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Olivia - Livvie or short, do you think its Chav / scally / common - HELP!!

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Kezza7779 · 04/04/2008 21:15

Hi everyone,

I want to call my daughter Olivia Mae and i love the shortened version 'Livvie'. My mum likes Olivia but says Livvie is chav!!

I know it doesnt matter what she thinks and i dont suppose it really makes a difference but i just wanted different peoples opinions from all over - as i dont know any Livvies / Olivias!!!

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josta · 28/04/2008 22:30

Olivia is pretty, but I'm sorry I don't like Mae, if anything is ' chavvy ' it's Mae, sorry. Maybe it would be better spelt May??

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Kezza7779 · 28/04/2008 22:04

how is mae chav? its my middle name!!!!!!

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Purplemoon · 05/04/2008 17:28

What a beautiful name, Not at all "chav" IMHO

alexandre · 05/04/2008 17:25

My niece Olivia (year 4) is the only Olivia in her school of 200 pupils so there aren't too many of that age although there may be more younger ones . We call her Olivia, her parents call her Ollii (emphasis on the "I) but her school friends call her Livvie or Livylou.

branflake81 · 05/04/2008 17:15

Actually, I think "Mae" is quite chavvy.......

MrsMattie · 05/04/2008 17:05

Agree Olivia is very pretty and very popular. I know three little girls with the name aged under 3 yrs old. Also agree with whoever said Livia is a nice alternative. I love Liv as a shortened version.

windygalestoday · 05/04/2008 17:00

kezza thats a fab name very pretty and catchy

cosima · 05/04/2008 15:51

olivia is the most popular girls name of 2007. which means that even if it is used my posh people now, the chavs will be making it their own in no time at all... look at bugaboos! [bugaboo users don't shoot me, please}

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Kezza7779 · 05/04/2008 15:48

Windygales - it would be Olivia Mae Stevens! I think it sounds really posh! and the shoretened version - Livvie Mae sounds well cute! Im glad noone on here thiks it chav etc, i was quite upset at the prospect to be honest. All of Your comments have really helped me decide for sure its the right name for my little bubba - thanks millions xx

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isaidno · 05/04/2008 13:02

I like Olivia, but Livvie makes me think of lavatory for some reason.

Aitch · 05/04/2008 12:49

i totally agree, no19. if you like the name, you like it. chavvy is such an ugly thing to think about people, says much more about you than them.

No19 · 05/04/2008 12:28

I really wish people would stop using the word chavvy and stop being bothered about whether they are going to appear "chavvy" or not. Where does all the snobbery spring from?

Olivia is a beautiful name (so is Livia, by the way) and if you like it and any of the potential diminutives - Livvy, Liv, Olly - then you should use it, of course, and not be worried about other people's perceptions.

Egg · 05/04/2008 12:16

Have never thought of Olivia, or Liv or Livvy etc as chavvy.

Aitch · 05/04/2008 12:14

it's a lovely name in both forms. it's pretty popular though, that's the only reason i can see for not picking it. livvie is v cute.

windygalestoday · 05/04/2008 12:13

i just read mae is a idea for a middle nme i like that too

windygalestoday · 05/04/2008 12:12

i really like it ....will it go go nicely with your surname? what about a middle name?

Meandmyjoe · 05/04/2008 11:59

I love it. tis very popular now days but that's not a bad thing at all! I always hated having a name which was really unpopular when I was little- now it's one of the most popular names for little girls There will always be people who don't like the names you pick. My sister really dislike Joseph when I told her that's what we were calling ds. Now he looks so much like a Joseph if you know what I mean! And she likes the name now. It's your choice and I don't think it's chavvy at all!

bubblagirl · 05/04/2008 11:18

i think everything is classed as chav too much these days livvie was used in oldern days amongst the posh as shortened names to olivia and was high classed

there really isnt anything chavvy apart from wearing designer gear caked in gold chuffing on cigs with a very high ponytail

UniversallyChallenged · 05/04/2008 11:15

Beautiful name - but very common (in the popular way, not the chav way)

ninja · 05/04/2008 11:11

I love Olivia too - it would have been considered a 'posh' name until a couple of years ago. DD's best friend is an Ollie but Livvy is sweet too.

I think it's anme that uits a child or adult equally well, a great choice

Slouchy · 05/04/2008 11:11

Our niece is Olivia. It is NEVER to be shortened a/c to sil and bil. (It will be of course, once she is at school but at the moment it gets the full monty).

I think it is a pretty name. However, it is popular (top5 last year I think)

Prefer Liv to Ollie, i think.

collision · 05/04/2008 11:06

Does Beans have a daughter called Olivia??

Remotew · 04/04/2008 21:36

No, not chavvy and you may not want to shorten Olivia but Livvy is nice if you do.

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Kezza7779 · 04/04/2008 21:34

me too - Ollie is well sweet, my mum said shed call her Ollie for short!xx

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bluenosesaint · 04/04/2008 21:33

I think Olivia is a beatiful name ..and i only know a couple so not overly popular in my neck of the woods

Livvie is sooo cute ...although i do love Ollie too