Vivienne

Ps. Nothing wrong with 'viv' - you don't necc have to make everything 'cutsey' as it's a little girl.

Love it. On my short list if we have a girl. Not sure DH is with me on it but we shall see!

Love it

Squoosh, guess it depends, but I'm most definitely Vivvy

Vintage I absolutely love it!!!

Beautiful name, it's on my list too - and I'm from the West Midlands too. Couldn't give a toss what others think, you go for it!!!

I prefer the softer sounding, Spanish varient. Bibiana.

Is Vivi pronounced vee-vee or vivvy?

It's a beautiful name, strong and elegant and classy. I wanted to shortlist it for our DD but it was a bit much with our long surname.

Should say also we've had nothing but positive responses from strangers, particularly the older generation have always seemed surprised and pleased that we've used a more old fashioned name that they're familiar with.

I've got one, and no regrets!

We didn't tell anyone what we were thinking beforehand and we could tell it was a 'grower' on some people shall we say, but we loved it, had our own reasons for choosing it and couldn't think of her having been anything else, and everyone loved it too once it was on a shiny chubby baby!

It really suits her, as do the diminutives, but we knew of no one with the name so didn't have any of the connotations some seem to have. I quite enjoy yelling "Vyvyan!!!" A la Rik Mayall anyway. And we've never bumped into Angelina in Waitrose, so no awkwardness there either

I love it and wanted it for DC3 (who turned out to be a boy anyway!). DH said he couldn't get past the Young Ones link .DH is clearly wrong!

Beautiful. Vivi is so sweet for a little girl and Vivienne is utterly gorgeous for a grown up. I like Viv too. Ignore the critics!!

SIL's just rude
Vivien/Vivian Leigh was beautiful and Vivienne Westwood successful and inspirational.

I like the more feminine Vivienne spelling myself and when I think of a little Vivi she would be funny, smiling and with a thoughtful side to her. A teenager would be cool, a grown woman would be chic and clever, probably annoyingly good at everything but popular too and an elderly Vivienne would be something of a tour de force, elegant and scary but very popular with the younger generation.

So there

Love it. Natch

Well, we have a baby Vivienne, so I'm a bit biased! I love it and we get loads of compliments (London-based, so maybe that makes a difference?). We call her Vivi for short, which feels nicely baby-ish and sweet.

I like Vivienne.

My name is Vivienne, and I must admit that I really like it now. Especially as I grew up in a sea of Sarahs, Clares, Rachels, Alisons, etc etc.

It's pretty easy to spell, (just say 2 of every letter), and it's unusual without being out there. And it's quite elegant, which I am not.

I always liked that it means 'lively' which is a nice thing, especially for a little girl.

I was called Vivienne all through school, but changed tp Viv at uni, and am sometimes, Vivienne, Vee, or Vivi. I really liked that I had the choice.

Go for it, we need more out there!

Yes I love it and would call a dd it if I ever had another.

I like it but prefer the spelling and pronunciation of Vivian.

I LOVE it.

Love it. Vivienne Rose has been on my list for ages. If I ever have a DD...

NN - vaguely knew a girl called Vez for years at uni. Assumed was Verity - turned to be Vivienne. Who'd have thought.

Tell your DH that if he lets his sister spoil the name you want for your first born, you'll NEVER forgive her.

Vivienne is lovely, but I think I prefer Vivien - it's a bit more tough, less girly, a bit more dramatic without silliness. Vivien Leigh comes to mind. A Vivien Rose would have looked dashing in an open-topped car in the 1920s.

Vivi is a great nn.

The silly thing is that before a baby is here, EVERYONE will have strong opinions, which they may not even have seriously thought through. They just like to have a comment to make. 'Oohh!! Don't like THAT!' - it's rubbish, it's rarely based on anything. If you'd introduced little Vivien Rose after the birth, bigmouth sis would probably be gushing about how unusual it is and how much she likes it. There was a thread I saw today with OP saying how her mum kicked up a fuss about her DS's name, she stuck to her guns, latterly her mum has commented that she likes it now. Imagine if she'd given up on the name - gutting.

IGNORE everyone, stop talking about names, then name her Vivien. In a year, all the family will be boasting about how lovely and unusual it is.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! I don't think it sounds hard or old at all! I think cool screen siren, and Vivi is a lovely nickname. Win win. Tell your other half to screw what his nearest and dearest think, this random stranger on the internet thinks it's awesome and refreshing!! ??