Persephone

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Nickname Perci. For a girl, what do you think?

Is it like per-se-fonny?

It sounds nice. But I was reading it like per-se-phone for a while before I realised. So if you go for it, you may be correcting some ignorant people like me

Adore this name

Love it. Would go with Percy as shortened version tho (or Persy).

This is one of those names that I have a complete blank over how to say it, no matter how many times I'm told. I end up saying 'Percy-phone' which I don't think it right ?

I really don't like the name Percy which I wouldn't even give to a boy, let alone to a girl.
So it's a 'no' from me.

Persephone is lovely, Perci is very much not. Go for Sephie as a nickname.

Purr SEFF oh knee

Love Percy as a nickname. If I had another daughter I'd want to call her Persephone.

Also please don't take it the wrong way but I knew the most magnificent poodle called Percy. He was absolutely fucking majestic.

I love it (would also prefer Sephie as nickname) but I think it has connotations of being extremely upper class/snobby etc which might put me off slightly. Also as previous posters have indicated, lots won’t know how to pronounce it!

Might get shortened to Phony.

I love it. Def use it!!

I agree Sephie for NN.

I admit to also knowing a dog named Persephone/nn Persy. Very sweet spaniel.

It’s a mouthful to pronounce so most likely be shortened.

Thanks @DisplayPurposesOnly

It's lovely and the name of one of my nieces.

Her nickname is Seffie.

Sorry not to my taste - it sounds too pretentious to me as a full name and I’m not keen on the nn Percy. Sephie is a lovely nn for a child, but maybe not for an adult.

Love it, but less keen on Persie/Percy as a nickname. Seph seems more likely.

I really like it. DP hard vetoed it.

I don't think it works because it's not a natural shortening.

Purse-Seff is rather than Purse-Cee.

I love it, it's the name of my car! Not sure on Perci a nickname though.

Unfortunate connotations if you know Greek mythology

I'm not so sure. Persephone was nurtured and protected by Hecate, and pagan myths and traditions don't view darkness with the same negative associations we do.

I like it. Persephone was the protagonist of Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, called 'Sephy' as a nickname. I think that's pretty too.

I love that name and it also always remind me of the Rossetti painting, although I know technically it is called 'Proserpine', the Latin version of the same myth.

Go for it, it is a beautiful name.

@Beetlewings 'Unfortunate connotations if you know Greek mythology'

Not really. She might be the goddess of the underworld but she is also the goddess of Spring and vegetation. The story is quite beautiful when look into it.

I like the name but would go with Sephie as a nickname. Percy pigs aren’t going anywhere soon and so much chance of bullying.

I would have thought the unfortunate connotations refer to the abduction and rape by Hades? I still like the name though, and most people won't think of that right away. I have a mythologically famous rape name and no one brings it up.
Planning to name a future cat Penthesileia (queen of the Amazons) though, so my views may be skewed...

I like it, seems to be getting a bit popular