Vivienne

[VintageLace]

I love it. It is literally the only girls name I truly love. DH loves it too. but we have not has a single positive response in real life.

is it really that bad? Vivienne Rose surname (Vivi as nn)

Beautiful. Vivi is so sweet for a little girl and Vivienne is utterly gorgeous for a grown up. I like Viv too. Ignore the critics!!

I love it and wanted it for DC3 (who turned out to be a boy anyway!). DH said he couldn't get past the Young Ones link .DH is clearly wrong!

I've got one, and no regrets!

We didn't tell anyone what we were thinking beforehand and we could tell it was a 'grower' on some people shall we say, but we loved it, had our own reasons for choosing it and couldn't think of her having been anything else, and everyone loved it too once it was on a shiny chubby baby!

It really suits her, as do the diminutives, but we knew of no one with the name so didn't have any of the connotations some seem to have. I quite enjoy yelling "Vyvyan!!!" A la Rik Mayall anyway. And we've never bumped into Angelina in Waitrose, so no awkwardness there either

Should say also we've had nothing but positive responses from strangers, particularly the older generation have always seemed surprised and pleased that we've used a more old fashioned name that they're familiar with.

It's a beautiful name, strong and elegant and classy. I wanted to shortlist it for our DD but it was a bit much with our long surname.

Is Vivi pronounced vee-vee or vivvy?

I prefer the softer sounding, Spanish varient. Bibiana.

Vintage I absolutely love it!!!

Beautiful name, it's on my list too - and I'm from the West Midlands too. Couldn't give a toss what others think, you go for it!!!

Squoosh, guess it depends, but I'm most definitely Vivvy

Love it

Love it. On my short list if we have a girl. Not sure DH is with me on it but we shall see!

Ps. Nothing wrong with 'viv' - you don't necc have to make everything 'cutsey' as it's a little girl.