Comments on: Name of the Day: Seraphina

By: Tattered Gossamer

Tattered Gossamer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:58:35 +0000

I know i am a few years too late for this thread.. Can anyone tell me where to find the article about 30 somethings recycling their pet names?? Alas that is pretty much what i would do.. although my whole family has told me no for years and years:-) Would love to see what the article says..

By: Kristine

Kristine — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:40:16 +0000

Hmmm, Seraphina. What a nice way to honor my mother, Sara. Usually I am against made-up names but what do you think of Seralina?

By: Baby Name of the Day: Lilac | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Lilac | Appellation Mountain — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:04:05 +0000

[...] wouldn’t be surprised to hear that, say, Violet and Seraphina’s little sis was called Lilac. It sounds [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Violet | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Violet | Appellation Mountain — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:36:49 +0000

[...] give her a completely modern sound. More proof? One famous Violet has a little sis called Seraphina; another starbaby Violet shares a nursery with [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:17:16 +0000

Laura, I agree – while I like the name Violet, Violet and Seraphina don’t sound like sibs to me. And Seraphine has two middles while Violet just has Anne!

My hang-up with Seraphina is her religious vibe. Maybe it is because I’m Catholic, but it just feels like SO much to put on a kid. Then again, I feel the same way about Destiny. And Trinity. And Nevaeh …

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:56:41 +0000

I’m with Kate and Lola here- she’s gorgeous, and I want to like her as I love most feminine names – but she’s just a bit too frilly for my tastes.
And the nn ‘Sera’ puts me off too, truthfully!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:57:07 +0000

I love this name!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think its sooo pretty though i dont think it went well with Jen Garners first child Violet.

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:36:51 +0000

I want to like Seraphina, really, I do. She’s feminine and religious but sadly, I feel pretty much the same as Kate about Seraphina. Too flouncy, frilly and sugary for me. She beats Riley, Morgan & Madison’s butts up & down the block, though!

By: Muppy

Muppy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:29:48 +0000

Serial post. Lest anyone think I want to turn this into a “name your pets discussion”, consider that when we discovered we were to have a daughter, we lamented the fact that we had used the name “Lyra” for the puppy as opposed to saving it for our offspring. I believe Salon ran an article a while back about 30 somethings who have lived long enough to have lost pets as adults and the prevalence of recycling the names of deceased pets as names for children.

By: Muppy

Muppy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:23:18 +0000

I fell in love with the name (if not the spelling of) Seraphina after reading His Dark Materials years ago. My husband deemed the name too ethnic to pair with his very Italian last name. Petwise, I have always considered “Serafina Pekkala” the perfect moniker for a black cat. But since we have no unnamed cats running about, a few years ago we contented ourselves with naming our new mutt for another Pullman character: Lyra.

And on that note, might I suggest Lyra as a future name of the day?