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This is my littlest sister's name. I have a total of eight siblings. They're named August, Leora, Alea, Serafina, Jay, Allanah, Zachary,& Persephone. My name's Estayfany. Don't worry all though it's apparently normal these days my mom did not have all these children. I was adopted. Along with- my twin sisters- Leora& Alea, -my fraternal twin brother& sister-, Serafina& Jay. August my "twin" brother was only adopted by my mom because he is my father's biological son already. Allanah, Zachary,& Persephone are my mom's only biological children so far.

My daughter is named Persephone. I hated the name at first but warmed up to it. She has four siblings named Ellie, Maeve, Lucas, and Jak.

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Sephy, Persy, Persie

Meanings and history of the name Persephone: | Edit

Greek goddess of generation and death. Queen of Underworld;
Daughter of Zeus and Demeter (the goddess of the harvest);
Personification of spring.

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Persephone, according to Greek mythology, was the daughter of the god Zeus and the goddess Demeter. Persephone is a central character in a relatively well-known fable in which Persephone is kidnapped by the god of the underworld Hades,who she eventually marries.