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Vivienne or Alexandra

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eiche · 08/02/2019 15:54

DD1 is Sophia
DD2 Alexandra or Vivienne. ?

If I name her Alexandra the theme is Greek if I call her Vivienne it goes more French. I like both! which one should I Choose ?

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 08/02/2019 18:42

Alexandra

daisypond · 08/02/2019 18:40

Alexandra. It matches Sophia much better. Vivienne is a bit prissy, but it's certainly OK - it does have a certain charm. Vivien is simpler and nicer. The character in Pretty Woman is Vivian.

abcriskringle · 08/02/2019 18:28

Oh I love both! Vivienne just edges it for me purely because I dislike 'Alex' as a nn. But excellent choices.

LarkDescending · 08/02/2019 17:57

Alexandra! So elegant, and I love a Greek theme.

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eiche · 08/02/2019 17:39

Thank you all for your input :)

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Peachbubble · 08/02/2019 17:18

Vivienne, as it's less popular

AllTheUserNamesAreTaken · 08/02/2019 17:07

Vivienne is lovely. Like a pp, I find Alexandra a bit....clunky

VirginMama · 08/02/2019 16:56

Love them both but Vivienne is more original. Reminds me of Pretty Woman! 😂

Havekidsneedcoffee · 08/02/2019 16:52

PS her middle name is "Sophia"!

Havekidsneedcoffee · 08/02/2019 16:50

Hello,

We have an Alexandra! Although a long name, Alexandra is easy to spell and well-known around the world so no problems with pronunciation anywhere.

We love the name, classic and lots of nice shorter versions such as Alexis, Alex, Alexa etc although ours is still Alexandra and she's in school now.

I've realised it's quite helpful having a name starting with "A" as she never has to wait as she is always called first - wish we'd thought about this with our other daughter!

Best of luck, they are both lovely names!

AfterSchoolWorry · 08/02/2019 16:43

Vivienne, no brainer.

Alexandra is clunky and stuffy.

LucyInTheSkyy · 08/02/2019 16:15

Vivienne nn Vi. Love.

17caterpillars1mouse · 08/02/2019 16:14

Vivienne. It's so classy and underused. I like Alexandra too but think Vivienne is nicer. Vivi is a cute 0jj

Megan2018 · 08/02/2019 16:07

Alexandra

Vivienne I like too but I prefer Alexandra

Sexnotgender · 08/02/2019 16:04

Vivienne, love the name. Was on my girl shortlist.

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