Hello there berries! I’m writing a story and its a retelling of [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m]. I’ve always done one post about this here. In mine [name_m]Tinker[/name_m] [name_u]Bell[/name_u] isn’t really a main character, but her daughter and son are. [name_m]Tinker[/name_m] [name_u]Bell[/name_u] married an elfin king and had three daughters and two sons with him.
The character who’s name I help with now is one of her two younger daughters(they’re twins). I’d really like to name the one who’s a main character [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], but since its so long I feel like it needs a nickname. She’s a spirited, spunky, slightly sassy girl with curly, medium brown hair, amber eyes, pointed ears, olive/tan skin, dimples, and a spray of freckles across her nose. I’ve come across the nicknames [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_u]Perry[/name_u], Sephy, [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Eppie[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], & [name_f]Nonie[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] as a nickname. I like [name_u]Perry[/name_u], [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], and [name_f]Posy[/name_f], but my favorites are [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] and [name_u]Percy[/name_u]. [name_m]Both[/name_m] fit her very well, but unfortunately I have reservations for each of them.
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]- The only time I’ve ever heard of this name was on [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m](I’m a huge [name_m]Rick[/name_m] [name_m]Riordan[/name_m] fan) and I’m afraid that there’s too strong of a connection to the books(and movies). Plus, because she has two sisters I’m worried about her possibly being the only one with a boyish nickname. That’s not as much as an issue as the [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] thing though because she’d be [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] to most people and [name_u]Percy[/name_u] or [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] to her family and friends.
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]- My issue with this nickname is that I’m afraid its too much of a stretch. With [name_u]Percy[/name_u] the sounds are there (PERS- ef- oh- nEE), unlike with [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]. Plus I looked on the internet and I couldn’t find any information on [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], but I did find info for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] which is similar, but to me that’s less of a stretch because [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] has two hard p sounds, while [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] has only one hard p. I think I’m leaning more towards [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] than [name_u]Percy[/name_u] right now.
If it helps I considered the names [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] and [name_f]Delphi[/name_f] for her. I also like [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]“[name_u]June[/name_u]”, [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva/name_f, [name_f]Delia[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f](“[name_f]Nola[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Noa[/name_f]”), [name_f]Theodora[/name_f](“[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]”, “[name_f]Thea[/name_f]”, or “[name_f]Thora[/name_f]”), [name_f]Isadora/name_f, [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f](“[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]”, “[name_m]Lemon[/name_m]” or “[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]”), [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f](“[name_f]Lula[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]”), [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_u]Hero[/name_u], & [name_f]Aurelia/name_f for her sisters and [name_m]Valor[/name_m], Revere, [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u], [name_m]Noble[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_m]Odin[/name_m], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Viggo[/name_m], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], & [name_m]Titus[/name_m] for her brothers. I plan on doing another post about her siblings’ names after I figure out this nickname situation though. I’ve also noticed that I seem to like unusual, nature, virtue, noun, [name_m]Roman[/name_m], or Greek names for this story(On real children I typically like vintage names)
Basically I’m asking: A) Is [name_u]Percy[/name_u] too tied to [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] for me to use it? B) [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_u]Percy[/name_u] or [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] better as a nickname for [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]? C) Is [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] too much of a stretch? D) [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know of any other nicknames for [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]? I’m open to any suggestions you might have. Help me please!