Would you call your daughter Valentina?

[KatieG1987]

As the title suggests - first or middle name? DH and I really like it but not sure if people will think it is too poncy or WAG(y) ? DH grandmother is French and really struggling with a french name but love this.

A french friend of mine has a Clemence which I love! more traditional though.

I have a Russian friend called Valentina. It's a lovely name.

Lovely name. I know a 6 year old Valentina and her name is never shortened.

Is she due on Feb 14?

Nn could also be Leni.

I really like it and know a little German Valentina!

Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's daughter is called Valentina. I like it.

I would have used it but DP said no. Don't like any of the nicknames though so would have asked people not to shorten it.

I really hope mine's shortened to Lennie/Lenny/Leni. It's a play on my maiden name (can't tell you the actual name because I'll our myself) and I've only got girls so couldn't give my Father's name or get away with using my maiden name as a middle name.

I think it's beautiful. Go for it, as a first name too!

Very nice!
not just Italian or French, it is quite popular Russian name ( nn Valia after the first woman cosmonaut en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova) as well as in Spanish speaking countries.

Len or Lenii might be nice (though is it really considered nice ) but it's not the most natural shortening. Unless you have particularly strong accent/emphasize the 'len' part

But we all know Valentina, if shortened at all, will be Val or Tina.

Why do people always say that?

Firstly it may not be shortened at all, secondly 'Nina' IS a frequent and accepted shortening of any 'ina' name thirdly, you have some control over what things get shortened to, i.e., you introduce yourself as 'x' rather than full name shortened to 'x'. Finally, if anyone was rude enough to simply assume your name was shortened to Val you can correct them.

Firstly it may not be shortened at all,

I did say that

Nina is a distinct possibility.

Though they, the wearer of the name, might like Val or Tina! In spite of the bestower's intentions when choosing Valentina for them.

That's the reason to give them the full name. I have a Winifred...so Valentina has a lot less to worry about! lol.

Zsazsa-I love Winifred, it is my mother's middle name . i thought of it for dd2 but it didn't work with her other names.

Wow I like it. Wouldn't have thought of it either and could be shortened to lots of different names x

We always call her Winnie but I expect when she's older she'll want to be Freddie or Freda. Only reason we avoided Freddie was because she looked so much like a little boy when she was born, even though she had loads of hair! She looks a lot like a cross between DH and my FIL, so Freddie made it look like we'd wanted a boy and been disappointed!

I love it but really don't like Val or Tina so no.

Sorry I forgot to add - YES to Valentina as a middle name, it wouldn't be shortened and it's really pretty, and you can afford to go a bit fancy in middle names I think (smile)

I like it. Also clementine