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Help[Opinions] V names from the Anglosphere
Hi !!!
My PNL of names from the Anglosphere nearly reached 500 names.
I'm trying manage it.
What about these V names?
Vinnie / Vinny (m)
Virgil
Vivian (m only, like Dorian, Fabian ...)
Merits and flaws of each one.
Violet is an old-fave that has become boring.
Can you suggest me any feminine name?
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
My PNL of names from the Anglosphere nearly reached 500 names.
I'm trying manage it.
What about these V names?
Vinnie / Vinny (m)
Virgil
Vivian (m only, like Dorian, Fabian ...)
Merits and flaws of each one.
Violet is an old-fave that has become boring.
Can you suggest me any feminine name?
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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I don't like Vinnie / Vinny. The actual sound is fine, but in a more abstract way it sounds a little sleazy to me, like a mobster? I used to know a not very friendly Doberman named it. Vince and Vincent seem nicer.
I've recently started liking Virgil, although I think in the US it maybe has a split personality. On one hand, I get a scholarly introvert vibe: kind of like I do from Isaac, Gaius, Evander; on the other hand, it seems almost comically plebeian or rough (like Cletus is stereotypically hillbilly, or think Homer from the Simpsons, or a gunslinger name like Wyatt was before it got popular)
Vivian as masculine is ok but would seem a little intentionally effeminate in the US...or maybe it's just old-fashioned, elite, and theatrical seeming. I think of Oscar Wilde and the movie My Fair Lady, in association with the vibe I think it has. I feel like Valentin and Julian are similar, and I'd prefer seeing those.
I like Verbena and Veda.
I have a great-aunt Vernelle. It's an old-fashioned fad name (randomly adding *el to names was a thing in the US, especially in the early 1900s), but I always thought it was cool.
I've recently started liking Virgil, although I think in the US it maybe has a split personality. On one hand, I get a scholarly introvert vibe: kind of like I do from Isaac, Gaius, Evander; on the other hand, it seems almost comically plebeian or rough (like Cletus is stereotypically hillbilly, or think Homer from the Simpsons, or a gunslinger name like Wyatt was before it got popular)
Vivian as masculine is ok but would seem a little intentionally effeminate in the US...or maybe it's just old-fashioned, elite, and theatrical seeming. I think of Oscar Wilde and the movie My Fair Lady, in association with the vibe I think it has. I feel like Valentin and Julian are similar, and I'd prefer seeing those.
I like Verbena and Veda.
I have a great-aunt Vernelle. It's an old-fashioned fad name (randomly adding *el to names was a thing in the US, especially in the early 1900s), but I always thought it was cool.
This message was edited 12/17/2021, 2:59 PM
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Violet isn't just an old fashioned fave that has become boring (although it is that). It's a very international meaning, the violet flower. Tons of names mean literally just violet. Keep it, I'd say.
Vinnie / Vinny are dated, and still associated with a 20th-century unglamorous image of Italian-Americans, here in the US. Vincent is a classic name that is very usable, regardless. I like nn Vin for it. Or no nickname. People are also using Enzo quite a lot, and I consider it's becoming an Anglophone version of Vincent too.
Virgil is antiquated and has a very severe, rustic image. At worst, like an old time farmer character, austere, repressed. At best, sounds manly and virtuous. It's old enough that it could be used again, but would be striking, sort of like Agatha. I really like it, but it'd be weird to use, mainly because I am afraid people would shallowly associate the sound of it with the word virgin.
Vivian for a boy would confuse a lot of people where I live, because Vivian is and has been pretty popular for girls only, at least in living memory. But I like it slightly better for a guy than for a gal. I wouldn't put it on a list of top favorites for a baby, though. I don't like the possibility of nn Viv on a guy.
Other "anglospheric" V names I like: Victoria, Virginia, Vivica (the most popular English form of Viveka in the US, but it's still rare)
Vinnie / Vinny are dated, and still associated with a 20th-century unglamorous image of Italian-Americans, here in the US. Vincent is a classic name that is very usable, regardless. I like nn Vin for it. Or no nickname. People are also using Enzo quite a lot, and I consider it's becoming an Anglophone version of Vincent too.
Virgil is antiquated and has a very severe, rustic image. At worst, like an old time farmer character, austere, repressed. At best, sounds manly and virtuous. It's old enough that it could be used again, but would be striking, sort of like Agatha. I really like it, but it'd be weird to use, mainly because I am afraid people would shallowly associate the sound of it with the word virgin.
Vivian for a boy would confuse a lot of people where I live, because Vivian is and has been pretty popular for girls only, at least in living memory. But I like it slightly better for a guy than for a gal. I wouldn't put it on a list of top favorites for a baby, though. I don't like the possibility of nn Viv on a guy.
Other "anglospheric" V names I like: Victoria, Virginia, Vivica (the most popular English form of Viveka in the US, but it's still rare)
This message was edited 12/17/2021, 12:33 PM
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I just can't get onboard with any of those. Violet is too close to violent. It just sounds harsh. Vinnie/Vinny just watch a movie called My Cousin Vinny. It's terrible and funny at the same time but it can really sour the name. Also sounds like be might be in the Mob. Virgil is just too dated for me. Yes, I know Vivian started as a man's name but I just can't take it seriously as a man's name. Of these, Virgil is best in my opinion.
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Vinnie and Vinny: OK as nns for Vincent, which I quite like. Not as independent names.
Virgil doesn't happen where I live; my New Year's resolution is going to be: Read the Aeneid, but I would hesitate to name a child Virgil.
Vivian unfortunately sounds like Vivien, which I love for girls. And it's unique really, because most people here use Vivienne as a girl name, pronouncing it like Vivian or Vivien; and Vivien and Vivian get used for girls too. So it's a bit of a minefield, really.
I prefer Viola to Violet, which I find bland and sentimental.
I like Vanessa a lot; perhaps from personal experience.
Victor as a m name is a bit ambitious but I like it enough to use as a mn. I would use Vickie rather than Victoria for a girl because I've got a good friend whose only name it is: OK, she's Vickie Patricia, but not Victoria.
I think I'd like Veronica more if it didn't shorten to Vera and Ronnie.
My SIL is Valerie, always known as Val. It's very dated; perhaps due for a return?
I like Verity; it's one of my favourite virtue names. In a book once, there was a character named Verily, which I didn't like and don't.
I've known a couple of people named Verna; it's also dated I think, and I don't like the -er- sound so I don't like Vernon either.
Virgil doesn't happen where I live; my New Year's resolution is going to be: Read the Aeneid, but I would hesitate to name a child Virgil.
Vivian unfortunately sounds like Vivien, which I love for girls. And it's unique really, because most people here use Vivienne as a girl name, pronouncing it like Vivian or Vivien; and Vivien and Vivian get used for girls too. So it's a bit of a minefield, really.
I prefer Viola to Violet, which I find bland and sentimental.
I like Vanessa a lot; perhaps from personal experience.
Victor as a m name is a bit ambitious but I like it enough to use as a mn. I would use Vickie rather than Victoria for a girl because I've got a good friend whose only name it is: OK, she's Vickie Patricia, but not Victoria.
I think I'd like Veronica more if it didn't shorten to Vera and Ronnie.
My SIL is Valerie, always known as Val. It's very dated; perhaps due for a return?
I like Verity; it's one of my favourite virtue names. In a book once, there was a character named Verily, which I didn't like and don't.
I've known a couple of people named Verna; it's also dated I think, and I don't like the -er- sound so I don't like Vernon either.
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I like Vincent, Victor, Vivienne, Vanessa, Victoria
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Keep Vinnie, discard the rest.
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