Sylvie

amandajmiller23

What do you think of Sylvie for a girl?  I've been seeing it on different boards and I like it!

LJGWalker

bananers

I like it. I love French names.

Nanna

I prefer Sylvia unless you are honoring your own personal French heritage, and then I think Sylvie is ok.  Both versions are actually on my short list!

kbratton2king

Only as a nn for Sylvia which I'm not a fan of

Kadie331

It's nms but i've heard worse.

erinms

I love it.  I think Sylvia is dated, and Sylvie has the same classic feel but a bit updated.  Very romantic name, IMO.

fraglette

I love Sylvie.  I had a great grandmother named Sylvia and if I were going to honor her I would probably use Sylvie instead.

starlight8323

I ADORE Sylvia so much, that I couldn't bear to use something so close to it, without actually using it. Sylvie would make a great nickname for it though (pronounced SIL-vee).

I realize Sylvie is a legitimate full name in French (though it's pronounced seel-VEE there), but to me (an American), it comes across as just a cutesy nickname. (Though it is a nn I like very much.)

 I don't know if you are French, and really I don't care either way. (I'm not against using a name from a culture outside your heritage.) But I am curious to know how you would pronounce it? SIL-vee or seel-VEE?

iLikeSloths

kbratton2king:

Only as a nn for Sylvia which I'm not a fan of

This.  NMS, but I prefer Sylvia.

WifeofaMarine

NMS, but prefer Sylvia over Sylvie. 

plunderb

Like others, I prefer Sylvia or Silvia, but I like Sylvie, too. I think that Sylvia is ready for a comeback as an alternative to Sophia ? as is Sonia/Sonja.

And Ketch

I love it.  One of my favorites.  I think it is a fresher choice than Sophie these days.

lelekay

Love it!   I actually prefer it to Sylvia.

scoutkate

I would use it as a nn for Sylvia, and I think it's very cute!

starlight8323

plunderb:

I think that Sylvia is ready for a comeback.

Oh, do you really think so? >>does a happy dance<<

Hmm... let me see here...

>>runs off to check the SSA Popularity List<<

 muzak while you wait 

 

>>runs back as fast as possible, with the data in-hand<<

Okay, according to the SSA, it had been slowly, but steadily declining since the 1940s. But it's been holding steady in the 500-550 range for 10 years now. 

Additionally, the HYR would put a small pre-comeback at around 2010-2020, with a larger, fully-fledged comeback somewhere around 2030-2040.  

The best news is that according to THIS NAMEBERRY BLOG ENTRY, Sylvia is an honest-to-goodness classic. So by their definition, it spans all generations.

Taking all three of these things into consideration, I believe you are right! Sylvia does seem poised for a comeback.

>>continues happy dance<<

pamalerjean

SweetTurnip:

I like it! I actually like the sound of Sylie better than Sylvia.

 This.  But I'm really not into Sylvia at all.  Sylvie is cute.

hollyberry3333

Eaglefoot23:

plunderb:

I think that Sylvia is ready for a comeback.

Oh, do you really think so? >>does a happy dance<<

Hmm... let me see here...

>>runs off to check the SSA Popularity List<<

 muzak while you wait 

 

>>runs back as fast as possible, with the data in-hand<<

Okay, according to the SSA, it had been slowly, but steadily declining since the 1940s. But it's been holding steady in the 500-550 range for 10 years now. 

Additionally, the HYR would put a small pre-comeback at around 2010-2020, with a larger, fully-fledged comeback somewhere around 2030-2040.  

The best news is that according to THIS NAMEBERRY BLOG ENTRY, Sylvia is an honest-to-goodness classic. So by their definition, it spans all generations.

Taking all three of these things into consideration, I believe you are right! Sylvia does seem poised for a comeback.

>>continues happy dance<<

 

LOL

I kind of like it too!

zaramarie81

Love!

julyjennifer

I think Sylvie is nice.

CHI-06

I love love it!  Would have named my last daughter that if I could have gotten DH to agree!  I love it! 

ravenorchid

Love it - as a nn of Sylvia. We named our first baby Sylvia, but refer to her as Sylvie. I think it's beautiful, just not a fan of using nn as actual names.

718gemini

Love it!

LMS05

I prefer it over Sylvia. It's nice, but NMS.

sunnyday016

Like it!

pinkflipflops44

I like it!