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Garner, Affleck name Baby #2 “Seraphina”
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have revealed their second daughter’s name: Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, who was born Jan. 6 in Los Angeles. Garner and Affleck — also parents to daughter Violet, 3 — did not reveal the meaning behind the baby’s name. But that’s not going to stop people from doing it for them.
“Seraphina is an elaborately feminine kind of name that’s really come into style over the past few years, like (Affleck’s friend Matt Damon’s daughter) Isabella,” Baby Name Bible author Pamela Redmond Satran, who also runs Web site Nameberry, told Us. “Seraphim is one of the highest orders of angels. It kind of follows from Angelina, which has gotten super popular because of Angelina Jolie, as a a spiritual, heavenly name.
“The ‘ph’ spelling of Seraphina is more Hebrew in origin. It means ‘ardent,’ which is passionate,” she says. “Ben and Jen really put Violet on the map. They transformed it from what people saw as a dowdy, old lady name to a really cute, modern choice.”
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By Fran Hinshaw
January 13, 2009 7:23 PM | Link to this
The thing is, when she grows up, will she hate her parents for giving this terrible name.By Fran Hinshaw
January 13, 2009 7:26 PM | Link to this
I don’t think she will be to happy with the name given to her.It’s terrible.By Liza
January 13, 2009 9:49 PM | Link to this
Beautiful, old fashioned names. Good for them and their daughters will love and embrace these names. The worst names are made up, misspelled and need an explanation.By Liza
January 13, 2009 9:49 PM | Link to this
Beautiful, old fashioned names. Good for them and their daughters will love and embrace these names. The worst names are made up, misspelled and need an explanation.