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If I love Vivian...

32 replies

LoveYouHoneybear · 03/09/2022 03:36

What other names would you suggest for a girl? Had my heart set on Vivian, but it's become very popular in my area it seems. Came across 3 just recently! Would love any other suggestions. Thanks!

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Hawkins001 · 04/09/2022 01:08

Fox, or Gillian

LoveYouHoneybear · 04/09/2022 01:00

These suggestions are brilliant! Love a lot of these names... but nothing is comparing to the feeling I get from Vivian. Think we will just go for it! Thanks everyone.

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Hadtocomment · 03/09/2022 20:52

the ian ending makes me jump to Lilian.

Also Miriam.

There is a name I saw recently Mirane.

Marion?

If you like Viv and Vivie, what about Vivia or Viva? There is a name Vivaca as well. Or even Viviana.

Vita is a fun name.

If you particularly like the n ending what about Seren? Or there's the slightly older Lauren, Bethan etc. Which I think are nice names. There's also the name Liv.

Thinking of Vivien Leigh, she was born about 1913 so you could look at lists from then or in the 40s when she would have been popular and influencing names to see if there is anything similar. It's a lot of things that are coming back like Dorothy, Mabel, Ivy, Violet etc. Evelyn is one that seems similar (but very popular now too). Vivian was most popular about 1920, other names of that time that were really popular were things like Daphne, Constance, Marion, Audrey (does this have a similar vibe?), Stella, Jean (I like Jean), Josephine (nice), and Nancy.

ElizaSkye · 03/09/2022 19:20

Also love Vivian (vivi) and I have / like

Margot
Ottilie
Hazel
Iris
Clementine
Christine (due a comeback)
Evelyn
Celeste

Menopants · 03/09/2022 18:16

Evelyn

Littlemissprosecco · 03/09/2022 18:16

Lillian

Chakraleaf · 03/09/2022 18:16

Violetta
Verity
Lillian

MassiveSalad22 · 03/09/2022 18:14

Stunning, not running!

MassiveSalad22 · 03/09/2022 18:14

I love Valerie! ❤️ Not sure it’s due a comeback but love the shortening Valley/Valli.

I like Genevieve too, you can use the shortening Vivi with that too.

I know a Viv in her 30s, very cool.

Also know a young and running Vera!

Snugglemonkey · 03/09/2022 17:27

I like Vivian (which can be for girls, Vivien Leigh was born Vivian), I meet very few though! I would go with it regardless of others. Or if you really don't like the idea, Vida, Vita, Violet, Viola could all give Vi or Vivi nns.

Or if you like the meaning, Aoife, Eba or Ziva are all more unusual.

J0y · 03/09/2022 17:18

I love Vivien too but prefer spelling Vivien.

I also like Juliet, Claudia, Honor, Marianne, Lois, Edel

MacarenaMacarena · 03/09/2022 17:15

Katrina
Harriet
Lorelei
Lucinda
Annalise
Constance
Amelie
Elea short for Eleanor
Crystal

Devo1818 · 03/09/2022 16:51

Vida
Viva
Sylvia
Sylvie

FayCarew · 03/09/2022 16:46

The 2 Vivians and Vivien are Viv. Vivienne says it as Vivien not Vivi-enne

LoveYouHoneybear · 03/09/2022 15:54

@FayCarew That's so cool!

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FayCarew · 03/09/2022 15:46

@LoveYouHoneybear , I know 3 men called Vivian, and a woman named Vivien and another woman called Vivienne. St Vivian was a man

LoveYouHoneybear · 03/09/2022 13:58

Thanks all! Lovely suggestions here. Vivian is the only spelling I like! I've never met a man called Vivian, only women.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 03/09/2022 10:39

FayCarew · 03/09/2022 09:59

Vivian is a boy's name. The girl's name is Vivien, or Vivienne, @LoveYouHoneybear . It ends up being Viv

Yep. Although these days it seems to be Vivi not Viv

It is nice, how annoying.

Genevieve pronounced the English way - Jenna-veeve - gives you the closest alternative I think

Vittoria or Victoria, then you could have Vita as a nn, which has a similar energy to Vivi

Marianne, Lucienne, Leonore and Fabienne all have similar rhythm

Meredith also perhaps

Other names that have similar sparky energy:

Allegra as PP suggests
Ramona
Sabrina
Jocelyn
Zelda
Selene (Sell-ee-nee)
Ione (Eye-oh-nee)
Irene (Eye-ree-nee)
Ismene (Iz-mee-nee
Cliona
Oona
Cleo / Clio
Stella
Franca - can be a nn for Francesca/Frances
Catriona
Marsaili
Morven
Juno
Jean

FayCarew · 03/09/2022 09:59

Vivian is a boy's name. The girl's name is Vivien, or Vivienne, @LoveYouHoneybear . It ends up being Viv

felulageller · 03/09/2022 09:44

Verity

Vinylloving · 03/09/2022 09:37

Sylvia
Cecile
Celeste
Sasha
Allegra
Francesca

Kindofcrunchy · 03/09/2022 09:30

adamanti · 03/09/2022 09:29

Ooh have we got a video?

We've got a letter from the council!!

adamanti · 03/09/2022 09:29

Kindofcrunchy · 03/09/2022 09:27

Would you consider spelling it Vyvyan?

Ooh have we got a video?

Kindofcrunchy · 03/09/2022 09:27

Would you consider spelling it Vyvyan?