Vittoria

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I’ve always liked Victoria as a first name, like the nn Tory/Tors but DETEST the name Vicky (no offence to anyone with this name). Crossed Victoria off the list for that reason but then came across Vittoria.

My only concern is that future DD will be forever correcting her name because when people hear it they think she’s said Victoria.

What do others think of this name?

I would have assumed it was a typo or misspelling.

I have a friend who has a Victoria/Tori. She's NEVER Vicky.

I think you’ve answered your own question if I’m honest.
If it helps I’m a Victoria known as vicky ( no offence taken what so ever :) ) however I went to school with a Victoria known as tori and she was always tori and still is never referred to as Victoria even. So if you set the nickname / shortening from the beginning the general pattern is everyone will follow :)

Btw, I also have DDs whose names lend themselves to many shortenings (think similar to Eleanor and Elizabeth - but not those). I have always called DD1 by her full name and hates any shortenings of it so she will only ever answer to Eleanor and never Ellie or Nelly, for example. DD2 has always been known as a shortened version of her name so she only answers to Betty never Liz (and she's not even that fond of answering to the long version). People, ime, usually stick to the names that they introduce themselves by and tbh anyone who calls them the wrong version is met with a glare.

*Sorry DD1 hates any shortenings of her name, I actually like them. I've just always called her the long version.

I know a Vittoria, she's Italian. Lovely name. She's Vito for short.

Reminds me of tomatoes I’m sorry. I’m a Victoria, never ever known ask Vicky, my parents disliked the name Vicky so actively avoided it and people never picked it up. Only issues is when starting new jobs or new teachers etc but I corrected them once and all was ok. Also I find people will ask are you a Vicky or a Victoria?

Vittoria’s the Italian version. The only one I know grew up in the UK & uses Vicky.

Got 3 friends called Victoria - 2 of them known as Vic the other is Victoria - none if them are ever Vicky

I would assume you had an Italian connection

She will spend her life explaining that no, she doesn’t have Italian heritage, her mum just didn’t want to use Victoria, etc etc. I used to teach a Llewelyn who was already sick at the age of 11 of explaining that he didn’t have any Welsh connections to anyone who asked.

The Vittoria I know has an Italian dad and English mum. Love the name, but I would expect an Italian link.

P. S. She goes by the nickname Tors.

No...she will be doomed to a life of explaining her name and its spelling

The only time I've heard of it is as the name of an Italian restaurant.
It sounds nice, but odd if no connection with Italy (she wasn't conceived there was she?)

The only one I've ever come across - at school many years ago - had the Italian surname to go with it. I would think it would be more likely to be assumed to be Victoria if you had a surname like Smith.

It's quite lovely but I never knew it was a name! Here in Australia it's a very well known brand of coffee. There you go!

Correcting it is moot. My DS & DD have easy names & people still get them wrong 90% of the time.

Obviously it's the Italian version of Victoria. I actually prefer Victoria. It was on my list but as we're in Italy, dp vetoed it because of the opposite problem- we'd be forever correcting people!
Vicki in Italy tends to be the male diminutive of Vincenzo.

I love it but have always been hesitant as we don't have an Italian connection. Which is odd really, as my sister has a distinctly French name for no reason other than my DPs loved the name, and that is acceptable. Why can't you use a lovely name just because it is "from" another country, and not the anglicised version?

I like Vittoria but wouldn't use it without an Italian connection.

If you ever visit Edinburgh you could take her for a pizza!
www.vittoriagroup.co.uk/

I know Victoria's who are always Vicky and others that are always Victoria. It won't necessarily get shortened.

No I don’t have any Italian heritage/connection but my DD does have a popular Italian name (in top 30 girls names in the UK) so obviously I must like those types of name lol.

Given me something to think about. Thanks everyone.