Genevieve

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Not pregnant or ttc but loving this name at the moment. Is it a bit too much for a non French child? Any opinions please!

I love it.It's beautiful.And no need for a nickname imho.

It's lovely and romantic.

Love it

I think it is quite nice and unusual, but you will have to be prepared for the fact it will get shortened.

Oh Genevieve, sweet Genevieve, the days may come, the days may go... Does anyone know that song?

will she like lance? a lot?

The song is sung (and played) during the film of the same name with Kenneth More, and that lady who I always think is Hannah Gorden but isn't. It's about a car in the vintage London to Brighton car race. The car is called Genevieve. And I love the film, and the car.

As a name I love it, DH isn't so keen, and I am realising that it is becoming quite popular now. I like Evie as a shortening.

I love the name Genevieve

Genevieve

Dinah Sheridan, that's the lady.

Sorry, that link was to the film summary.

I adore it - classic, elegant, and yet can be shortened to make it more informal. It's on my 'hypothetical as yet' shortlist.

Is it really becoming popular silver fox? I would have thought it is a little too long/ frilly/ French for most people to actually use. I guess it has just received a nearly 100% positive response on here though!
Maybe I will do another thread to see popularity later.

Hey! Nothing wrong with Jenny!

A girl at work is called Genevene and it doesn't get shortened whereas my name (Jennifer) gets shorter the older I get! I was Jennifer when I started school, then Jenny, now everyone calls me Jen!

I have a friend who's DD is Genevieve, but I didn't realise for months as she shortens it to Evie. I assumed Evie was Evelyn... I think Genevieve is a lovely name.

I know three and their nns are Vee, Viv, and Viva. I liked the last nn a lot. They're all different ages. One has an Italian surname but the others are Anglo. It doesn't seem to be a name that's ever the flavour of the month, but it's not so unusual and unknown that people are left blank-faced at the mention of it.