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Re: Confirmed
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well i must say that they are a lot more normal than people were predicting, though i am extremely disappointed that they used Vivienne because now it's celebrity-tainted for future use.
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I actually totally agree about Vivienne now being celebrity-tainted, it was at the top of our list (though spelled Vivien) for our next daughter...but not anymore. I'd say it's gone the way of Violet, but we shall see.
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To me that's extremely harsh; the term "celebrity tainted". So what if a celebrity used the name? If you like the name, use it (if that's what you where planning on doing).
In this day and age there are literally thousands of "celebrities" due to reality-shows and the like. If we (the common mortals/non-celebrities) where to steer clear of every name used by a "celebrity" for their child there would be absolutely no names left for us to use...
Furthermore; Vivienne is a perfectly normal name; it isn't exactly Apple, Sunday or anything the like, which are names that you will automaticly associate with Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman/Keith Urban.
So in that sense I think the name Vivienne isn't "celebrity tainted" at all.
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check out Vivienne's chartswhere do you think it will debut next year? I am thinking mid to lower 900s, then shoot up next year to the mid 700's.
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I'm sure Vivienne will become more popular, but it'll hardly become the new Ava...
I'm not saying that Vivienne won't become more popular, however I took offence to the term "celebrity tainted" as if it was a bad thing that a celebrity actually gave their child a beautiful and normal name...
Whenever a celebrity gives their child a far-out name like Moxie Crimefighter or Pilot Inspektor or even a nicknameish name like Maddie Briann people are all up in arms; what I find interesting; if not odd, is that people are equally outraged when a celebrity baby is given a normal name like Angelina Jolie's little baby Vivienne.
I'm going off on a rant now, to which I apologize - I just become slightly annoyed by this "double standard" (in lack of a better word).
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I understand.It bugs me too.
Not too much I can say about this except I agree :P
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