Persephone en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
Meanings
- (Greek) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
- 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
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(rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
‘My name is Persephone’ she says, ‘but in England everyone calls me Seph.’
2008, Gaynor McGrath, Lemniscate, Transit Lounge Publishing (2011) (e-book), chapter 23, 376
- The ninth or tenth planet, orbiting beyond Pluto.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persephonë | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (48)
fi Persefone (Greek goddess) · bg Персефона (female given name) · cmn 普西芬尼 (Greek goddess) · cmn 珀耳塞福涅 (Greek goddess) · ga Peirsifiné (Greek goddess) · th เพอร์ซิโฟเน (Greek goddess) · no Persephone (Greek goddess) · sq Persefonía (female given name) · sh Персефона (Greek goddess) · it Persefone (Greek goddess) · br Persefone (Greek goddess) · lb Persephone (Greek goddess) · eo Persefono (Greek goddess) · ro Persefona (Greek goddess) · la Persephonē (Greek goddess) · ja ペルセポネー (Greek goddess) · da Persefone (Greek goddess) · ga Peirséifiné (Greek goddess) · el Περσεφόνη (female given name) · ko 페르세포네 (Greek goddess) · es Perséfone (Greek goddess) · hi पर्सेफ़ोनी (Greek goddess) · he פרספונה (Greek goddess) · sq Persefonía (Greek goddess) · pt Perséfone (Greek goddess) · sq Persefoní (female given name) · grc Περσεφόνη (Greek goddess) · cs Persefona (Greek goddess) · fr Perséphone (Greek goddess) · hu Perszephoné (Greek goddess) · el Περσεφόνη (Greek goddess) · bn পার্সিফোন (Greek goddess) · mr पर्सेफनी (female given name) · lv Persefone (Greek goddess) · nl Persephone (Greek goddess) · ca Persèfone (Greek goddess) · uk Персефо́на (Greek goddess) · pl Persefona (Greek goddess) · de Persephone (Greek goddess) · sk Persefona (Greek goddess) · lt Persefonė (Greek goddess) · sh Perzefona (Greek goddess) · mr पर्सेफनी (Greek goddess) · ru Персефо́на (Greek goddess) · bg Персефона (Greek goddess) · tr Persephone (Greek goddess) · sv Persefone (Greek goddess) · cop ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲉⲫⲟⲛⲏ (Greek goddess)