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Olivia vs. Alivia

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I am starting to see alot of Alivias.
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Re: Olivia vs. Alivia

  • MandyWesMandyWes member
    I've seen a lot of Olivia's but I like that spelling better than Alivia.
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  • ValentineBBValentineBB member
    I prefer Olivia.
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  • LyssapeeLyssapee member
    imageValentineBB:
    I prefer Olivia.
    This.  Alivia looks wrong to me.
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  • ubermooseubermoose

    imageteakum:
    I am starting to see alot of Alivias.

     

    I know... what's up with that. I think Olivia is great, but Alivia is a ridiculous spelling. My computer hates it, too, apparently.

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  • TUGOsQueenTUGOsQueen member

    Alivia looks ridiculous.

    I've also seen just Livia which seems a little off too.

    From a teacher's perspective, stick to the normal spellig to help out your kid not having to explain their name!

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  • MrsCFBMrsCFB member

    imageLyssapee:
    imageValentineBB:
    I prefer Olivia.
    This.  Alivia looks wrong to me.

    agreed.

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  • rc1276rc1276 member

    Alivia makes me either think:

    a) It's pronounced "A-LIVE-ia"

    b) of Activia yogurt

    Olivia all the way! 

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  • emolee84emolee84 member

    imageValentineBB:
    I prefer Olivia.

    Yes

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  • QuizzleQuizzle

    Olivia is much much better.

     

    I so also like just Livia, but it's an old, classic name.

     

    Alivia makes me sort of think of Saliva.

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  • SueandSteveSueandSteve
    I think we all obviously know my choice!  I hate phonetic-y/odd spellings...major, major pet peeve that's totally NMS.
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    Alivia looks made up to me, and also makes me think of Activia.
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  • cassiediannecassiedianne member
    imagerc1276:

    Alivia makes me either think:

    a) It's pronounced "A-LIVE-ia"

    b) of Activia yogurt

    Olivia all the way! 

    LOL... yes I definitely agree with Olivia

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member

    imageSueandSteve:
    I think we all obviously know my choice!  I hate phonetic-y/odd spellings...major, major pet peeve that's totally NMS.

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  • etoussaetoussa
    Olivia
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  • mybobblemybobble
    I prefer the traditional spelling. Im noticing alot of youneek spellings of Olivia lately.
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  • Emie28Emie28 member

    Heck forget Olivia and Alivia.

    I think that Uhliveeuh is way more super special and youneek!!!!!!1!!!!!1

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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    Alivia looks ridiculous. 
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  • Harms80Harms80 member
    Alivia = I really like the name Olivia but don't want my child to have the same name as everyone else so I'll just change one letter.  NMS.
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  • iowagirl73iowagirl73 member
    I've never seen Olivia spelled Alivia.  I like it being spelled Olivia better.
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  • MelCfromMNMelCfromMN member
    I have to disagree with everyone on this one. I love Alivia, where I live people pronounce Olivia like Oh-livia not Ah-livia. If you don't like the Oh sound,its a nice alternative. Plus my best friend just had a baby Alivia and she's really cute. But you will have to tell people Alivia with an A I suppose.
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  • mrsclose422mrsclose422

    Olivia- don't make your child spell her name everytime she says it.

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  • cupcake_queencupcake_queen
    Olivia
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  • bim38106bim38106 member

    Olivia

    To be perfectly honest, when I first saw the name Alivia on some list somewhere else, my initial reaction was that some really uneducated idiot didn't know how to spell! But I have seen it a few times since then, and I'm totally not saying that's what I think of anyone who likes it.. it was just my first reaction to seeing that name.

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  • DarcyLongfellowDarcyLongfellow member
    Olivia is a classic name. Alivia just makes the parents look like they don't know how to spell.
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  • Brittany FreyBoxBrittany FreyBox member

    I know someone who named their baby Elivia.

    Alivia

    Elivia

    Olivia

    What about Ilivia or Uhlivia? Just to get all the vowels in there. 

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  • EmmaBrookeEmmaBrooke
    Olivia, definately.  Alivia just looks like you're trying too hard.  If you want a name that is different, don't pick one that is so trendy.  This is one of my biggest pet peeves.
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  • Brittany FreyBoxBrittany FreyBox member

    imageEmmaBrooke:
    Olivia, definately.  Alivia just looks like you're trying too hard.  If you want a name that is different, don't pick one that is so trendy.  This is one of my biggest pet peeves.

    Agreed. The name Olivia just drives me nuts, and Alivia is just a sad attempt to be original.

    It seems  like there should be no reason to discuss the name Olivia it at all. Obviously people like it because its number one. So people that post "should I name my baby _______ or Olivia?" really just need to ask themselves "do I want my kid to have the same name as everyone else or not?"

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  • Shell24Shell24 member

    I have a friend from work who named her DD Alivia.  She decided on that spelling because she didn't want her DD's name pronounced with a long O sound at the beginning.  Now, when I say Olivia I don't make it a point to say it with the long O but apparently she asked a TON of people and most said it that way, so she went with the A. 

    For the most part it's just a spelling, but I totally prefer the O to the A.

    She must have been ahead of her time...her DD is already 2 1/2  :)

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