Genevieve

[Hawknotdove]

What do you think? I’ve always loved it and hubby seems to be on board for forthcoming DD.... but now I’m having a wobble (a self-confessed over thinker, so would have happened with any name!). Is it a bit marmite? Frumpy? old-fashioned? Or (my thoughts on a good day) feminine, elegant and not over-used or faddy?!

FWIW I know it would get shortened. Actively want a name that can be - I like having flexibility with my sons’ names and I like all possible nns for Genevieve (prefer Evie/ Vievie/ Viva but don’t hate other variants)

I don’t need new suggestions, but views on other names on shortlist also welcome:
Grace (have always loved but know it’s a bit boring)
Isabel (pretty but probably too popular)
Imogen (love Immy but find Imogen a bit clunky to say)
Calista (like but may be too unusual for us)
Stella (like this but lack of nn is an issue for me)

Oh, and we would pronounce it the ‘British’ way (Jen-eh-veev)

I like it - but as you say it will get shortened - I would guess at Jenny.

Not keen. I knew one as a child and it seemed a bit of a cumbersome and frumpy name,
It seems popular on here, possibly because Eve-type names are do popular.
Probably will shorten to Gen. Not keen on VieVie or Viva.

Grace - ok but
Isabel - too popular
Imogen - dislike Immy
Calista - lovely
Stella - nn not a problem. Stel.

Love it - one of my best friends names and she’s 39.
Definitely don’t think it’s old fashioned or frumpy!
We sometimes call her Gen but mostly it’s genevieve

Lovely name.

Love it - couldn't get it past DH or I'd have had it!

Love it.

I think it’s a beautiful name. I only know one and it’s shortened to Ginny.

Love it. It's beautiful.
I like nn Eve. Dislike Evie-too common.
Also love Grace and Stella.

As someone who loves more unusual names, I still really don’t like it sorry. I agree with all the concerns about it you listed about the name. I wouldn’t like it if it were my name

Love all the alternatives you’ve listed Grace, imogen and Stella are gorgeous names

I much prefer the French pronunciation of Geneviève.

I love Callista!

I love it - and it can always be shortened to Jenny which is a very nice well-known nickname.

I know 2 of them
One is 50 and dislikes the name, goes by Genny
The other is 20 and actually changed her name legally to this, likes to be called V or Vive but not Gen or Genny
I also know a teenage Geneva who goes by Neevie. I really like the name Geneva.

It's a real beautiful name - one of my favourites

Oh, I like it. I knew one at Uni. Can't remember her personality but I do remember her name, which I think is a good thing.

Never heard of Callisto
I like Stella, Imogen & Isabel - mostly Stella

I like Genevieve even though I wouldn’t choose it myself as I am drawn to short simple names - but I still think it’s nice

Majority of mn loves it but I think it’s frumpy. Not for me.
I like Stella and Calista x

I love it. I like Gen as a nickname.
I also like the English way of saying it. I think it's pretty.

Loads of choices for NNs too.

Love it! DD2 would have been called Genevieve if I could have persuaded DH...

I love Genevieve - there was one at our village primary who was absolutely beautiful so i think of pretty girls with this name....

I'm sorry but all your other names are DULL DULL DULL.

Please go for Genevieve.

I know a Genevieve, now in her thirties. Her name has never been shortened. I think it is a beautiful and unusual name.

I think it's lovely, really elegant.

I think Genevieve is a lovely name, particularly like it pronounced the French way but the 'English' way is nice too. Quite unusual. There was a famous car called Genevieve but I'll leave you to look that up :-).

The other names you mention are good though not keen on Calista. I would prefer Esttelle, shortened to Stella but up to you of course. I'm sure your girl will be a star whatever you choose.

Genevieve my favourite though. As Irishmamamia said - elegant.

Beautiful, classic name

Pretty name, not keen on Gen. Love Imogen as well, nn Immy.