What do people think of [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]? I used to hate the name [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] but it’s been growing on me. I fell in love with the name [name_f]Fina[/name_f] recently and then saw the [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] spelling and now I’ve got a new top 2! My worry is that it’s going to get super popular in the next few years. What do you think? It’s also quite different in style from my two girls’ names. Are those issues?
I’m not sure what your girls names are but just a first impression I dislike [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and [name_f]Fina[/name_f]. But if you love it, do it! If yu are worried that your others girls names are to “classic” (like [name_f]Emily[/name_f] or [name_f]Jane[/name_f]) you could always call her [name_f]Sera[/name_f] or [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] which I really like. Out of curiousity what are your other girls names?
I like [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and think there is very little chance of it skyrocketing to popularity, though it has enough in common with other popular names to not sound TOO out of place.
I love [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], it’s currently my top contender should our next one be a girl.
I do wonder the same as it’s a gorgeous and somehow underused name. There’s [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_m]Garner[/name_m]'s & [name_m]Ben[/name_m] Affleck’s daughter [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], but that’s a few years ago and I don’t remember it sparking a huge trend.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the name became more popular, but right now it isn’t.
I think [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] is a very pretty name. I can imagine non name nerds will become more familiar with the name but I doubt it will get really popular.
I really like it! I actually much prefer the [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] spelling over [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] - I feel like it lives up to its “fiery” meaning a lot more. [name_f]Fina[/name_f] is very sweet as a nickname, as is [name_m]Fin[/name_m] for a little girl. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!
Regarding popularity, it is trending upwards and I have to say that it feels like the sort of name that could really catch on, looking at the top girls’ names at the moment: [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]… all long, soft, feminine (almost to the point of frilliness) names. [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]/[name_f]Serafina[/name_f] would fit right in.
I love [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and really like this spelling. I agree with pp that it’s seems like the type of name that could catch on, but I don’t think it really experienced a big spike in usage after [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_m]Garner[/name_m] and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] Affleck named their daughter [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] several years ago, so it might not become very popular.
I don’t think [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] is going to be in Top 10 anytime soon. Most super popular names have a lot in common - trendy endings ([name_f]OlivIA[/name_f], [name_f]AmelIA[/name_f]) or tomboyish nicknames ([name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] - [name_u]Alex[/name_u]), and I don’t see much names like [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] high up.
I think it has the potential to be “trendy,” but I think it will take a while for it to become truly “popular.”
Think [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] for this type of name. [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] Cumberbatch’s popularity has been boosting [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] for the past few years, but it’s still not in the top 1000. It’s pretty “trendy,” but it’s nowhere near popular. [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] will both probably break into the top 1000, but who knows what the future of their legitimate popularity holds.
I have the same concern. [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] is no 1 on my list and I really hope it won’t be getting too popular, but I hear it more and more these days.
I’m not a fan. For me, it’s one if those over the too names like Anastastia, [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], etc. Some people really love that style, but it’s not for me.
I think [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] is super pretty and if you love it, you should use it.
My other girls’ names are not classic, though both have a long history of use: [name_f]Zadie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lula[/name_f].
Yes! The [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] spelling seems fiery and less frilly and soft to me than [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]. And I love the meaning. [name_f]Fina[/name_f] and [name_m]Fin[/name_m] are both great nicknames…and I always end up going with a nickname.
It’s funny…I strongly dislike most names like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], etc. I’ve surprised myself with liking [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] since it’s so different than my typical style.
Those names aren’t at all my style either! Interesting that you’d group them together!
I’ll try to explain what I think of [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] for you. Won’t be easy. Ultimately it’s hard to say if it will become popular. I’d be surprised if it did, but then again I was surprised that [name_u]Addison[/name_u] became popular, so I just don’t know.
I think it sounds like an Italian American name. I also think it sounds spiritual and holy. I love spiritual names so I have a number of them on my list: [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f], [name_f]Angelica[/name_f], [name_f]Ottavia[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], etc. I think these names are rather seriously connected to religion and that’s probably why they aren’t used very much.
[name_f]Fina[/name_f] is a shortform I’ve considered, because I have [name_f]Josephina[/name_f] and [name_f]Josefina[/name_f] on my short list. I also have [name_f]Francina[/name_f], which can easily be shortened to [name_f]Fina[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like these names? Or even just [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Francine[/name_f]? What about [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] or [name_f]Florentina[/name_f]?
If you use [name_f]Serafina[/name_f], no matter how much you want it shortened to [name_f]Fina[/name_f], it’s much more likely that a [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] would end up as [name_f]Sera[/name_f], or phonetically as [name_f]Sara[/name_f]. I imagine a [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] would grow up calling herself [name_f]Sara[/name_f] around her friends and coworkers. And then, a petname for [name_f]Sara[/name_f]/[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] is [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]… or [name_f]Zadie[/name_f]!
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] was a front-runner on my list, until my best friend used it for her daughter, and so I moved [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] into a top spot, where it could easily be shortened to [name_f]Sara[/name_f]. I love the name [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], and if I didn’t, I wouldn’t even consider [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] or [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]. If you don’t love [name_f]Sara[/name_f]/[name_f]Sera[/name_f]/[name_f]Sarah[/name_f], other names ending in ‘ina’, or other names with a prominent ‘F’ sound, I wouldn’t use [name_f]Serafina[/name_f].
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] and [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] are not ranked in the top 1000, so I doubt they will be incredibly popular soon.