Spelling Vivienne

Re: Spelling Vivienne

• catahoulatte member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  To me, Vivienne is pronounced differently than Vivian. Vivie-EN vs VIVie-Ahn.
  

                                     
      
       
  
  
  

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• Helenahhandbasket member

  April 2014

  I know they are pronounced differently, but for the life of me I can't get them to sound different (when I say them out loud).

   

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• pipeTsquared member

  April 2014

  Yes originally Vivian was male but that is like roman times. It has been a female name (via unisex) for a long time now. One of those names that has been around for so long you will find it is both

  
  

  I also like Vivien.

  I think I prefer the way Vivian is said

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• lauralew member

  April 2014

  Helenahhandbasket said:

  I know they are pronounced differently, but for the life of me I can't get them to sound different (when I say them out loud).

  This. Completely. Like I get how they should be pronounced differently, but it takes a lot of effort for me to do it/hear it. I'm currently sitting here saying both over and over trying to pronounce each correctly.

  
  

    

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• MandMLeona member

  April 2014

  Hmm.  I guess this is where living in the boonies is getting me in trouble.  I've never heard this name pronounced in a way other than VIVI-ehn.  Similarly with LILI-ehn...regardless of the spelling.

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• macchiatto member

  April 2014

  I agree it depends on how you want to pronounce it. 

  I knew one male Vivian once. He was from South Africa; he's around 50 now. So it's not completely dead yet as a unisex name.

  I like the look of Vivienne better but prefer the sound of Vivian. If it were me, I'd probably go with Vivian but they're both lovely.

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• NerdyLucy member

  April 2014

  I prefer Vivian as a first name and Vivienne as a middle name because of the emphasis on different syllables. 

  For example, I would use Vivian if I wanted to name my daughter Vivian Margaret, due the emphasis on Viv-, but I would use Margaret Vivienne because of the emphasis on -enne.

   

  I'm only bringing this up because it's something to consider when decided which name (spelling/pronunication) to use.  You have to think about how you plan on saying it and how you want it to sound to others.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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