Meanings
proper noun
alternative Persephonë
- Greekhuman sciencesA 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.
- astronomy399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
- rareA 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 - literatureThe ninth or tenth planet, orbiting beyond Pluto.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠερσεφόνη
- EnglishPersephone
From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη
- Περσεφόνη (Persephónē)Greek goddess
Bengali পার্সিফোন
- পার্সিফোন (parśiphōn)Greek goddess
Bulgarian Персефона, Персефона
- Персефона (Persefona)female given name
- Персефона (Persefona)Greek goddess
Catalan Persèfone
- PersèfoneGreek goddess
Chinese Mandarin 珀耳塞福涅, 普西芬尼
- 珀耳塞福涅 (Pò'ěrsāifúniè)Greek goddess
- 普西芬尼 (Pǔxīfēnní)Greek goddess
Czech Persefona
- PersefonaGreek goddess
Danish Persefone
- PersefoneGreek goddess
Dutch Persephone
- PersephoneGreek goddess
Esperanto Persefono
- PersefonoGreek goddess
Finnish Persefone
- PersefoneGreek goddess
French Perséphone
- PerséphoneGreek goddess
German Persephone
- PersephoneGreek goddess
Greek Περσεφόνη, Περσεφόνη
- Περσεφόνη (Persefóni)female given name
- Περσεφόνη (Persefóni)Greek goddess
Hebrew פרספונה
- פרספונהGreek goddess
Hindi पर्सेफ़ोनी
- पर्सेफ़ोनी (parsefonī)Greek goddess
Hungarian Perszephoné
- PerszephonéGreek goddess
Irish Peirsifiné, Peirséifiné
- PeirsifinéGreek goddess
- PeirséifinéGreek goddess
Italian Persefone
- PersefoneGreek goddess
Japanese ペルセポネー
- ペルセポネー (Peruseponē)Greek goddess
Korean 페르세포네
- 페르세포네 (pereusepone)Greek goddess
Latin Persephonē
- PersephonēGreek goddess
Latvian Persefone
- PersefoneGreek goddess
Lithuanian Persefonė
- PersefonėGreek goddess
Norwegian Persephone
- PersephoneGreek goddess
Polish Persefona
- PersefonaGreek goddess
Portuguese Perséfone
- PerséfoneGreek goddess
Romanian Persefona
- PersefonaGreek goddess
Russian Персефо́на
- Персефо́на (Persefóna)Greek goddess
Slovak Persefona
- PersefonaGreek goddess
Spanish Perséfone
- PerséfoneGreek goddess
Swedish Persefone
- PersefoneGreek goddess
Thai เพอร์ซิโฟเน
- เพอร์ซิโฟเนGreek goddess
Turkish Persephone
- PersephoneGreek goddess
Ukrainian Персефо́на
- Персефо́на (Persefóna)Greek goddess
Cite this entry
APA
Persephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persephone
MLA
“Persephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persephone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Persephone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persephone.
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