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Violet or Vivienne?

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MishkaM · 09/05/2020 15:02

My partner and I cannot agree on a baby name!

Vivienne Lila (his choice)
or
Violet Ava (my choice)

Please help us decide!

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sibbys · 12/05/2020 10:17

Vivienne Violet Daffodil

PetraRabbit · 11/05/2020 23:25

I like Vivien -spelt that way which is a nicer and classier spelling.

MotherofKitties · 10/05/2020 13:04

Violet is lovely and timeless.

Vivienne, not so much.

Oldestchild90s · 10/05/2020 12:14

Violet 100%, beautiful. Vivienne is ok but makes me think of old women, especially when shortened to Viv. But either way, make sure you choose based on a joint decision rather than what we think 😊

PrincessHoneysuckle · 10/05/2020 12:08

Vivienne Ava

Arseit · 10/05/2020 12:00

Vivienne - nn Vivi

Blursula · 10/05/2020 11:58

Violet all the way. I never understand why Vivienne is so popular on MN. I find it so dated and Viv is just awful!

Maybelatte · 10/05/2020 11:14

Violet. Vivienne makes me think of a woman in her sixties who shortens it to Viv.

augustusglupe · 10/05/2020 11:11

I really like Violet, but I have that Prince song in my head, so maybe not!! It feels slightly tainted Grin
Vivienne has an old fashioned glamour to it which I like.

Elsiebear90 · 10/05/2020 11:03

Violet is our top choice for a girl, it does some to be getting very popular now. I hope not though as having a very common name myself (my name isn’t Elsie) I prefer names that are bit more unusual.

snowone · 10/05/2020 11:00

Violet 💜

mollyminniemo · 10/05/2020 10:51

Violet- LOVE

rosealltheway · 10/05/2020 09:06

Violet, much nicer. Beautiful.

sundowners · 10/05/2020 08:55

Violet. Such a gorgeous name.

Vivienne sounds very harsh.

Blackbear19 · 10/05/2020 04:40

Vivian, is my preferred spelling and the one that popped up on predictive text.

I prefer Vivian to Violet, it seems different to the loads of flower names that are so popular just now.

Happyandcheerful · 10/05/2020 04:31

Vivienne

I think violent when I hear violet.

Krazynights34 · 10/05/2020 02:21

I would also do Vivienne Violet- that’s an exceptionally beautiful combination

MyNameIsAlexDrake · 10/05/2020 01:59

I love both names though do prefer Vivienne. I had an auntie Violet who was known to us all as auntie Vi. Her husband called her violence though ( in a nice way!)

angryhulk · 10/05/2020 01:54

Vienna

babynamelover · 10/05/2020 01:51

Vivienne Lila is beautiful 😍.
I also taught a Viviana which is pretty too.

Aclh13 · 10/05/2020 01:06

Vivienne is one of my favourite names too, Im biased so Id pick that and vivi is such a cute nickname (viv-ee) , I would mic the two and name her Vivienne Ava

Malysh · 09/05/2020 22:29

I prefer Vivienne, Violet seems very popular atm and flower names for girls... Meh.

But maybe there's room for compromise, Vivienne Violet is an option, or Vivienne Ava, no ?

Iknewyouwerewaitingforme · 09/05/2020 21:10

Violet is absolutely gorgeous.

Vivienne sounds very harsh and a bit old lady but without the vintage feel.

Stephanie01 · 09/05/2020 19:51

They are both incredibly beautiful names.

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MishkaM · 09/05/2020 19:02

Thank you everyone for your feedback!!
We both like both names, it's just that neither of us can let go of our first choice :)
Seems like it's pretty even for each so I think we'll make the final decision when she's born and we see her.
Thank you!

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