Given name

Persefone

Persefone is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Persefone is a variant of Persephone. An origin associated with Persephone is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Persefone is a variant of Persephone. The history of Persephone gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Persephone is associated with the daughter of Demeter and Zeus.

Explained through its name family

Persefone’s family of names

Persefone has a related form in Persephone.

Walk Persefone’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Mythological

Peneloppe

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>99% girls

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Pasithee

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Polyxene

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Mythological

Pelopea

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Penelia

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Sibling ideas

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