WDYT of Sylvia?

Wifey2007 · August 2010

My husband came home yesterday and was kind of excited about naming our little girl Sylvia and calling her Sylvie. I think it's sweet but I know it's such an old name. What do you think?

KeriMichaelMarie · August 2010

love it! I know a 1 year old with this name. Super cute!

katiemac12345 · August 2010

It is sweet... but it makes me think of Sylvia Plath. Sylvie is very cute!

k*princess · August 2010

I had a beautiful boss named Sylvia. She still wasn't enough to get the 'old lady' thing out of my head. I just cannot see this name on anything but old women, and that turns me off of the name. I mean, it isn't awful and I suppose I can see the appeal of it... I just wouldn't do it.

lovemytwoboys · August 2010

Honestly? I think it's horrible.

dana1318a · August 2010

I don't love it, but I like it much more than some of today's trendier names

HappyMrsK · August 2010

dana1318a:
I don't love it, but I like it much more than some of today's trendier names

This.

cokt · August 2010

I love it, especially with the nn Sylvie. Adorable and it grows up well.

joanithegreat · August 2010

I love it!

jenvalet · August 2010

I really like Sylvie, but not so much Sylvia.

ausx · August 2010

I like it. Sylivie is a very cute nickname. It reminds me of a French girl or something.

ausx · August 2010

I like it. I think that Sylvie is a cute nickname. It reminds me of a French girl or something.

braveangel2 · August 2010

Old names just need one young face to wear it, and it often becomes young again...this one might be a perfect 100-year-rule candidate.

And personally, I try to like this name. I has some nice qualities (500s on SSA names, nice meaning, historical etc) but all I see is saliva. It's much better than Sylvie, but just not my style.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/sylvia

https://www.behindthename.com/name/silvia

MrsRoy07 · August 2010

I really like it!! Sylvie is really cute, and I think it's a good alternative to Sophia/Sophie.

TheSkimmy · August 2010

I love it!!

forensicmama · August 2010

Old names nowadays are becoming really popular to use. My daughter's first name is a traditional name and her middle name is Daisy. Lucy and Eleanor are on my list for the next baby as well as Kathryn. SYLVIA is a beautiful name and I've seen a few kids on the internet being named Sylvia. I also grew up with a Sylvia (I'm 25), so it isn't "too old" at all!

Congratulations on your daughter - your little Sylvie!

Rangergal9 · August 2010

I think of an old lady, specifically my bff's grandmother.

meganbear · August 2010

I had a dream the other night that DH and I had a little girl named Sylvia! I love it.

kimb2d · August 2010

HappyMrsK:

dana1318a:
I don't love it, but I like it much more than some of today's trendier names

This.

I would have to go with this. It is NMS.

anna7602 · August 2010

I love it. It's my middle name and for a while in grade school, I insisted my parents call me Sylvia instead of my first name. Currently, I use my mn more than most people do.

I don't like using family names and that's the only reason I wouldn't have considered it for DD. I have a friend who recently named his daughter Sylvia and I was a little sad that I'll never use the name myself. I like it that much.

anna7602 · August 2010

I just read through all the responses after posting my own. I have to laugh sometimes at the notion of "old lady" names. It's so cultural. I know quite a few younger Hispanic Sylvia/Silvias- women who are in their 20s and 30s. I have never thought of it as an old lady name.

clairej · August 2010

Your husband totally stole my idea. I love it.

Chels0504 · August 2010

Love Sylvie, don't love Sylvia

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