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Is Seraphina pretentious or nice? If I didn't want to use the nickname Sera because of a family member named Sarah, would Sadie work?
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I think it could work. I know a Saraphine - she goes by Phina or Fina usually. When she was a kid she went by Sara because her parents wanted to spare her teasing but she preferred the whole name anyway.
Sadie kind've ruins the bold name Seraphina. I mean, if you are going to go with an elaborate name I feel like you should embrace it, not hide it.
Raphi or Rafi might work too.
Sina (zeena) would be cute as well, and a legitimate nickname.
Sadie kind've ruins the bold name Seraphina. I mean, if you are going to go with an elaborate name I feel like you should embrace it, not hide it.
Raphi or Rafi might work too.
Sina (zeena) would be cute as well, and a legitimate nickname.
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I like Seraphina and I sometimes play around with the idea of using it as a middle name. My favorite combo so far is Alice Anna Seraphina.
I'm not sure Sadie would work. It starts with S just like Seraphina, but that's about it. What about Phina or Phee?
I'm not sure Sadie would work. It starts with S just like Seraphina, but that's about it. What about Phina or Phee?
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Sadie is a nickname for Sarah, so I was thinking along those lines. But, judging by comments here, people don't seem to get the connection.
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I recognized the connection, but since Sadie is typically used as a stand alone name these days it seems a jump in practice.
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I think Seraphina is a nice. It may have been pretentious maybe twenty, even ten, years ago but now it fits in with long, elegant girl names such as Isabella, Valentina, Arabella etc.
I don't like Sera and I think Sadie is a HUGE stretch (plus I think it's clunky and ugly takes dramatically away from the beauty of Seraphina).
Yes, Seraphina is a mouthful, especially if you're 3 year old is introducing herself to her preschool classmates. However, a nickname doesn't roll off the tongue either, the only other one that springs to my mind as making sense is Fifi and if you're trying to avoid pretentiousness I'd avoid that too!
Seri might be the only option left, too close to the mobile 'helper' Siri? Maybe, but a young child - which I'm envisaging this being used on - wouldn't care a dot.
I don't like Sera and I think Sadie is a HUGE stretch (plus I think it's clunky and ugly takes dramatically away from the beauty of Seraphina).
Yes, Seraphina is a mouthful, especially if you're 3 year old is introducing herself to her preschool classmates. However, a nickname doesn't roll off the tongue either, the only other one that springs to my mind as making sense is Fifi and if you're trying to avoid pretentiousness I'd avoid that too!
Seri might be the only option left, too close to the mobile 'helper' Siri? Maybe, but a young child - which I'm envisaging this being used on - wouldn't care a dot.
This message was edited 6/10/2016, 1:44 AM
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Seraphina is gorgeous (I prefer the look of Serafina) and I don't think it's any more pretentious than other long and flowing names such as Arabella or Anastasia. It's too pretty to shorten to Sera (because it sounds like Sara), but if I had to go the nn route, I'd use Fina or perhaps even Seri. Sadie could work, but it would be a stretch, imo.
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Seraphina is nice if not my style. It had pretentious potential if paired with something else that gives that vibe, but it coups go either way. Sadie is a stretch, but works.
Other nn ideas:
Raffy
Fee/Phi
Sinna
Sephy
Ray
Fina
Other nn ideas:
Raffy
Fee/Phi
Sinna
Sephy
Ray
Fina
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