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Help[Opinions] Re: All possible nicknames for Persephone?
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I know what you mean. Um. I think I should elaborate a bit so you can understand where I'm coming from :D
Persephone to me seems like the name every person grabs for when they want something exotic and against the grain. It is long and elaborate and pronounced strangely, and has ties to greek mythology. It is like Anastasia for pretty pretty unusual names, and Amadeus for omg rly cool boy names. Princess names do not bother me, and I don't see P. as princessy at all. And and and. The reason I guess I object to Persephone is that it seems almost like a cowardly choice - it is all of those things, long and elaborate and fancy and impressive and rarely-used and cutting edge, but - idk, Persephone seems very apologetic. It is "pretty" and "awesome" to people you ask on the street. It has a lot of the same phonetic appeal as names like STEPH-anie and TIFF-any, but with the added twist of [all those things]. In this manner it is very impressive to people who are easily impressed. I know several girls whose parents "almost" named them Persephone but did not because, idk, it was too weird. Am I making sense?
Plus I just don't like TIFFany STEPHanie perSEPHone (X)F-anee sound, it is veeery irritating to me. But I understand that loads of people love it.
Anyhoo.
Persephone to me seems like the name every person grabs for when they want something exotic and against the grain. It is long and elaborate and pronounced strangely, and has ties to greek mythology. It is like Anastasia for pretty pretty unusual names, and Amadeus for omg rly cool boy names. Princess names do not bother me, and I don't see P. as princessy at all. And and and. The reason I guess I object to Persephone is that it seems almost like a cowardly choice - it is all of those things, long and elaborate and fancy and impressive and rarely-used and cutting edge, but - idk, Persephone seems very apologetic. It is "pretty" and "awesome" to people you ask on the street. It has a lot of the same phonetic appeal as names like STEPH-anie and TIFF-any, but with the added twist of [all those things]. In this manner it is very impressive to people who are easily impressed. I know several girls whose parents "almost" named them Persephone but did not because, idk, it was too weird. Am I making sense?
Plus I just don't like TIFFany STEPHanie perSEPHone (X)F-anee sound, it is veeery irritating to me. But I understand that loads of people love it.
Anyhoo.
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...I don't like Stephanie or Tiffany. It's the phone/phanie/fany sound I like, and I also like the Perse sound. To me, the fact that a lot of people ALMOST name their child Persephone but then DON'T means that it's bold even if you associate it with cowardly people.
However, I also just like it, and I feel a very strong connection to the Goddess of the myth. (I actually know rather a lot about Greek mythology and have studied it fairly extensively, so it's not a random grab. :)
My experience has been different from yours though. When I say I'm naming the baby Persephone, everyone looks at me and says "PerSEPHone?!?" as though I just said I'm naming her Goober. I wish it were more popular.
By the way - I'm not offended that you don't like it. I enjoy discussing the intricacies of names and feelings about them/their sounds.
...I don't like Stephanie or Tiffany. It's the phone/phanie/fany sound I like, and I also like the Perse sound. To me, the fact that a lot of people ALMOST name their child Persephone but then DON'T means that it's bold even if you associate it with cowardly people.
However, I also just like it, and I feel a very strong connection to the Goddess of the myth. (I actually know rather a lot about Greek mythology and have studied it fairly extensively, so it's not a random grab. :)
My experience has been different from yours though. When I say I'm naming the baby Persephone, everyone looks at me and says "PerSEPHone?!?" as though I just said I'm naming her Goober. I wish it were more popular.
By the way - I'm not offended that you don't like it. I enjoy discussing the intricacies of names and feelings about them/their sounds.
This message was edited 4/1/2008, 6:30 PM
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I like the Perse sound too a lot too, but the fact that it's got that emphasized and super popular phone phanie fany sound (which is the sound I dislike - clarifying) cheapens it a bit to me *shrug*
Anyhoo. Do you have any middle names planned? I am excited to see combos.
(Also BTW I think you have probably the most sensible ticker I have ever seen.)
Anyhoo. Do you have any middle names planned? I am excited to see combos.
(Also BTW I think you have probably the most sensible ticker I have ever seen.)
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I was thinking about Persephone Margaret for a while, and John said he'd allow that, but he wasn't a fan at all... so I decided no. Right now I'm thinking about:
Persephone Sara (I like the s and r sounds repeated from Persephone)
Persephone Anna
Persephone Leah
I enjoy both Anna and Leah very much on their own. I suppose I have a thing for two-syllable middle names with Persephone. Even Margaret, though it looks long, is just pronounced like Mar-gret the way I've ever heard it. I have though briefly about one-syllable middle names like Leigh, but they just seem too filler-y and I think I'd rather have no middle name than a filler one that I don't truly enjoy on its own merits.
And thanks about my ticker.
Persephone Sara (I like the s and r sounds repeated from Persephone)
Persephone Anna
Persephone Leah
I enjoy both Anna and Leah very much on their own. I suppose I have a thing for two-syllable middle names with Persephone. Even Margaret, though it looks long, is just pronounced like Mar-gret the way I've ever heard it. I have though briefly about one-syllable middle names like Leigh, but they just seem too filler-y and I think I'd rather have no middle name than a filler one that I don't truly enjoy on its own merits.
And thanks about my ticker.
This message was edited 4/1/2008, 6:47 PM
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Oooh I love Persephone Anna. Sara's nice too, but I just think Anna is the better name :P The directly repeated sounds of -e Le- bug me a bit but it is fine also. I agree about 1 syllable MN's, that would be VERY singsongy. Trochees go great with Persephone. (I know you totally are not asking for suggestions but Persephone Helen just came to mind and I feel as though I should type it.)
Anyway I am excited. Did I say that?
Anyway I am excited. Did I say that?
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Suggestions are greatly appreciate. I made the mistake of asking for middle name suggestions on my babycenter birth board, and apparently the consensus is that I should choose Ann or Lynn. :/ No.
Helen is lovely. And I'm glad you're excited. :)
Helen is lovely. And I'm glad you're excited. :)
This message was edited 4/1/2008, 6:57 PM
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