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Flavia

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IsItADream · 29/04/2025 15:58

What's everyone's opinion on the name Flavia?

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Henrietta863 · 29/04/2025 21:43

Sorry OP but I think of Brucie on Strictly introducing the pro Flavia. Have no idea why!

Middleagedstriker · 29/04/2025 21:04

How about Carla or Marie? Adele or Frida? Carina?

Baninarama · 29/04/2025 20:57

It's a lovely Italian name and works well in both languages from your family. It's also pretty much spelled as it's said, which helps. 90% of the posters on here don't like any girls' names unless they are Sophie or Olivia!

Velvetbee · 29/04/2025 20:51

I really like it, I know a wonderful one who must be 70ish.

bluebunnyjacket · 29/04/2025 20:40

Makes me think flabby labia

Prepositional · 29/04/2025 20:40

Suits the Brazilian gymnast. Not massively keen on it myself but wouldn't bat an eyelid if someone from a non-English speaking country was called this. Like a pp, I don't think it particularly works as an English language name.

Fairyvocals · 29/04/2025 20:37

Sextus was a right little horror.

Fairyvocals · 29/04/2025 20:36

Etiam in pictura est altera puella… quae in villa vicina habitat!

ChocolateCinderToffee · 29/04/2025 19:22

I like it. I used to know a lovely one.

ZepherinDrouhin · 29/04/2025 19:09

Flavour of the month. Horrific name to lumber a child with and God help her for when she gets to secondary school.

Why would you put a target on her back like that?

CherryPinkAppleBlossomWhite · 29/04/2025 19:07

I love the name Flavia! Flavia Cacace was my favourite dancer on Strictly, and I love Roman names. It reminds me of Ecce Romani too...Flavia, Cornelia, Marcus, Sextus...and don't forget Latrax the dog!

HePlayin · 29/04/2025 19:04

Immediately thought of Alan Partridge.

CrushingOnRubies · 29/04/2025 19:03

there was a dancer on strictly called Flavia. Now married to Jimi Mystery. I quite like it.

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 29/04/2025 19:01

No unless you are Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian, Romanian, Italian.

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 29/04/2025 19:00

Labia was my initial thought 🤨

Roselilly36 · 29/04/2025 18:59

Coffee machine

GoodVibesHere · 29/04/2025 18:42

Awful

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IsItADream · 29/04/2025 18:14

Overthebow · 29/04/2025 17:42

I really don’t like it. I don’t think it’s works in the UK.

I'm not in the UK and unlikely to move back but it's possible that my children could want to live there one day.

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TeaIsNice · 29/04/2025 17:52

Sorry I read a mash up between vulva and labia

Iammatrix · 29/04/2025 17:45

Rememberthis81 · 29/04/2025 16:00

Labia

This!

MannequinsArePeopleToo · 29/04/2025 17:44

It sounds like a yoghurt.

Overthebow · 29/04/2025 17:42

I really don’t like it. I don’t think it’s works in the UK.

JaninaDuszejko · 29/04/2025 17:40

Makes me think of the amazing Flavia Cacace who was a pro on SCD. A good reference and a good name, surprised at all the negativity.

RosieMilkJug · 29/04/2025 17:38

I love the name Flavia ever since I saw the Stewart Granger Prisoner of Zenda film and toyed with calling my daughter that. But then they made a coffee machine and I couldn’t do it. Shame, because it’s a beautiful name.

Ecrire · 29/04/2025 17:16

Labia. Immediately

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