Séraphie

A melodic French choice, Séraphie is a variation of Seraphia or Serapia, both derived from Serapis, the name of a Greco-Egyptian god, formed through fusing the sacred bull Apis with the god of the dead, Osiris. Séraphie may also be viewed as a saintly choice, associated with the 2nd-century martyr, Saint Serapia, who was killed after she refused to worship the Roman gods.

From its Greek and Egyptian roots, it likely comes from asar meaning "eye" or "mighty", however, it may occasionally be linked or used as a twist on Seraphine, associated with six-winged Biblical angels whose name means "fiery ones".

Both Séraphie and Séraphine were familiar in France in the early 20th-century.

Pronounced seh-RAH-fee.