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[stellarichards6.livejournal.com]

A week after their second daughter's birth, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have announced her name, Garner's reps tell PEOPLE exclusively.

It is Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.

The baby was born Jan. 6 in Los Angeles. Garner and Affleck, both 36, are also parents to daughter Violet, 3.

While no explanation was offered for the name, or if she was named for anyone, one Web site specializing in the origin of names refers to Seraphina as "derived from the Biblical word 'seraphim,' which was Hebrew in origin and meant 'fiery ones.' "

Source: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20252295,00.html

ETA: I totally read it at first (on a different site) as "Rose Elizabeth". And I thought that it went well with Violet Anne even if it was a little matchy with the two flower names and then a really classic middle name. I don't like Seraphina. It looks misspelled to me for some reason.

ETA 2 - Electric Boogaloo: If they had rearranged the middle names it would've made the nickname "Sera" work both from her first name and the initials. Thoughts on that?

Comments

[blosmbee.livejournal.com]

It's ok. Maybe it will grow on me. I think either Rose Elizabeth or Elizabeth Rose would have "gone better" with Violet, but I can also see them maybe thinking those names were too ordinary and wanting something a little more unusual with more pizazz.

What's the syllable emphasis/pronunciation? I read it in my head as ser-AH-phin-a, but I'm not sure this is right or just my gut instinct based on the Hebrew word. I can imagine some people saying sara-FEEN-ah, which I don't like at all.