Persephone

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
"Bringer of destruction" or "She who destroys the light"
Scripts(How to write)
Περσεφόνη
Περσεφόνη(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
PEHR-SEH-PO-NEH(Classical Greek)
per-SEF-uh-nee
pər-SEHF-ə-nee(English)
Popularity
Persephone is not a very common name, but its popularity has been rising in recent years.

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Cartoon of Persephone

Persephone Name meanings & History

"Bringer of destruction" or "She who destroys the light". Persephone is used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Persephone: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Persephone:

P: Partnership,Particular,Political,Passive,Pensive

E: Exaggerate,Expressive,Enlighten,Environment,Enliven,Entertain

R: Rational,Restless,Resourceful,Reason

S: Status,Solidity,Sex,Success,Social Standing,Sensuality,Security

H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope,Hobnobbing,Hyper

O: Ostentatious,Obsolete,Organized,Obstinate,Obsessive

N: Nice,Nervous,Neurosis,Nagging,Nutrition,Neat,Nitpicking

Persephone is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Persephone has been featured in many works of literature, including Dante's "Inferno" and Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale." She has also appeared in popular culture, such as in the video game "Assassin's Creed Odyssey."

2.) Persephone (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) Mythology: the goddess of the underworld.

Other Forms: Persephanie, Persephany, Persephonie


3.) PERSEPHONE (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of spring, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. Var: Persephonie. (PEHR-SEH-FO-NEH)


4.) Persephone (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) breath of spring

Other Forms: Pers, Perse, Persefone, Persey


5.) PERSEPHONE (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of spring, a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades and taken to the underworld to be his wife and queen. As a result of Demeter’s grief at the loss of her daughter, Zeus decreed that Persephone could spend two-thirds of the year in the upperworld, and the remaining time in the underworld, thus dividing the year into the seasons of growth, harvest, and winter. She is equated with the Roman goddess Proserpina. (PER-SEF-AH-NEE)


6.) Persephone (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: To Destroy; murder


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