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Persephone

Persephone ranks #274 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #689 among girl dog names.
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#274
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% female
100% female0% male

Gender split comes from 19 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Persephone mean?
/pɚˈsɛfəniː/4 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Pets named Persephone are usually named after the goddess of spring and queen of the underworld in Greek mythology.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Persephone shows up

Cats named Persephone per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.06%

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