Tabitha or Vivienne

[Bruce2]

Always loved the name Vivienne but recently I've fallen in love with Tabitha and Bibi (bee-bee) as a nickname possibly at home. Not fussed on nicknames so it's not a deal breaker. Can take or leave them and open to variables.

Which do you prefer

Vivienne or Tabitha ?

I like both but have the same reservations about both that others have mentioned! Tubby Tabby is definitely what I’d have been called at school but that’s the only reason I dislike it.

Love Vianne.

Tabitha definitely, I love it but my DD can’t say ‘th’ and I can’t deal with tabifa. I love bee as a nn too.

Tabitha. Though I prefer Tabs as a nickname myself.

Vivienne

@Beamur

Vivienne. Tabitha is a cat name. Tabby is not a nice NN for a child.

This. If the poor girl is even slightly dumpy she’ll get called Tubby/Tubs.

Tabitha is a cats name. It’s like calling a boy Fido.

Vivienne is lovely, Tabitha ok

Dislike Tabitha.
Vivien is classy.

Not keen on either of them.
I prefer the Vivien spelling to Vivienne.

Vivienne

Would you consider Viviana?

I went to school with a Tabitha who told everyone to call her Taz. Completely puts me off the name.

How about Valentina?

Not keen on either but Tabitha if pushed. Vivienne is awful.

Love them both! People will say Viv.

I've always loved Tabitha

Vivien(ne)
It's beautiful.

Tabitha is ok for a cat.

I work in a nursery with the under 2s. We currently have a Vivienne and a Tabitha. We don't shorten Vivienne at all and neither do her parents although at home she has a mandarin name. We do shorten Tabitha though. Tabs, Tabby or one of the children calls her Taba.

@donkir

I work in a nursery with the under 2s. We currently have a Vivienne and a Tabitha. We don't shorten Vivienne at all and neither do her parents although at home she has a mandarin name. We do shorten Tabitha though. Tabs, Tabby or one of the children calls her Taba.

That's really useful to know thank you x

Tabitha

@Ellmau

Would you consider Viviana?

Thanks for suggestions but not keen on it x

@olivetreemumtobe

I went to school with a Tabitha who told everyone to call her Taz. Completely puts me off the name.

How about Valentina?

No, unfortunately it's too exotic sounding for our surname

Still a real mix!

I wonder if the Vivien thing is regional. 50% saying hate it and other 50% saying it's classy and beautiful
For me I think elegant when I hear the name but I'm wondering if just different parts of UK associate it differently

Tabitha I understand it a marmite name and has cat connotations.

Hopefully it'll be a boy then I'll never have to decide between them both

I'm in scotland. I like both Tabitha (Tabby, Bibi) and Vivienne (Viv, Vivi)

@TheDaydreamBelievers

I'm in scotland. I like both Tabitha (Tabby, Bibi) and Vivienne (Viv, Vivi)

That's so funny I'm Scottish too. Maybe that's why we both like the names and I love those nicknames

Vivienne is beautiful, Vivi for a nickname

@NorbertMeubles

Vivienne is beautiful, Vivi for a nickname

Is that as in Vee-Vee or as in Vivvy