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Opinions please on these names....

9 replies

Testarossa2468 · 21/03/2011 22:44

Hi, not sure what we are having yet so looking for opinions on these boy and girl names. Thanks in advance :)

Boys:
Vincent
Dermot

Girls:
Vivien
Claudia

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sharbie · 21/03/2011 23:25

like claudia it was one of my maybes

moondog · 21/03/2011 23:27

All vile apart from Vivien.
Dermot is just plain wrong.

myredcardigan · 21/03/2011 23:28

I like both your girls names and I don't mind either of your boys names. Smile

Greenwing · 21/03/2011 23:31

I like all these names to some extent; unusual without being trendy/modern/invented.

Both boys' names sound Catholic but I think you need Irish heritage for Dermot. Vincent de Paul is a saint who cared for the poor and Catholic parishes generally will have a St Vincent de Paul society - a social care charity. So, a nice caring connotation to me.
I like the name Vincent but not nn Vince.
Dermot can sound rather like an abbreviation of beginning of dermatologist?
I know a family with a Vincent, also Dominic, Gregory and Benedict.

Vivien - uncommon for a girl nowadays. Quite pretty. Are you thinking of the actress Vivien Leigh? Only negative connotation is that it makes me think of the male character 'Vivian' - Adrian Edmondson in 'The Young Ones' for people of my generation.

Claudia is a beautiful sounding name but the meaning ('lame' in Latin) is rather unfortunate and puts some people off.

Good luck choosing.

BluddyMoFo · 21/03/2011 23:32

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Plonker · 21/03/2011 23:35

I think your girls names are lovely.

I'm afraid I don't like either of your choices for a boy.

Testarossa2468 · 22/03/2011 21:41

Hi everyone, thanks for the responses.
Lol @ moondog - tact much ;)
Greenwing, yep Vivien Leigh is exactly where I got the name from, but I also keep thinking about Vivian from the Young Ones if I'm honest....
Thanks again, more opinions for and against welcomed :)

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MoonGirl1981 · 22/03/2011 22:32

Don't really like any of them. All a bit middle-agey.

I've always thought of Vyvyan as a boys name. Maybe spelt Vivienne would make it prettier/more feminine?

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