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I'd use it, right now it's moving quite quickly up my favourites list. I'd use Seph rather than Sephy as a NN.

It is very similar to Stephanie, imo, so I consider is acceptable. It's unusual but acceptable.

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I like the Persephone and think Sephy is a suitable nn for it.

I love Persephone! But, that being said, I can't really picture a child having that name. It would make a beautiful, unique middle name, though.

I was just thinking about this name today. I think it's an interesting name, but, sadly, is a little "too much" for the real world. Sephy is cool, but I doubt that it would make Persephone more accessible to the larger public. Any little girl named Sephy is going to have to spell it and explain it to everyone she meets for her whole life. I suspect that Persephone is going to always remain one of those "cool in theory but not in practice" type of names.

I've always thought of it as an updated version of Stephanie, as well. I guess I would just use it with a more traditional middle name.

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Persephone Katherine
Persephone Jane

I like it, but it seems too 'girly' to me. Kind of like, the only thing I can think of is an obnoxious teenage girl that likes anything pink and sparkleigh and is kind of artificial and immature. That being said, I do like the name, but would never use it because of the image it brings to mind.

Well, according to this site's database, the meaning of Persephone is unknown, and it's only possible that it means to destroy or murder. Phonetically, I think it's very pretty. Sephy is rather cute, so I don't see why it's unuseable.

I kind of like Persephone, but I can't stand the nn Sephy. (Or Sopie or Steffie, for that matter.) My husband used to know this very irritating woman named Sefany, who went by Seff, and the association has kind of rubbed off onto Sephy.

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I went to elementary school with a girl named Persephone. As far as I remember, she went by her full name. Her mother had to correct the teacher several times on how to say the name, as I recall. The poor child happened to be deaf, so I can't imagine a more difficult name to give her.

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I can see Persephone working, but I also foresee a lot of spelling and pronunciation issues.

I don't like the connection it has, and the meaning "to destroy" murder".

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So I wouldn't use it, I think it looks pretty, but wouldn't use it as a name.

This message was edited 12/10/2007, 9:48 AM