Alva

[Leeloo1233]

What do you think of this female name mostly given in Scandinavia?

I've never met one. If you like it then go for it

I don't love it, tbh.

Thanks everyone. Would the vulva thing put you off this name? So many people name their child this maybe once you see it on a person the vulva connection no longer comes to mind?

A street in Edinburgh. An elegant street.

I don't like it but have no idea
Why people are saying it sounds like vulva... strange people.

To me it is a not very lovely small town in Scotland.

Id never thought of its similarity to vulva before.
What about Elvie ?

I thought of vulva

I like it

I have an Ailbhe (Alva) and she gets a lot of compliments on her name. Though most people think it’s Alba at first even if they’ve only heard, not seen, it.

No one’s ever mentioned vulva though I did have a wobble about myself before we named her - but vulva is a beautiful word, at least!

Like PP, when you say Alva, I think Clackmannanshire. You could consider that for a middle name?
Seriously though, there's much nicer names out there.

Vulva, sorry. Looks nice written down - and in another language it would sound better (aalvaa) but the English ‘uh’ at the ruins it. Many names that end in a sound better in other languages.

I thought Vulva too

Agree with drpet

I think it’s nice. I do prefer Alba though, just based on sound.

To me, it is the village closest to Menstrie in Clackmannanshire

ditto!

@Anoisagusaris

I love it in Irish - Ailbhe. Don’t like the ‘look’ of Alva as much.

Same here.

It is pretty but also says "Clackmannanshire village" to me.

Me too but then it's only a few miles away, and while it has a nice park and a view of hills it's not a romantic place at all, a bit rough around the edges!

Vulva.
How about Ava

I know a few little Ailbhes in Ireland. I like it with that spelling, and I like the nickname Alf.

I think vulva

Yeah, me too, sorry OP. Alba is lovely though.

Alva is an old mining town in Clackmannanshire as others have said. If you’d been there you’d know not the first place you’d name your daughter after!

I think it's a beautiful name. Also love Ailbhe but if you're not Irish the spelling/pronunciation can be an issue. Vulva would really not occur to me and can't understand why it would.

Written down I thought vulva but not when I said it out loud. I like the Irish spelling of it (which is nothing like vulva).