Children’s names too pretentious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stick with what you’ve picked and use GinGin for the nickname.

So Genevieve will go by Viv and Vivienne will go by GinGin?

Or are you saying they should tell Genevieve they are changing her name and giving it to her new sister?

Not sure which one I think is more ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Evangeline and call her Evie.

[Anonymous]

Elizabeth
Victoria
Josephine
Juliette
Mireille

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these names are hard core wanna be. OP mom is probably really into Kate spade and Pinterest. Or, maybe she is an instagram influencer? These names are the Kimberly and Stephanie of this generation. Stop trying so hard, it’s embarrassing for you.

My daughter is Genevieve and Stephanie is one of my favorite names! It’s like a more cool version of Sophie. It just didn’t go with my last name.

[Anonymous]

Beautiful names.

[Anonymous]

Mireille

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Sounds pharmaceutical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Any other 80s/90s kids learn French through the Mireille and Robert stories? I think it was French in Action.

My flag on that name is most of my American classmates couldnt get the pronunciation down properly; they would say meer-eh. The french had a little inflection on the end of the first syllable that i cant really describe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Any other 80s/90s kids learn French through the Mireille and Robert stories? I think it was French in Action.

My flag on that name is most of my American classmates couldnt get the pronunciation down properly; they would say meer-eh. The french had a little inflection on the end of the first syllable that i cant really describe.

I’m the PP who wrote Mireille in the list above — yes, I heard it on French in Action, which I used to watch religiously!! (And then became a major Francophile, speak French and majored in French lit.) I love that name so much! I agree that Mireille is quite hard to say correctly so maybe it’s a nonstarter.

Mirabelle or Mirabella is nice and easy to say in the U.S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

I suggested the name because I have a friend with the same name. I don’t think it’s hard to pronounce once you hear it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stick with what you’ve picked and use GinGin for the nickname.

That is awful. Also, there is already a Genevieve, and she is already called Viv.

How crappy would it be to have your name that your parents call you changed so that a new baby could have it. Especially if you then got called "GinGin."

[Anonymous]

Delphine would work with your other names

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Sounds pharmaceutical.

It sounds like an IUD.

Change Genevieve’s nickname to Ginny. Name new baby Vivienne nn Viv. Easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Sounds pharmaceutical.

It sounds like an IUD.

Change Genevieve’s nickname to Ginny. Name new baby Vivienne nn Viv. Easy.

Seriously? Do you realize how silly that sounds?

“Sorry kid. I know you are used to answering to Ginny and that people know you as Ginny and you may have even started to spell Ginny. But you will have to go by a new name because we want to give your name to the new baby.”

I’m sure that won’t cause any confusion or resentment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mireille

Sounds pharmaceutical.

It sounds like an IUD.

Change Genevieve’s nickname to Ginny. Name new baby Vivienne nn Viv. Easy.

Seriously? Do you realize how silly that sounds?

“Sorry kid. I know you are used to answering to Ginny and that people know you as Ginny and you may have even started to spell Ginny. But you will have to go by a new name because we want to give your name to the new baby.”

I’m sure that won’t cause any confusion or resentment.

*not Ginny, but Viv. You all know what I meant.