What does Persephone mean?

Persephone means "bringer of death"

How do we pronounce Persephone?

Persephone \per-sep-ho-ne, pe-rseph-one\ is a female's name. It consists of 10 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Persephone is pronounced as PahRSEHFahNiy in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Persephone: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Persephone?

Persephone is used predominantly in the English, German, and Greek languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is bringer of death. The name is either from the Greek 'pherein' (to bear, to carry, to bring) and 'phone' (death), or else from the Greek 'phonos' (murder, slaughter). It was borne in Greek mythology by the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, who became the queen of the Underworld. The negative associations of the name has diminished its adoption. Persephone has 14 variants. Variants Peri name variations, name Persefone, Persefonee name, nicknames for Persefoney, what does the name Persefoni mean, name Persefonie meaning, meaning of Persefony, name Persephassa meaning, Persephonee name, name Persephoney meaning, Persephoni name popularity, name Persephonie, nicknames for Persephony, and name Seffi.

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The baby name Persephone fun facts:

The name Persephone in reverse order is "Enohpesrep".

The numerological value of the name Persephone is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Persephone?

Persephone is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames