Do you like the name Violet?

[TedShaker]

It seems some people love it and others hate it just want to see which opinion is the majority before or if i use it?

Yes and it also makes a fab middle name

I love it.

Not a fan. Don't dislike it though. It just isn't for me.

happyinherts,

Oh, I do love Coral.

^ Sorry, OP...forgot you weren't asking for other names too!

I love it. It's my mums middle name. Tempted by Violette instead as DH is french but he doesn't want to call his daughter 'purple'

(I'm not expecting btw, all hypothetical)

I have a Violet,and disliked Vi, so we call her V, or Vivi (veevee) and it works fine. Love it.

No. Really don't.

"Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!"

^ No. For that reason.

Yeah, I think it's alright. I think it'll be fine so long as your surname isn't Hunt or Knight or something else which together makes your child sound like a gaming character.

I like it but DH doesn't. Personally I don't think it as dated as I grew up with one (so she'd be in her 30s), there's a 90 year old one I know and my 7 year niece is friends with one. So lots of generations!

Yes

Re nickname, I'd actually use Lottie!

Sorry, really, really don't like it, reminds me of toilet.

It's not my first choice. Seems a bit dated to me.
Too similar to violent.
It's OK as vi-o-let, but I hate it when people get lazy and say vi-lut.
What had the o done to upset you?

It's not my first choice. Seems a bit dated to me.
Too similar to violent.
It's OK as vi-o-let, but I hate it when people get lazy and say vi-lut.
What had the o done to upset you?

It reminds me of little purple sweets. But that's not necessarily a bad thing :)

I don't like it, sorry.

I like it too. What about Lettie for a NN? Although I prefer Vi or V

Love it! Maybe biased though as DD is a Violet. We use Letty or Vi,Vi (to rhyme with my,my) as nicknames. Sometimes her dad calls her V (letter name, rhymes with he) then again sometimes he calls her lilt (yep as in the drink )

Never thought of the violent thing, not that it bothers me.

I've only just realised though that my bf has a name where if you change the first letter it makes a fair few different words. He's not too impressed that I'm telling him this when he's hungover though

A year ago I would have said I didn't really like it. But there's now a lovely Violet in my DD's class and it's really grown on me. I also knew a girl with another V name who was known as "Vee" rather than Vi('Vy')which is a nicer sounding nn for an older girl.

I prefer Viola. The violent association and Violet Beauregard both make me doubt Violet.

I like it but think Viola sounds softer.

It reminds me of violent and violate. But that's just a personal thing!