What do you all think to Genevieve

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

Baby no 3 is on its way, we already have a Matty and an Eloise, I want something pretty and feminine for a girl. Middle name will be Elizabeth which is a family name.

Beautiful!

I think it's a lovely name. I used to work in a call centre next to one and for some reason I recall older customers mentioning a car - was that an old tv show or somethin?

went to school with one, she was a good friend. Loved her name, thought it was so unusual. She went by Genny most of the time though.

I like it - plenty of nn opportunities for her when she's older too although I guess if she gets 'gen/jen' it might seem as though her name's Jennifer.

lovely. Our BF has a daughter called Genevieve, lovely name. BTW its also a car in a 1940s comedy!

It's beautiful.One of my favourite names.

ha ha takingit its a film where the car is called Genevieve. From the 40's a bit like Buster Keaton. I think they drive 'her' from London to Brighton

I think it's lovely :)

Not keen personally, a bit "out there" for me. But if you love it, use it!

I love it, was on my list. Loved the nickname Vivi too

we had this a possibility for our dd, we really LOVE it as a name but were put off by the fact that in all likelihood it WOULD be shortened to gen/genny and i really dont like those names, i would like to shorten it to eve/evie, or even just vee.

its a really lovely name tho, so if you dont mind the shortenings then use it :)

the film is from the 1960s with Kenneth More and Kay Kendall-they're doing the London to Brighton run

sorry-1950s

Love it!!!!

Totally LOVE that name it is beautiful :)

Personally, I'm not overkeen on ultra-feminine names. I like Jenny, though. Or Josephine.

love it

i met one - she's lovely

Just gorgeous, and fairly unusual. Goes really well with Matty and Eloise, too :)

I know one shortened to vivi too. Very pretty but the film is dire

I've warmed to it. DP loves it so it'll be on our list should we decide on number 2.

How are you pronouncing it?

zhe-nuh-VYEV sounds exotic and new.

JEN-uh-veev sounds like mum and dad really wanted the nickname Jen but thought Jennifer was too dated.

Pretty much every name with 3 or more syllables will be shortened unless you consciously make an effort not to (allow people to) so, unless you like Gen/Jen, I wouldn't bother.

Beautiful, classic name.

Love it, my mum was a Genevieve.
her family called her Vievie, my dad Genny, her friends Gen.

I really really don't like it. Plus that with Elizabeth means that her name will be more than 20 letters long with your surname. What a mouthful!

thumbs up from me :). But Niz is right in saying it's long, I would use NN a lot (Ginny).