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My middle dd is named Victoria Brooke. My dh always wanted to call her Victoria and I always liked Brooke. The funny thing is that for the last five years or so, the family still has called her Brooke, however, she has introduced herself to everyone else (professors, employers, etc.) as Victoria. Part of the reason was that some people would insist on calling her Victoria (rather than Brooke) so she stopped trying to fight it. Now she loves it (both the sound of it and how professional it sounds) and I'm glad for I wish we had called her Victoria as well (or Toria, Tori or even Tora). I don't think the nn Vicky is inevitable although her friends in high school called her Icky Vicky for a time. It was all in jest, lol, and even I have to admit it's pretty funny.

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As for me, I love how Victoria looks written down. I love how it sounds. I love its tie to history (the Roman goddess of victory and the English queen) and how timeless it is. As a plus, there never have been that many girls named Victoria in my dd's classes. In fact, I can only think of one and she used the full name.

This message was edited 3/7/2014, 7:52 PM