Vivi

[grovebuster]

Ok please don't flame me, I'm in between appointments for root canal treatment and I need a distraction I'm in pain!
What do you think of the girls name Vivi? How would you spell it other than above. Am thinking of pronouncing it VeeVee rather than Vivi as in Vivian. Reminds me of Fifi or Didi, but think it's a bit more grown up if that makes sense? Thumbs up or down?

[Lionstar]

OK as a nickname for Genevieve or similar, not sure it stands up as a name in it's own right. That said if you love it then I'd say there's a lot worse out there

[DinahRod]

As a nn for Vivienne or Genevieve, yes.

[grovebuster]

Ah I was thinking as a name in its own right - perhaps not! How about if hyphenated with something else - Vivi-May?

[SnotBaby]

Love Vivienne or Genevive, but Vivi alone just makes me think of vivisection.

[grovebuster]

SnotBaby oh no! hadn't thought of that!

[Maggie00]

I love Vivien, but not Vivi.

[SnotBaby]

Yes sorry grovebuster, first thing to pop into my head!

[nooka]

Personally I'm afraid I think that Vivi is really fairly awful. Vivienne, Vivienne/Vivien and Genevieve are all lovely though. Vivi just seems awfully twee. A nice nickname for a toddler, and that's about it.

[dizzydixies]

Vivienne lovely - Vivi not so much - too try hard, too nicknamey and unfinished, sorry

[Bumnoise]

Vivienne is so pretty love it!

[SoupDragon]

Sounds like a fluffi euphemism for vulva/vagina.

[fatzak]

It's quite a common name in Greece - my friend's daughter is called Vivi, short for Paraskevi which means Friday.

[5DollarShake]

Viviene is a lovely, lovely name.

There is a character called Viviane in a book called Divine Secrets of the Ya-Yay Sisterhood (set in the American Deep South, to give you some context), and she is universally known as Vivi.

I always assumed it was pronounced Vi-vee (being short for Viviane, and all).

I think Vivi is a cute nn, but definitely not an actual name.

[mimcomum]

Hi Grovebuster

Google this to be sure but I think I recall that Tamara Beckwith (remember her?) married an Italian guy in recent years and they had a baby daughter whom they christened Valentina but they call her Vivi. Dunno if that helps with your decision...:-)

Mimco

[displayuntilbestbefore]

Yes, I'm afraid I also thought of vivisection when I saw OP but I think Vivienne or Genevieve are very pretty.

[mimcomum]

Hi again Grovebuster

See my earlier post - correction: Tamara Beckwith named her little girl Violet but calls her Vivi. Link to article below:
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1194938/Tamara-Beckwith-The-It-girl-grows-up.htm l

[CinderellaRach]

A lovely family friend of ours is called Vivi(although it's short for Vivienne).
I love it!I'd have something like that if I was having a girl(expecting ds2).
Also Tamara Beckwith has a little girl called Violet but always calls her Vivi.It's a pretty girls name.

[CinderellaRach]

Just read mimcomum has already mentioned Tamara Beckwith having a Vivi..oops!

[grovebuster]

Thanks for all the opinions - I know what you mean about it not being a proper name... Think I'll go with one of hte traditional names, and use it as a nickname - then when she's older she can choose which she wants to use

[GladioliBuckets]

I would be tempted to go for Vivienne Veronica so the nickname would be her initials VV. We nearly had a BB short for Beatrix + our B-beginning surname (but she was a he).

Isn't Vivian the male spelling?

[wastwinsetandpearls]

sounds like a tampon brand or maybe female condoms.

[5DollarShake]

Gladioli - yes, you're right re the male spelling.

Female is Viviene, Vivienne, Viviane, etc. Beautiful names, especially the 'e' versions (IMO).

Vivienne is on our list if we have a second DD (don't even have one yet, but that name is sorted if we do). I actually really love Vivi as a nn for it.

[TakeLovingChances]

What about Vivica?

There's an actress called Vivica Fox. I've always thought it was a lovely name.

[MadameCastafiore]

Sounds like a name you would allow your child to use instead of fanny or vagina!