Do you like the name Vita?

[Laetitia1]

Nearly burnt out, trying to find a girl's name that I love and that DH doesn't hate. We have a dull-as-dishwater last name, so my main criteria is that the name is not too common. Would prefer it to be a reasonably well known name, to save the wee dot from having to repeat and spell every time she has a new teacher or places a phone order for a take-away! Would be keen on the name being of Latin origin. What do you think of Vita? The other forerunner is Lucia. Would be enormously grateful for any thoughts or suggestions!

I love Vita. DD2 would have been Vita if she hadn't been a boy.

I love it but won't use it as a playstation vita player (it was on our shortlist for ds1, before they announced the console name), sales are poor on the vita so in 5 years when she's at school I doubt any kids will know it (like neogen or sega Saturn)!

I like it! I know someone called Aviva which I also really like and feels similar.

I love Vita.

It's nicer than Lucia imo as it sounds stronger (*yy to snappy and not too frilly) to my ear, and completely uncomplicated as far as pronunciation, which can't be said for Lucia.

Sounds like a brand of over priced bottled water to me, sorry.

Love the name Vita.
It's strong and unusual without being too wacky.

I know a Vita, but she uses this as a nickname for Victoria.

I love it

My grandmother was Vida which has a similar feel but sounds less like bottled water? Prefer Lucia though.

I know a little girl called Lita, which I love.

Prefer Vera

As someone else has mentioned, what about Vida?

I love Vita. Very Bloomsbury!

It's a gaming console to me (dh has both a PS Vita and a Vita TV) but as someone ha said neither are particularly successful.

As a name I think it's OK, a bit too short for me (I like names with options for diminutives).

Options in a similar vein could be Nina, Livia, Lavinia, Julia?

I don't mind it. I think it would depend on where you live - in SE many people would think Vita Sackville-West because Sissinghurst is here, also London/Bloomsbury group.

I think also that if your boring surname is short, you might want to go for a longer first. Although I love my maiden name, in total it was three syllables and I always thought it was too abrupt if it was ever read out!

Aviva.... why? And Vada is just Darth. Varda is a Tolkein Elvish name and slightly more of a possibility?! I like the idea of Victoria with Vita for short. Lucia is nice (I would pronounce Loo-chee-ah), or Lucinda/Lucie. Normally prefer Lucy but Lucie is fine for nickname.

I also know a Lina nn. Carolina. German heritage though.

I'm not keen on it, no.
MUCH prefer Lucia.

What about Viola?

Use it as a short for Elisavita? Which I believe is an E European variant of Elizabeth.

I think that would be more likely to be Elisaveta though Toni, and pronounced more like "vyetta" at the end. No reason why not though. :)

Love it.

Vita is great.
Lucia is lovely too, but there will be pronounciation issues. Loo chee a or Loosha , and receptionists will shout Loo see a.

Gina
Lucretia
Cecily

Thumb I read viola as voila!!! Which I think is a pretty much a perfect name to showcase a new born... Voila!!!

What if she marries Mr Lite?

It sounds Slav