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    Persephone

    per-SEF-uh-nee

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Bringer of destruction; Spring maiden
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Persephone does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bringer of destruction; Spring maiden", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Persephone.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Persephone returns — death stingless, the grave defeated, Christ raised and death having no more dominion, eternal spring.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Corinthians 15:55

      "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"

    • Romans 6:9

      "Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him."

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