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My second dd is Victoria Brooke so naturally, I love Victoria. We had planned to call her Tori but have instead called her Brooke. She told me one day that had we called her Tori, she wouldn't have been happy with that since it's so girlish. She would have rather been called Toria which surprised me. After thinking about it, Toria is nice too and I've only heard of one in my entire life. I like Tora too. I guess if I had to rate the nns for Victoria, I'd say Tora, Toria and Tory (I prefer this spelling now), however, my fave could change on a given day. My dd hates Vicky (she has been called Icky Vicky by her friends in a good-natured way but she still hates that). I have to say I agree; I'm not feeling the Vicky love either. Another nn I've heard of is Vita. I'm not sure how I feel about that one.

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Victoria is classic, elegant yet completely approachable. The nns are spunky. It's a win/win for me. Some days I wish my dh and I had called our dd Victoria / Tory, Tora, etc.