🔥Persephone

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Greek

"bringer of destruction"

Persephone Origin and Meaning

The name Persephone is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bringer of destruction".

Persephone is the esoteric name of the Greek mythological daughter of Zeus by Demeter, the queen of the harvest. After she was kidnapped by Hades to be Queen of the Underworld, it was decreed by Zeus that she would spend six months of the year with her mother, allowing crops to grow, and six in mourning, thus accounting for the seasons.

Despite the mixed message of her mythological past, Persephone has a light and lyrical aura, and pleasant associations with springtime and the harvest; she was also goddess of spring growth. Persephone was seen in the Matrix movies, played by Monica Bellucci, and could make an interesting replacement for the overused Stephanie.

Persephone's meaning is in dispute: While some sources give it as the worrisome "bringing death," others indicate that's it's associated with dark blue and with speaking. Persephone was called Kore in childhood; in Roman mythology, she is Proserpina.

Persephone is popular on Nameberry, ranking in the Top 100.

Persephone Rank in US Top 1000

# 745 in the US

Persephone Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 133 on Nameberry

Persephone Popularity

• 745 US 2023
• 133 Nameberry 2024
• 75 Unique 2018
• 694 Future 2028
• 651 England 2021

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Famous People Named Persephone

• Persephone Swales Dawson, British actress

Persephone in Pop Culture

• Persephone Greek goddess of the underworld
• Persephone "Persie" Towyn character in TV's "Upstairs Downstairs"
• Persephone the dog in Disney movie "Frankenweenie"
• Persephone Hadley in Malorie Blackman's series "Noughts and Crosses"
• Persephone Blythe character from the novel The distant hours, by Kate Morton
• Persephone James Det. Olivia Benson's undercover name in Law and Order: SVU
• Persephone character in The Matrix trilogy
• Persephone a horse in the "House of Night" books
• Persephone a character in "The Raven Cycle" series by Maggie Stiefvater
• Persephone planet on the TV show "Firefly"
• Persephone or Rachel Blake character in game The Lost Experience
• Persephone a character in Jeff Noon's Pollen
• Persephone a character in animated series Stripperella
• Persephone the Goddess of Life in the computer game Sacrifice
• Persephone a character in video game Herc's Adventures
• Persephone minor enemy in some Castlevania games
• Persephone an Amazon in the film Wonder Woman
• Persephone character in The Admiral's Daughter
• Persephone Poodle a Webkinz character
• Persephone a Fairy character in video game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure