Persephone, ophelia,Titania or Andromeda

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Just musing but which one do you prefer.

Persephone
ophelia
Titania
Andromeda

But I'm sure they're still quite servicable sock.

Some of the best people on mn have Shakespearean names.

Orphelia but your kid better have a tough skin, there'll be a lot of teasing. Assuming you're not musing middle names and it's Christian names, why not go for something less conspicuous and a little more humane?

I like Persephone the best, but the spelling/pronunciation thing is tricky.
Andromeda sounds like a space shuttle.
Titania would be abbreviated to Tit, which won't be good (I went to school with a Titus, and his mates all called him Tit for years)
Ophelia is pretty, but is too much like I-feel-ya (there is a joke that ends 'Ophelia bits', don't think it is funny but nevertheless....)

'Ophelia your bits'

That is quite funny!

Persephone would be shortened to Percy in our house.

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I have adult children and they have names along the same lines and have never had an issue with teasing

I love Persephone - both the full name and the nickname Sephy. Not keen on Percy, though!

I also like Andromeda, but then I have a soft spot for names along that theme. I'm fond of Cassiopeia, too.

Titania and Ophelia are nice in isolation but I wouldn't use either because of the potential for jokes and teasing, as others have already said.

Persephone seems perfectly usable to me and Sephy is a pretty nickname, whilst Percy would suit a fun teenager too. I really like the sound of Ophelia but would probably avoid as the associations with the character are better known than with the others... Andromeda seems like a step too far, and Titania really does invite cruel teenage nicknames regardless of school context.

My word, they'd be torn to shreds in Yorkshire!! I now live in Scotland and unless they were schooled at Fettes or Gordonstoun then they'd be torn to shreds here too!!!

Persephone would be shortened to Percy.

Andromeda would be shortened to Andi.

Titania would be shortened to Titty.

Ophelia would probably be shortened to Ophie, like Sophie but without the S.

It depends on your background and where you live. Those names would get the kid torn to pieces up here but somewhere more, shall we say, posher they would fit in well. Personally I prefer Ophelia, but then again that's because I felt sorry for Hamlet's Ophelia.

givepeasachance what's "wrong" with John and Emma is they are complete run of the mill, average, play it safe names we've heard 1000s of times before. They are not memorable or individual and I think far worse of parents (i.e. BORING!!) who choose names like these than ones daring to be slightly different.

Not Ophelia. The rest are fine.

Hoping this is a wind up I really really do

I love the name Ophelia.
I grew up with one, she was never teased at all and her name was normally shortened to Phe

Daysleeper well, that would make those people utter twats, wouldn't it? Ripping someone apart because of the name their parents chose for them? Nice . You sound almost proud of that.

Ophelia is nice, I like the pronunciation Off-ay-lia (as in the little girl in Pan's Labyrinth).

I have no probs with using Shakespearean names as such - but Ophelia... What depressing connotations, I can't see why anyone would give a newborn girl that name. Sadnessssss

Miranda?

I'm a teacher - no pride, just miserable (and as this thread shows, predictable) observational experience.

Persephone is gorgeous and the shortening Sephy or Effie are lovely

I like Ophelia too but wouldn't use it myself. Also know a little Seraphine which is a fab name too

I wouldn't use any of them, but if I had to choose I'd go for Persephone, because I like the nn Sephy.

Persephone is a lovely name, but most people would call her 'Percy Phone' so you are risking it a bit. I still think the name is nice and wouldn't mind a little Persephone if I was still having babies!

My favourite is Persephone
I like Andromeda with nn Andy
Ophelia isn't too bad
Titania I don't like and I immediately thought of the titanic

I liked Persephone if we'd had a DD (which we didn't) but was put off by the fact that she'd forever have people thinking her name was pronounced "persa fone"

In all likelihood she'd be called Seph or Percy as an adult.

If you're too worried about the name how about Stephanie? It's very similar.

Andromeda sounds like a space shuttle.

Titania is just cruel. She'll have boob jokes fired at her constantly at senior school.

Along the same lines as Penelope and Persephone there's Mnemosyne, which I really like (and her story isn't bad, compared to lots of the Greek names) but don't think I could ever use it.

Also, she'd probably end up being forgetful... like the miserable Joy and clumsy Grace I know!