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Help[Opinions] Re: Seraphina
in reply to a message by Pickles
I don't know what I really want from this name...
A year ago I'd probably say that I dislike it, particularly because of the unappealing sera- part, also because it sounds dated and clumsy, imo.
Now I'm leaning towards indifferent attitude. But, I still find it somewhat stuffy.
A year ago I'd probably say that I dislike it, particularly because of the unappealing sera- part, also because it sounds dated and clumsy, imo.
Now I'm leaning towards indifferent attitude. But, I still find it somewhat stuffy.
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I live for stuffy and Frills Mary, wahahaha 🤣
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I tend to favor pedestrian nicknames with long, unusual names. I'd name her Seraphina and half call her that, and half "Sera/Sara" for short. I love Sara/Sarah in general. I love unusual names but would also want any kids of mine to be more under-the-radar with strangers than what an unusual name can offer. People raise eyebrows at Nicodemus, Sylvestra, Zacchaeus, or Guinevere, but no one would bat an eye at Nick, Sally, Zack or Gwen. Basically, I want to have my cake and eat it too lmao
*actually now that I stew on it a bit I think I might prefer Sylvie to Sylvestra over Sally. Makes a bit more intuitive sense
Also, several years ago a woman on Nameberry told me she picked Phina for her daughter's NN though. But I still prefer Sera/Sara. No idea which spelling I'd actually go with though. Sera makes more sense with Seraphina but Sara merits less explanation. Idk.
*actually now that I stew on it a bit I think I might prefer Sylvie to Sylvestra over Sally. Makes a bit more intuitive sense
Also, several years ago a woman on Nameberry told me she picked Phina for her daughter's NN though. But I still prefer Sera/Sara. No idea which spelling I'd actually go with though. Sera makes more sense with Seraphina but Sara merits less explanation. Idk.
This message was edited 12/4/2022, 2:15 PM
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