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Lavia

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Viola82 · 05/06/2018 09:29

what do we think please? I know it's bit different but it would work in different countries/cultures which I'm keen on

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AlliKaneErikson · 07/06/2018 09:11

Hmm, no. What about Lana, Lara, Lyra as well as Livia or Flavia, as pp have said?

nooka · 06/06/2018 17:20

I live Livia and Lavinia but not Lavia. Just makes me think of washing/ soap.

MrsCD67 · 06/06/2018 17:12

Livia looks and sounds unfinished to me.
She'd forever be saying 'it's Olivia without the O'

lottiegarbanzo · 06/06/2018 10:24

Livia is lovely, nicer than Olivia IMO.

MiniMaxi · 06/06/2018 06:35

Livia is great, one of my faves!

Lavia, same as the others I read this as Labia or Latvia. Lavinia could be an option?

eggncress · 06/06/2018 04:33

Olivia , so she can have the choice to use this when older and you can shorten it to Livia which is lovely.
My dd was glad to be able to use the extended version of her name once she reached her teens.

snowplop · 06/06/2018 04:28

This may be totally irrelevant but Lavia would be Rabia in Japan - they pronounce ls as rs and vs as bs.

mathanxiety · 06/06/2018 04:11

Livia is lovely.

Flavia also nice.

Lavia not.

Cutyourshakehole · 06/06/2018 00:46

Yup got the flap reference aswell

Aus84 · 06/06/2018 00:44

What about Lavinia?

YoucancallmeVal · 06/06/2018 00:41

Another labia I'm afraid!

Bouncingbelle · 05/06/2018 23:20

I read this firstly as Latvia, then thought labia closely followed by lavatory. So it would be a no from me.

Livia is gorgeous!

Growingboys · 05/06/2018 21:58

Labia

Icklepickle101 · 05/06/2018 21:38

Flavia is lovely, Lavia is not

HyenaHappy · 05/06/2018 21:37

I though labia too.

I think Livia looks like a bodged spelling of Olivia. Sorry OP but she’ll forever be saying to everyone “no, it’s Livia, not Olivia.”

HeyDolly · 05/06/2018 21:32

Livia is lovely.

Ontopofthesunset · 05/06/2018 18:30

With an uncommon name, you are more likely to make different associations as the name itself is just a word you've never seen before. William and even Willie are long established names, so I'm used to seeing them as names. I've never seen the name Lavia. My first thought is 'labia', my second 'lava', my third 'lavatory' and 'laver' (in French, so all sorts of washing associations) and my fourth is 'la via' in Italian, meaning 'the road'. I don't know whether to pronounce it 'Lay-via' like 'labia' or 'Lah-via' like 'bravo' or 'La via' like 'the road'.

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MrsCD67 · 05/06/2018 18:15

In Spanish it's pronounced as Labia and I think a lot of English people would make the joke too or at least do a double take upon hearing/reading it

TatianaLarina · 05/06/2018 16:22

Livia or Flavia

vampirethriller · 05/06/2018 14:59

Livia is nicer. Lavia does make me think of labia sorry!

LoislovesStewie · 05/06/2018 14:52

I went to school with a boy whose surname was Titt, apologies if any of you have this surname, sadly he was teased mercilessly. Actually it wasn't that sad because he had a tendency to bully others. I suspect there is a moral somewhere. It has made me think more about names in general.

sonnyboo · 05/06/2018 14:09

Oh how ridiculous!! As if kids will call her Labia!! And anyway who cares... There are like a million Williams who could get called willy and probably don't..

At least most kids know what a Willy is, but how many primary aged kids know what a labia is?!

Anyway, Livvie sounds like livid!

LoislovesStewie · 05/06/2018 12:45

Very young kids might not call her Labia, but sure as hell there will be lovely teenagers who will. I don't like William for the same reason, being called Willy must get a bit much.

Donotbequotingmeinbold · 05/06/2018 12:43

Instantly thought of labia so no!

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