Thoughts on Vivienne?

[Kiwilime]

What do you think of the name Vivienne? Any negative associations I should know about?

Vividness is a very pretty name

Sorry predictive text. I meant Vivienne of course.

I think it's beautiful

Love it!

Love it. Prefer Vi as in vye as a diminutive over Viv.

I think it's very classy and she won't be called Vivienne whatever your surname is for every because it's unlikely she will meet that many others.

It's a lovely name, and French feminine spelling Vivienne is definitely the nicest. Vivien is the masculine version (although pronounced the same in English - they aren't in French).

Beautiful name

Don't like it. Don't like "Viv" which people will use. And reminds me of the Young Ones.

I absolutely love Vivienne, the thought of people pronouncing it as Vivian put me off though. It’s a gorgeous name

Vivian is the masculine form, not as previous poster says. Just like - as a different previous poster says - the immensely talented sportsman Viv Richardson.

In the UK, Vivien is the female form - as in he beautiful but doomed actress Vivien Leigh.

To my mind, the French 'nne' version is too fussy and too frilly. In English, the spelling also changes the pronounciation, from Vi-vi-en to (IMHO) the less elegant Vivi-ENNE.

Vivian is a man's name. Vivien is the usual feminine form.

She was Vivien Leigh. She was born Vivian Hartley. She was advised to change to the Vivien spelling as it was more feminine.

It’s gorgeous! I have a good friend with the same name and she is an absolute treasure so I’m biased 😉. She does get called “Viv” though sometimes which I think is quite unattractive sounding.

I love the nickname Vivi. It must be spelt Vivienne, Vivian looks male and also ugly.

The French pronunciation of Genevieve is possibly my favourite name

@peaceinourtime , that's because Vivian is a man's name. Vivien is fine unless you want the stress to be on the -enne.

The Vivvy-ENNE pronunciation is not great. The French pronunciation is fine.

I've never seen that film actually! Didn't know it was the main character's name.

In terms of other associations, it's also the name of a sorceress from Arthurian legend who seduces and traps Merlin.

Vivi is a real cute shortening , I love it

I wouldn't know how to say Vivi. It looks like a roman numeral.

Lovely and elegant.
I'd use V as a nickname

For what it’s worth, the Young Ones character was Vyvyan.

I like it, as long as you can insist on Vivi rather than Viv as a shortening.

You can never insist on a diminutive - at least not after the first five years. Don’t use it if you can’t live with Viv.

My DD is Vivien. We love it and so does she