What do you think of Yva?

[IIINGIII]

What do you think of Yva as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

[PoppyAmex]

I have never heard it before - it sounds made up and doesn't look quite right in terms of spelling.

I know an Ivo (boy) and an Iva.

Where did you get it from OP?

[Nagoo]

A common name pointlessly mis-spelled, if you are British.

[Nagoo]

misspelled, says my spellchecker. Oh the irony.

[Nagoo]

Hang on, you listed it OP.

[SirChenjin]

As in Eva?

[nicename]

I don't like the spelling. It looks ugly, especially in capitals YVA. Is it a 'traditional' spelling somewhere?

[nicename]

Nagoo - that is funny. I'm off to list 'Bumface' in the namefinder, then start a new thread!

[bruffin]

Isnt this one of those computered generated posts that happen if you search a name on the MN babyfinder.

[nicename]

There's only one way to find out...

[bruffin]

There is a button on the right side of the baby name finder screen which says
"post my shortlist on talk"

[LaurieFairyCake]

Not a real name

[IIINGIII]

My sister suggested Yva as the baby's paternal Grandmother is Yvonne...

[IIINGIII]

Fortunately not British!

[TallulahBetty]

To me, the spelling looks ugly.

[LynetteScavo]

I'd think it was a European (not British) spelling.

My DC go to school with lots of children whose parents aren't British and so I'm used to lots of Oskars/ Oliwias, so it wouldn't bother me.

[LynetteScavo]

Mil is Yvonne.

DH suggested Yve for DD's name. I kid you not. I think I shouted at him for being so stupid.

[Divinidylle]

This is completely off topc but LynetteScavo you always make me giggle :)

[Divinidylle]

Topic, even :)
And would go for Eva rather than Yva, she would constantly need to correct it!

[ShadowSummer]

I'm not sure whether I should be pronouncing Yva as "E-va" or "I-va"

[manicinsomniac]

It could be real, I know an Ysabel and an Yvie so it seems that Y could be pronounced E/I somewhere - maybe Spanish or French??

[Divinidylle]

I am french - Y is pronounced E/I sometimes - like name Yves for a boy (probably why I am not keen on Yva!)

[Littleen]

I think it's pretty :)

[CPtart]

It sounds like you are trying to make different a pretty but extremely over-used name.