Persephone, Beatrix or.....?

[TheCag]

We’ve just found out dc3 is a girl and obviously all I can think about now is names.

We have two boys called Rufus and Felix, I don’t mind names not ‘matching’ but it gives you an idea of what we like. I prefer names that aren’t too popular. If dc3 had been another boy I’d have been pushing for the name Magnus.

I like Beatrix and Diana, dh likes Persephone, Jemima and Penelope. We’ve got a few months to go but I don’t feel like anything is really clicking for me yet so very open to suggestions. (Also I may still be in shock that it’s a girl!)

Out of those names I only like Penelope, sorry. I like nn of bee if you you were to go with Beatrix but not overly keen on full name.

What about Morven, Mirren, Genevieve, Delia.... (Not overly keen on all of these either haha just some suggestions for less common names )

There are some pretty names there. I think Jemima fits best with your boys' names. But, as you say, that's not essential. I haven't met a little Jemima for ages actually.

Beatrix or Jemima.

Or...
Letitia
Seren
Inez
Annis
Amoret

Persephone is dreadful! Sorry
Penelope is lovely and is on my list. Jemima is ok, Jem as a nn is nice.

I like Diana, it's lovely, and under used.
Diana Penelope has a nice ring to it !

I love Persephone and Penelope. You may also like: Tabitha, Verity, Flora, Agnes, Dorothy, Matilda, Ariadne, Arabella, Hermione.

Persephone and Diana are both stunning.

@sexnotgender Persephone isn’t my favourite either but dh has worn me down on it over the years

Hera? Helen? Rosa?

I wouldn't go for Beatrix with Felix.

We know two Persephones, and DS was at one point in a year group with four Jemimas, but that sort of weird cluster is just one of those things you can't foresee.

Ah. Does he want a daughter called Percy or Seph (we know one of each)? Nobody at school is likely to call her the whole thing.

You have a very Roman theme to your names! To run with that briefly...

Celia
Cecelia
Claudia
Cornelia
Livia
Aurelia
Julia
Emilia
Alba
Augusta
Cassia
Donna
Fabian
Flavia
Octavia
Sabina

Plus Roman mythology:

Diana
Minerva
Aurora
Camilla
Dido
Elissa
Juno
Silvia
Lavinia
Luna

:-)

Oops, Fabian should have been Fabia, of course...

Beatrix and Felix collide with the X
Beatrice would work better.

Philippa ? Felicity?

I think Diana is great. Beatrix and Penelope are nice too. Not sure about Beatrix alongside Felix. Beatrice? Not keen on Persephone and Jemima.

Jemima & Diana are lovely but I think Persephone is a bit OTT

Dh likes Phillipa too but really doesn't go with our surname. Yes, he would be very happy with a daughter named Percy!

I love Hera and Juno, both added to the list. @atticarose, now I've gone Latin with two names I do feel I ought to with the third! The Greek options are throwing me . I love Minerva and Camilla but dh isn't into them.

I'm really feeling Diana at the moment. Classic, not used too much, good meaning.

I love Jemima!
Don't do Diana Camilla will you😂

@peppersprayfirstapologiselater I hadn't thought of that! Maybe I'll do Diana Camilla Catherine and go full on Royal

This is not to sound rude or judgemental at all OP (and for what it's worth I think they are all lovely names) but it might be worth thinking about the overall social area that your children will be living in. Up round where I Iive and teach I can guarantee you that very very few people would have ever come across Persephone or even know how to pronounce it. It would be read as Percy-phone instead of per-seph-o-knee. And those who do know the name might attribute it to quite a negative sort of parent and child, thanks to the popularity of FB pages like Peter and Jane.

Love a Roman!

Love Persephone (although Kerfuffle makes a good,point) and Jemina. All,the na,es you mentioned are pretty. Maybe Beatrice rather than Beatrix.

Other names in the same vein:
Juliet
Cassandra
Alexandrina
Gabriella
Kathleen
Rosalind
Margot
Gaynor
Merle
Gwendoline

And as both of your names as ‘F’s in them

felicity
Francesca
Florence
Fallon
Fara
Faye
Alfreda

I love Persephone but would probably only use it as a middle name, as it's still quite "out there" (even though it's in more use these days). A lot of people won't know how to pronounce or spell it.

Beatrice Persephone
Beatrix Hera
Diana Juno
Penelope Camilla
Minerva Beatrix
Jemima Penelope

Another name for Persephone in Ancient Greece was Kore, fwiw, which has been anglicised to Cora. Which I think is lovely.

I have a Rufus, he would’ve been Beatrix or Tabitha if he’d been a girl.

Thanks Kerfuffle, I'll look up that Facebook page! I kind of agree about Persephone but feel like Hermione has broken through that pronunciation barrier if you know what I mean? (And I read the first Harry Potter book pronouncing it Her-me-own-nee ).

I love Persephone but the poor child would be in for a lifetime of spelling it, then getting people to pronounce it right.

One of my children has a name that is pronounced wrongly probably 50% of the time and she does get tired of it.

I used to think Penelope was said 'Penny-lowp' when I was little as I only read about Penelope's in books and never heard it said!

Beatrix is nice, Diana elegant and definitely a woman's name, I like Phillipa too.