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Help[Opinions] Re: V names from the Anglosphere
in reply to a message by Felie
Violet isn't just an old fashioned fave that has become boring (although it is that). It's a very international meaning, the violet flower. Tons of names mean literally just violet. Keep it, I'd say.
Vinnie / Vinny are dated, and still associated with a 20th-century unglamorous image of Italian-Americans, here in the US. Vincent is a classic name that is very usable, regardless. I like nn Vin for it. Or no nickname. People are also using Enzo quite a lot, and I consider it's becoming an Anglophone version of Vincent too.
Virgil is antiquated and has a very severe, rustic image. At worst, like an old time farmer character, austere, repressed. At best, sounds manly and virtuous. It's old enough that it could be used again, but would be striking, sort of like Agatha. I really like it, but it'd be weird to use, mainly because I am afraid people would shallowly associate the sound of it with the word virgin.
Vivian for a boy would confuse a lot of people where I live, because Vivian is and has been pretty popular for girls only, at least in living memory. But I like it slightly better for a guy than for a gal. I wouldn't put it on a list of top favorites for a baby, though. I don't like the possibility of nn Viv on a guy.
Other "anglospheric" V names I like: Victoria, Virginia, Vivica (the most popular English form of Viveka in the US, but it's still rare)
- mirfak
Vinnie / Vinny are dated, and still associated with a 20th-century unglamorous image of Italian-Americans, here in the US. Vincent is a classic name that is very usable, regardless. I like nn Vin for it. Or no nickname. People are also using Enzo quite a lot, and I consider it's becoming an Anglophone version of Vincent too.
Virgil is antiquated and has a very severe, rustic image. At worst, like an old time farmer character, austere, repressed. At best, sounds manly and virtuous. It's old enough that it could be used again, but would be striking, sort of like Agatha. I really like it, but it'd be weird to use, mainly because I am afraid people would shallowly associate the sound of it with the word virgin.
Vivian for a boy would confuse a lot of people where I live, because Vivian is and has been pretty popular for girls only, at least in living memory. But I like it slightly better for a guy than for a gal. I wouldn't put it on a list of top favorites for a baby, though. I don't like the possibility of nn Viv on a guy.
Other "anglospheric" V names I like: Victoria, Virginia, Vivica (the most popular English form of Viveka in the US, but it's still rare)
- mirfak
This message was edited 12/17/2021, 12:33 PM
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