Veronica?

[Rachelhaydenberk1]

What do you think of Veronica? And what middle names go well and sound classy and elegant? I was thinking of Veronica Faye or Veronica Jolie. But open to suggestions.

I am also wondering how this pairs with sister name Dahlia Laurenne? I need a name as equally feminine and strong. I dont like other D names (that I know of). I'm also not really hip to a lot of flower or nature names. Veronica is a plant but people dont really make that association at first so it came to mind as a winner with Dahlia. I dont like common flower names like Rose or Lily. I like Violette (spelled like this) but it's very popular so I'm kinda bleh. I like Ivy but dont think it works eith Dahlia. I'm open to suggestions but have already considered most the common flower and nature names on lists. I briefly considered Dianella but I think it sounds to close and I didnt love, love it.

Help :)

Veronica is awful. (Veronica Salt, Verucca associations). Don't do it.

Violette is nice. Or Violetta, Valentina, Vivianne. Even Valencia or Verona.

I'm not a fan... I know of too many fictional characters

Absolutely awful name.... don't do it to her

Pretty ugly. What about Daphne?

Not nice. It’s my name. I’m 60, it’s too soon to recycle (and may never be worth recycling, it wasn’t that common to start with).

Veronica is great! I’m surprised by these responses. I know a lovely one and I think it’s a good, strong, familiar name but hardly ever used. She gets called Vee/V for short which is nice too.

I prefer Faye from your middle name ideas. Jolie is a bit celeb.

Veronica June
Veronica Wren
Veronica Lucy
Veronica Ivy
Veronica Tess

Love it, the kindest person I've ever met is a Veronica. There are lots of lovely nicknames too.

I love the name Veronica, also surprised by the hate! It's classic and elegant.

Not a fan, a name that belongs in the past.

Also I immediately think Veronica Mars...

Kinda charmless to my ears, sorry, OP.

I think Ivy goes fine

I’d class it with other religious names like Assumpta and Concepta.

I think Veronica is a string classic name, and I like Ronnie as a NN

Hebe (rhymes with Phoebe) is Greek but is also a genus of flowering plant. The plant name is botanically linked to Veronica... can't remember exactly how though!

@ColeHawlins If OP can't have Veronica because of Verucca Salt, then she definitely can't have Violette - because of Violet Beauregard

(Personally I think the Verucca Salt idea is a huge stretch, sorry)

OP, I like Veronica, and a lot more than Violette. Veronica is a bit different to all the other popular girls names that are around at the moment. It probably helps that I know a lovely Italian Veronica, who is in her 20s. Quite surprised at the number of negative comments, particularly as I remember a thread where everyone loved the name Vanessa for a baby, which seems similar to me (although Veronica is nicer!)

I would go with Veronica if you love it. It's established and well known but currently unusual.

Might be my age

Middle name ideas for you OP:

Veronica Joy
Veronica Claire
Veronica Elise
Veronica Cecily
Veronica Wren
Veronica Merryn
Veronica Tamsin
Veronica Anaïs

I like Faye. Jolie is OK, although does make me think of Angelina Jolie a bit.

Veronica isn’t at all like Vanessa, other than the first and last letters!

Veronica, as a pp has said, is dated, but not dated enough to be revived — women in their 50s and 60s are Veronicas. It’s also strongly Catholic — ‘St’ Veronica who wiped the face of Jesus etc etc — and the kind of name girls of the generation before mine took as confirmation names. I was also taught by several Sister Veronicas in the 1970s and 80s.

It’s a Brenda, Rita, Barbara type of name.

Awful. Sorry

Bryony?

Nice name, due a revival. Agree strong Catholic connotations. Veronica Mary? Anne? Something short.

I quite like it. Wasn't there a song called this by Elvis Costello?

Not a nice name in itself but could maybe be shortened to 'Ronnie' which is marginally better.

I think it's a very strong name. It's not my cup of tea (I like quite 'girly', delicate names) but I don't think it's an awful name.

Can you imagine yourself saying it 49billion times a day for the next 18 years?

Well I quite like Veronica. Brings to mind the Veronica Lake and the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Would be worried about Ronnie being a possible nickname however.