Persephone

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

It’s blown my mind that pp don’t know how to pronounce Persephone. I like perci as well

I know someone with this name. Suits her. If you're superstitious it's a heavy storyline is the only thing!

My children and I have Greek mythology names also, very unusual ones. Before anyone says it as they do on these threads, never been bullied and never had issues with employment lol

Not true!^

Only on MN 😂

I love it! Also like Calliope and Seraphina.

I find it a bit try-hard, iykwim. Although that may be clouded by a mother I know who had a baby one.

I know a couple of people who have Sephy as the diminutive

Personally it sounds ridiculous.

Love the name, but prefer the nickname Persa. I think it sounds more feminine than Percy.

I like the sound but it will be read Percy- phone by a great many people. Dislike Percy as a nn.

awful

Seraphina is gorgeous!

Chaiandtoast · Today 17:09

It’s blown my mind that pp don’t know how to pronounce Persephone. I like perci as well

Well for years I read Hermione as Hermi- own. I can’t help going to an Essex state school in the 70s with mainly Julie. Lisa, Susan and Tracey.

I do like the name and we did consider it for DC1 but I just couldn’t imagine myself shouting ‘Persephone’ across the playground (even though we live in a very middle class area and no one would have batted an eyelid!). Perci would be a cute nick name but if she was even just a little chubby, she may get called Perci pig.

Love it. I know of someone who has it for their daughter. Posey for short which I also love.

Delphine is lovely. Thomasina. Cosima. All have a similar feel.

I have loved the name Persephone since reading a book with the character Persephone Brown when I was around 6! Cute nickname too, I would go for it

It's gorgeous. Perci is vile though

Love it. Love it. Love it. Can I vote for Ptolemy if she has a baby brother?

Delphine is lovely: not so keen on Thomasina or Cosima.

As for Ptolemy, I can never hear this without associating it with Beatrix Potter's Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise.

Persephone is beautiful, Percy is horrendous. I’ve know two Persephone’s and both (as adults) went by Seph which I also liked. Sephie is nice for a child

..or Perci, equally horrendous!!

I know a little Persephone; it's extremely pretentious and trying-too-hard for a normal persons name.

I agree, irs a lovely name, the issue is it’s such a mouth full no one ever uses it. As such only the nick name is used, so you may as well just name your child the nick name.

the fact the op spells Persy with an s, doesn’t change the fact it’s pronounced Percy, and she will effectively be naming her child Percy if that’s the shortened version she uses.

i don’t know many women who want to be called Percy. I certainly wouldn’t.

I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of bullying a little girl could have if she was called Percy due to Percy pigs. Can you imagine dhe was a little chubby? Even if she wasn’t, Children are cruel.

so as much as it’s lovely, I’d use it as a middle name,or pick a better nick name like Seph or Sephie, and just accept that the nick name is to all intents and purposes her name.

seph and sephie Are lovely, but don’t be calling your daughter Percy.

Thanks everyone. Appreciate the varied responses. Not in the UK so Percy Pigs aren't a thing here thank goodness.