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Vinnie for a girl

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Bettieboogie · 07/01/2021 00:51

So me and my partner both absolutely love the name Vinnie. Originally we were both dead cert if we was having a boy we would call them vincent. But when we found out we were having a girl we settled on the name emma but neither of us was really that in love with it. A month or so ago my other half turned round and said what about Vinnie for a girl. We both agreed we liked it so much more than Emma but I can't decide whether to just go for it and call her Vinnie or whether to give her a more 'formal' name on her birth cert.
I've been trawling the net, neither of us like lavinia, lavina, lovina, alvina, elvina, davina. I quite like vivenne but he doesn't.

Any other suggestions and thoughts on Vinnie in its own right welcome 😊

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WiseOwlRelaxing · 07/01/2021 10:22

@pinkyredrose

Veronica with Vinnie as a nn?
best idea.

I was going to suggest Vivienne

It's kind of odd for a girl but I like it a lot for a boy.

FamilyOfAliens · 07/01/2021 10:21

Baby would likely always be called Vinnie though especially by daddy.

If he’s decided he’s going to call his daughter Vinnie regardless of what her full name on the BC is, surely your best bet is to call her Vinnie on the BC?

Then you can stop trying to extrapolate the nickname Vinnie from names that are nothing like it.

AnxiousAnnie86 · 07/01/2021 10:20

My names Lee, I'm a girl obviously but my parents spelled it the boys way!!! I'm always getting mistaken as a man on paper 😂😂 doesn't really bother me, my middle name is Anne :) just to make it more confusing!!!

@Amidone
Love love love frankie and Bobbie for girls!! I'm obsessed with "boys" names for girls

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Bettieboogie · 07/01/2021 10:19

@Champy87
Very valid points! It's kind of funny because Im a plumbing and heating engineer and work in a very much male dominated industry and I tend to fair well as people spot me in amongst others because they aren't expecting to see a female in this line of work. Been in the trade 17yrs now and it is changing, more women are joining trades 💪🏻
Having an edge pays off sometimes :)

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pinkyredrose · 07/01/2021 10:17

Veronica with Vinnie as a nn?

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Bettieboogie · 07/01/2021 10:14

@MarvEll
Im very cautious with alot of names now as some of them are very 'cutesy' and I don't see how they can grow with the child. I have a friend called Verity who has always gone as vee, my nana uses vee as a nickname too. My other half is very much in favour of no longer name just Vinnie and said she could use either Vee or Vi for a more 'grown up' option. It actually means elf in old english. My older daughters name (Faye) means fairy. I kind of think the similarity between meanings is quite sweet.

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Champy87 · 07/01/2021 10:14

FWIW I much prefer Vinnie as a girls name. I agree Vinnie on a boy makes me think of Vinnie Jones. Vinnie on a girl falls with the Frankie, Billy etc that are very much unisex today.

Agree with PP, so what if people assume she is a boy. Men are favoured in job applications statistically so you may be giving her an unexpected advantage. Also she will be memorable if someone calls her for an interview and they were expecting a boy.

Toddlerteaplease · 07/01/2021 10:12

Don't. I met a girl called Aiden, we all felt sorry for her that we all immediately assumed she was a he. She's going to spend her life explaining it.

Amidone · 07/01/2021 10:12

Could be a shortening of Vincenza I guess but it would always strike me as being an overtly masculine name simply because it's not often used for both genders, unlike Bobbie, Frankie, Billy etc - and they're quite rare too.

pantherrose · 07/01/2021 10:04

I had a great aunt Alvina , which shortens very well to either Allie or Vinnie. Probably a bit risky for “Alvina Vagina” taunts later on though!

MarvEll · 07/01/2021 09:54

I love Vinnie! I'm going to add that onto my suggestion list. We're also wondering about just using a nickname (Maddie) as we don't love the full name versions.
I think I've decided names are so diverse these days, it's probably not going to matter who's got a 'proper' long name and who doesn't.
My mum said, if you can imagine them being governor of the bank of england (or similar serious job) with that name, it'll be fine 😂

DacwMamYnDwad · 07/01/2021 09:52

Lavinia nn Vinnie?
Vanessa nn Vinnie?

Etinox · 07/01/2021 09:46

I know female Vinnies- it’s lovely.
What about Evangeline or as a pp has suggested Sylvie, which is beautiful?

AnxiousAnnie86 · 07/01/2021 09:46

@Bettieboogie what about Ava, I also love Max for a girl, Noah, Jessie, Ida

Miltonj · 07/01/2021 09:44

What about Devoney? I have a friend named this and I love it. Her nick name is Dev but Vinnie works too!

usedandabusedx1000 · 07/01/2021 09:44

I love Vinnie for a girl! I say go for it! Sod thinking of a longer name to put on the birth certificate, sod people assuming she’s male (the way things are going, nobody will be able to assume anything by the time she’s old enough for that to matter!) and really???

“Mr such and such???”
“It’s miss, I’m female”
“Oh ok how unusual, great”

Does it matter???

Call her vinnie!

TinyTear · 07/01/2021 09:42

Virginia could be a Vinnie

TheVanguardSix · 07/01/2021 09:40

What about Vanessa?

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Bettieboogie · 07/01/2021 09:39

@pantherrose

Both beautiful names, but Ginnie just makes me think of gin..... Maybe that's my lack of 😂 avoiding heavily irish names for her forename as her middle names and surname are very irish :)

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Bettieboogie · 07/01/2021 09:37

@AnxiousAnnie86 violet whinifred is adorable 😍
My eldest is called Fred. Baby will have the names Mary ann as her middle names in honor of her great grandma and a very irish surname. Been trying to steer away from overly frilly names for this reason but also love having a more blunt name prior to such irish names as it seems to balance them out

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pantherrose · 07/01/2021 09:35

Or the Gaelic Mhairi, which is pronounced Varrie...

pantherrose · 07/01/2021 09:22

Ginnie is close and doesn’t make me think of Vinnie Jones!

AnxiousAnnie86 · 07/01/2021 08:41

@Bettieboogie her middle name is also whinifred!

AnxiousAnnie86 · 07/01/2021 08:40

@Bettieboogie our little friends girl has the nickname vinnie we all call her it, so adorable!! Her real name is violet xx

snaxinyourslacks · 07/01/2021 06:41

I love it! I know a Vinni in her 50s, Viviane on her birth certificate but always been called Vinni.