Ava, Una or Oona

[Indecisivehistorian]

Help us decide between these names. Ava is so popular, but we aren't too bothered by that. I like the idea of Vivi as a nickname.

DH loves Una and I'm coming round to the idea but would want to make sure it was pronounced Oona, but not sure if I like that spelling. DH is Irish and wants the traditional Irish spelling of Una, with or without the fada.

Middle name will be Deryn.

Ava. I really dislike Oonagh in all its forms.

It's pronounced Oona, but if you're using it, spell it Una. Never mind the fada if not in Ireland.
Personally I prefer Ava.

Ava.. Other 2 look awful written down..

Ava is much prettier. Una sounds really hard to me and I've never liked it.

Oona

I really love it

I wouldn’t use Una in the UK because of the Yew-na pronunciation which is appalling

Ava is nice but way overdone - Ida might be an alternative?

.. or if you like Vivi, Vivienne is nice

I don't like Ava. Una is is quite nice but will get said as Ewe-na not Oona.
I can't see how any of those shorten to Vivi.

Deryn is a bit of an odd choice - it's an informal Welsh word for bird, and doesn't have the best association. Una Deryn is too close to 'un aderyn' (one bird)

Ava is so much nicer, how about Eva as an option? May be biased as that’s my DD’s middle name! I’m Irish and really don’t like Una in any form, it’s very much a middle aged woman’s name to me

What about Genevieve if you want to call her Vivi?

The fada will actually cause problems if you ever go to live in Ireland. Precisely zero banks (and virtually no public services) accept fada or even hyphens (or spaces) in names in their computer systems. I had major problems with this when we lived there and had to guess at how to correctly spell my own name when government bodies had helpfully re-spelled it for me in new and interesting ways.

I love Oona because it reminds me of Puffin Rock. I think Una is a bit dated and some people might pronounce it "Yoo-na". Not a fan of Ava, there's millions of them and they were mostly born in 2017.

Ava is much prettier. Popularity has never bothered me and differs from area to area anyway. It's not popular around me, I've never taught one. I wouldn't say Vivi is a natural shortening though, although nicknames can obviously be whatever you want. I would assume Vivi to be short for Vivienne. I wouldn't shorten Ava at all.

I would say people are far more likely to pronounce Una as Oo-na than Ewe-na though, so I would definitely go for this spelling if you pick this name. Oona is awful.

Ava, I'm Irish and really dislike Una and Oona, as a previous post said its a middle aged woman's name in Ireland

Not sure about Vivi as a nickname for Ava.

What about Olivia Deryn? Olivia as Vivi works.

Olivia means olive tree and Deryn means bird so you have a bird in an olive tree.

Just call her Vivi then

Vivi is not a natural shorting for Ava the only ones I can think of a Aves or Ave quite boring really. To get Vivi you will most likely have to use Vivianne. Una would have to be spelt Oona else it will be a lifetime of you-na. Yes people you see regularly will learn but those you don’t or people who want to do and think it’s a joke will keep to you-na.

I'm not seeing Vivi from Ava.

Una is nice but it'll be yew naa a lot over here.

I love Oona.

I love Una however you spell it.
It’s a classic, much too big to be categorised.
I love Oonagh for the loopy signature potential.
Uaine and Uaithne are pretty too.

I love Una...as Ava is just too common recently.
Could spell it Oonagh.
It's lrish for Agnes

I don’t like Oona at all. Where I live Ava has been done to death. It’s so popular it’s overused.

Cant work out Vivi from Ava, it’s not remotely similar.

Ava.
Really dislike Una, Oona and similar.

Vivienne surely! Ditch the rest!

Ava, really dislike the rest.

What about Ona? Oh-nu

Not seeing how you're getting nn "Vivi" from Ava?