What do you think of Vivien?

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Just found out that DD2 due in March is another girl, we already have a girl Eva. Finding it very difficult to agree on names with DH, he suggested Vivien/Vivian/Vivienne last night and I quite like it.

Any thoughts, I like older names and really love Martha and Edith but DH doesn't.

Whats the views on Vivien?

Thanks

I think it's beautiful.

I like it. Reminds me of Pretty Woman though!

Really like it Elegant and not overly used. (also like your other choices too)

I love it. I'm expecting a girl in a few weeks and we have had a name picked for ages, but I saw Vivien on a thread last week and it's thrown a spanner in the works! DP is worried though that it would be shortened to Viv so that is putting me off slightly. I also like Edith, and think Edie as a shortened name would be really cute.

Thanks ladies, I hadn't thought about pretty woman :)

Basgetti I love Edie part of the reason I like Edith so much. I think the nn would use for Vivien would be Vivvy, I can see our 3 year old using that anyway :)

Or even beautiful Vivien Leigh

Aww Vivvy is lovely. Our chosen name is Evelyn which I do love, I just keep changing my mind every five minutes. Edie would be no good for us because DS is called Eddie!

I like the name. I know 2 and both get shortened to Vivi (veevee) which sounds a bit too like Eva.

Vivien is lovely, especially spelled this way.

I will go against the grain and say that I think Vivien (or any spelling variant) is a truly horrible name.

I just cannot see the attraction and Viv/Vivvie are even worse.

But I can see I am in the minority (on this thread at least)

I know a Vivienne, horrid woman, I can't get away from the connection so I don't like it.

I love Edith though, it was my grandmothers name, wonderful beautiful woman inside and out.

Vivienne spelling for me, as vivien remind me of the young ones.

Edith will always be clunky sounding to me, Martha is a bit better. I don't know why as I do like some old lady names (eg maud, Margaret. Nancy & sylvie), but dislike others. Horses for courses!

I like it. We are also expecting a girl in March and Vivienne is on our shortlist.

It's my dds middle name, after her late grandmother. I think it's really classy, ours is spelt Vivienne which I think is a really pretty spelling.

I love Vivienne. It was on our list for DD2 and sometimes I still wish we'd used it, despite loving the name we chose.

Its OK.

What about Sylvia, Mabel, Maudie or Doris?

It's my middle name and I love it

I think it's a nice name but fails my "far too many common spellings" test.

My own name has about 6 common variants and I've spent half my life correcting people, sometimes on really quite important documents. It's a PITA.

My own kids have names with one standard spelling.

Love Vivienne. My Vivienne is 1 week old today :)

I love Vivien, and prefer that spelling. It would go beautifully with Eva.

Not a fan of Edith or Martha.

It's nice, and not used too much either.

Love it and the way u spell it best way

Vivien is a gorgeous name. Totally reminds me of Vivien Leigh.

Thanks for all your comments I think it's definitely our top name at the moment, My surname is quite unusual and I have to spell out quite a bit so I'm used to that and don't really mind it. DD will have DH name so hopefully won't have a double whammy of spelling things out.

Vivien is alright. Vivvy is awful though, sorry!