Vivia? Or other names with nn Vivi

[NordicNell]

Would you consider Vivia as a nice name for a girl? Vivian/Vivien is out as they are masculine names in France (DH is half French), and can't use Vivienne or Viviana due to pronounciation issues.

The nn Vivi is so meaningful to us I really want to use it but I'm really struggling with finding a longer name for Vivi. Violet also not good as apparantely too close to the word rape in French..

Thanks for help!

Vivica?

(Snap)

Vivicia, Vivienne?

My DD is known as Vivi. Short for Genevieve 😊

Violetta (is that still like the word for rape in French?)

Verda

Violaine is a lovely French name.

I dont like Vivia; I think plain Vivi would be better.

Aveline
Viviette
Veronica

Thanks everyone. DH thinks Vivi is not really a name for a grown up but I'm trying to tell him that the world where she grows up in is going to be filled with short nickname names. But of course I would also prefer a longer name on birth certificate.

I absolutely adore Genevieve but we already have one in the family - not called Vivi though luckily

I know a Fiona, where Fifi became Vivi.

Eve/Evie
Olivia
Sylvia/Sylvie

Vivia sounds like a health insurance company.

Oh yeh Fiona Fifi is nicer somehow 3ven tho i prefer Vivien to Fiona

I know a Genevieve nn Vivi
Personally not keen on vivi but Genevieve was top of our girls list (had boys)- her nn would have been Evie

@NordicNell

Thanks everyone. DH thinks Vivi is not really a name for a grown up but I'm trying to tell him that the world where she grows up in is going to be filled with short nickname names. But of course I would also prefer a longer name on birth certificate.

I absolutely adore Genevieve but we already have one in the family - not called Vivi though luckily

I agree with your dh here. I don’t think the world will be full of “short nickname names” in the future

If the Genevieve in the family is not a vivi and you will call her vivi I think that’s possibly a goer?
Genevieve is absolutely fab in french

I love Vivi on its own and really love Vivianna as a name! Vivia has actually grown on me the more i read this thread!

I think you can use any V first name or one with a prominent "Vee" sound (maybe even with/without a V middle name too) and use Vivi as a nn. So Valerie/Valeria, Veronica, Vaia, Victoria/Vita, Verity, Viola ... or even Genevieve or Livia, Sylvia etc - there's lots of pretty options. I must admit Vivia looks like a recent invented to me though, so I'm not keen on that.

Sorry, should say "recent invention".

Although just had a search and realised it's apparently an Italian variation of Vivian (so shows what I know !)

I like the suggestion of Sylvie.

@Darkchocolateandcoffee

Vivia sounds like a health insurance company.

Aviva already is an insurance company!

I'm not sure of the pronunciation issues with Vivienne. In what country? Spain might struggle but even more with Vivi (which would be Bibi).

Aviana
Evelyn
Vianne/
Octavia

Aviva is an insurance company that you will find between Allianz and Axa in the Golden Pages

Vianne is nice, from the novel Chocolat and sequels.

Victoria, maybe

How are you planning on pronouncing Vivi?

"Vivvy" (English) or "Veevee" (French)?

@mocktail

I like the suggestion of Sylvie.

I like Sylvie as well - it's easily pronounceable in both languages.

Vivia sounds a little too made up for my taste.

Victoria
Vilma
Violeta/Violette
Ivette
Evita
Livia
Lavinia
Octavia