the corner to laugh so she couldn't see me. I am so not serene, it would be asking to be that woman. I would also rule out: Patience ("Patience, wait! WAIT!") Joy ("stop whinging Joy") and Amity ("Will you leave each other ALONE...!)

[ZenNudist]

No awful and asking for trouble.

Like Serena (reminds me of gossip girl) also Seren but not so much as bit welsh and I'm English.

[Mehitabel6]

No- imagine how she will have to go through life with people making jokes about how she isn't at all like her name!

[unluckycat]

I like it but think I agree that it's a bit of a mouthful for every day use. So i guess it depends on if you like a shortened version. I'm not a fan of Serena myself.

[mrspremise]

Jinxing yourselves up for a drama queen/right little madam, IMO... like calling her 'Peace', you just know she'll be a noisy handful!