Darcy or Violet?

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Thanks :)

I like both but would probably go for violet

Violet.

Sorry, Darcy is awful.

Definitely Violet :)

Violet

Not that this necessarily matters, but Darcy has been very popular for a few years now (I know 3 Darcy's under 5) and might have peaked and be on the way down again. Whereas Violet has slowly been rising in popularity and there will probably be a lot more little Violets over the next few years.

Neither. Sorry.

Neither, do you have any other options?

Personally a bit biased, but I would say Darcy. Violet isn't to my taste but still beautiful

Don't know why people have to be so outright rude instead of just saying they don't like a name, but I suppose there's always going to be someone who reacts in that way no matter what you pick!

My gm and friend are both called violet (40 is yrs difference in age) and both hate it to the point of using their middle names instead. Sorry.

Violet. Darcy is so overused.

Violet, there are tons of Darcys. I've never met a Violet. And Violet is more timeless.

Presumably the OP would prefer to know if a significant proportion of people have a very strong dislike of Darcy, though.

I share it, personally, though - and my problem with Violet is less the fact that it's getting popular than the fact that a lot of people pronounce it VYE-let, which isn't very nice.

I prefer Violet.

Darcy - D'Arsey? Just thinking of the playground. Sorry!

Both are nice IMO. There does seem to be a lot of dislike for Darcy on MN which I noticed when I was considering it for my first child.
The hate it gets on MN seems disproportionate to how people I spoke to in real life felt about it. My friends & family weren't the type to hold back if they didn't like a name either

Violet sounds like violent to me sorry.
I'm biased though because my beautiful little girl is called DARCEY.
I know people have said it's common but there are no Darceys in her nursery or in my children's school, so it can't be that common??

Violet. I prefer dulcie to darcy.

Violet definitely.

Neither, sorry. Violet if I really had to choose.

Violet, by a million miles.

Sorry I don't like either. Darcy just makes me think of Mr Darcy from P&P, so not very feminine, and Violet just seems a bit fusty and old lady-ish.

Viola? Violette? (Pronounced vee-oh-let)

Jesus people are so bloody rude!
Come on tell us your kids names..I'm dying to know how great they are 🙄

Violet

Viola is pretty and I know a polish one (she's Wioletta but goes by Violet).

Viola I mean!

Don't be silly, ilovechoc. The child is not named yet, and the OP is just asking for opinions. You know, the whole point of this topic?

I love Violet, not keen on Darcy.