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mjs224 · 19/01/2017 09:54

Hi,

I am due with a baby girl soon and husband and I are between 3 names: Vivian/Vivienne, Sylvie, or Juliet. We want something classic and not too common. Please let me know your thoughts on these names and which you like most! Thanks!

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TempsPerdu · 19/01/2017 14:24

I'd go for Juliet - elegant, pretty and not too common. Vivienne is OK a bit frilly for me and I don't like Sylvie - agree that Sylvia sounds much nicer and fresher at the moment.

TeshiB · 19/01/2017 14:05

I love Juliet, sweet and lovely, not over the top so. Don't like the other options at all.

SueGeneris · 19/01/2017 13:59

Juliet. Feminine without being overly frilly, which I think Vivienne is. I have an overly frilly (to me, anyhow) name and it doesn't suit me.

I do quite like Sylvie.

MiniAlphaBravo · 19/01/2017 13:47

Juliet! Really lovely and classic. Personally not so keen on the others which don't sound as classic to me.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/01/2017 12:09

Juliet is my first choice, so classy and feminine.
Not keen on Vivienne, don't like Vivi.
Sylvia is nice too, I like Sylvie, for short.

ClaryIsTheBest · 19/01/2017 10:19

Sylvia is imo gorgeous. Vivienne is really pretty as well.

Juliet is nice but a bit bland imo.

Sylvie is a weird mix between overly cutesy and kind of musty, in my personal opinion.

ClaryIsTheBest · 19/01/2017 10:17
  1. Sylvia
  2. Vivienne, Vivian is a boy's name.
  3. Juliet
  4. Sylvie (I really don't like it with the ie ending)
vitaminC · 19/01/2017 10:12

Juliet is lovely.
Vivienne is ok. (Vivian is a male name!)

Sylvie is awful. It's a French name, hugely popular in France among women in their 50s! I wouldn't go for a foreign name without checking its social connotations in the country concerned.

Sylvia might be a better choice. It's been out of fashion for long enough in the UK now that it's probably due for a comeback. Smile

DragonitesRule · 19/01/2017 10:03

Juliet is beautiful, Sylvie not so.

Vivienne is the female version-I like the full version but hate Viv, which is what everyone will call her.

TDmoocher · 19/01/2017 10:03

Juliet is one of my favourite names, however, Vivienne and Sylvie are on my 'what were they thinking?! ' list.

Jugoo28 · 19/01/2017 10:01

I love Juliet and Sylvie and think they would would sound good as a pair either way round :)