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Violet or Kiki

61 replies

lucywiltshire · 23/04/2015 21:36

DD2 is due in a few weeks and we can't decide on a name. Violet has been just about the only one DH and I agree on and we love Lettie for short. But I have recently thrown Kiki into the mix and we both love that one! Any thoughts on either name? Is Violet at risk of becoming overused?

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PrimalLass · 29/04/2015 21:09

Violet. Kiki was a parrot. Am sure someone else would have said that but I have not RTFT.

stormyboots · 29/04/2015 20:38

Violet is a beautiful name and Kiki although sweet I do consider it more a nn.

The popularity of Violet may be a consideration though as it seems to be rising fast. What about a longer name for which Kiki can be the nn and Violet then as the mn?

milkysmum · 29/04/2015 14:52

Really like violet, sorry not liking Kiki at all.

manicinsomniac · 29/04/2015 10:20

I love Kiki. So cute for a little girl and funky and different for an adult.

Violet is pretty but I much prefer Kiki

anxiousannie10 · 28/04/2015 21:57

I loved Violet, it was on my short list too,but recently been put off it as it's extremely popular right now.

littlejohnnydory · 25/04/2015 09:03

I have met one Kiki, nn for Friedrika.

littlejohnnydory · 25/04/2015 09:03

Violet is lovely.

Kiki is the parrot from the Enid Blyton adventure books.

Ludways · 25/04/2015 09:02

Violet is quite popular here at the moment, but that's because it's a lovely name.

I know a Quianna who gets Kiki (but spelt Quiqui, her parents are hippies though.

SoldierBear · 25/04/2015 09:00

Kiki was a very annoying frog in Hectors House. Nosy and interfering.

applecatchers36 · 25/04/2015 08:54

Neither are great tbh

But out of the two Violet is a proper name at least, Kiki sounds like the name of a yappy, ball of fluff handbag accessory for a made in Chelsea airhead

Tia2005 · 25/04/2015 08:50

Out of the two Kiki

Alexandpea · 24/04/2015 20:34

Kiki makes me think of the Enid Blyton parrot in the Adventure series.

woodhill · 24/04/2015 20:30

Kiki was the frog in Hector's House (showing my age)

vitaminC · 24/04/2015 20:24

Eek! Kiki is a word french children use to refer to a penis Confused

Violet sounds too much like "violent" for my taste, but it's still infinitely preferable to Kiki!

OurGlass · 24/04/2015 20:21

Kiki? What the fuck is that.

CatsAreLikeChocolates · 24/04/2015 20:18

Another vote for Violet.

Kiki's a good name for a pet though...

Madbengalmum · 24/04/2015 20:16

Too many violets, and all i can think of is the horridly spoilt violet beauregard from charlie and the chocolate factory.
Kiki is a lovely name, and doent sound like a nickname at all

RabbitSaysWoof · 24/04/2015 20:13

I really like Kiki, I think that's actress Charlie Brooks daughter.

IvoryMadonna · 24/04/2015 20:07

Re the frog thing, I love that the Dutch word for frog is kikker Grin

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 24/04/2015 16:37

Just read the thread - yep, deffo a parrot.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 24/04/2015 16:37

Love Violet.

Hate Kiki - I seem to remember an Enid Blyton parrot called Kiki, but even without that association, I really don't like it, sorry.

FishCanFly · 24/04/2015 15:20

Kiki is very cool!

LittleIda · 24/04/2015 14:42

I prefer Kiri. Kiki makes me think of a topless dancer for some reason. I quite like Violet.

DayLillie · 24/04/2015 14:35

Viola?

Kiki is definitely the French frog living over the wall from Hector and Zaza for me and probably anyone over 45. Much as I love the character and the programme, a quick google suggests it is probably better to think of something else, unless you and your daughter live a very bohemian lifestyle and dead hard.

squoosh · 24/04/2015 14:21

Ah so that's where I got the parrot association! Used to love the Adventure series.