Sylvie?

[Smoores]

Hi,
We aren’t sure if we are having a boy or girl yet, we have a boys name but really struggling with a girls name.
I want baby girls middle name to be Mary after my nan, what do we think of Sylvie as a first name?
It’s my fiancé’s Nan’s name and I know it would mean a lot to him but is it a bit too old fashioned? My younger sister has a very old fashioned name as she was born just as my grandad died and it was after him and I know she’s hated it her whole life and I don’t want to do that to a baby haha.

So what do we reckon to Sylvie?

I have a baby Sylvie so I’m biased but I love it. And everyone I meet comments on it being a beautiful name, but they could be just saying that of course!!

I personally think Sylvie Mary goes just fine. Sylvia on the other hand has a very different feel that’s not for me.

Lovely name. Do it!

Love it.

I really like both Sylvie and Mary but together they sound quite dated and Sylvie Mary doesn't flow very well.

Maybe you could add in an extra middle name with a less dated feel?

Sylvie Olivia Mary
Sylvia Emilia Mary
Sylvie Isabella Mary
Sylvie Imogen Mary

Fine - if you're giving birth to a 60 year old French woman

Thanks all, seems like a lot of positive comments. His Nan’s name is Sylvia although I prefer Sylvie and think Sylvia seems a lot more dated than Sylvie. I think I need to have a think about the 2 names together, thanks all ♥️

There was a character on something I watched yesterday with that name and I thought it was nice and will due a come back at some point.

My ex had a cousin who named her daughter Sylvie. I genuinely love it, timeless. Obviously I couldn't use it for my daughter as it would have been weird as she was born to a useless dad after him, but i say go for it!

Sylvie is lovely - I'm not sure it goes with Mary though... too many 'eee' sounds.

Sylvie Maria works better to my ears!

Lovely but NOT followed by Mary.

I prefer Sylvia but like both and don't find them dated. It makes me think of forest nymphs!

I think it's gorgeous. And it goes fine with Mary. Nice to give both the grandmothers a nod.

I have a five year old Sylvie. Get lots of compliments, it's gorgeous IMO.

Don’t go with Sylvia! Sylvie is much better. She doesn’t need a ‘full’ name on her birth certificate. It’s 2022. I know a Sylvie and she has two sisters, Gracie Florence and Nancy Evelyn - all really cute old fashioned / old lady names if you ask me
Ps that’s a good thing!! That’s the kind of name I go for.

Sylvie is ok but Sylvia is awful

Beautiful. Spirit of the woods!

Love it

@UrgentExit

Absolutely love it, but would choose Marie as the middle name.

This.

I like Sylvie but think Sylvia is a better first name - more grown up - but you could have Sylvia on her birth certificate and use Sylvie as a diminutive.

I do agree with other posters that the two names don't sound well together, if you wanted to have Sylvie as the proper name. Either put another middle name in between to break them up or change one of the ending sounds - Sylvia Mary, Sylvie Maria, or Sylvia Marie are all lovely.

Sylvia Marie would be my favourite, actually, having just written it down!

Absolutely love it !

It's a lovely name!

Sylvie is lovely. I like it much better than Sylvia.
I don't think it really matters if the names go together if you're choosing them to honour relatives. We so rarely say our fuĺl names out loud. If it really bothers you how about Marie ("Mar-ee") or Maria?

Love it

Ahhh now I've thought about it more I'm swinging round to Sylvie as the full first name. It's really very lovely.

I know 20 pp have already said it but i love Sylvie too!