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Vivian

I prefer Vivienne. In English, I pronounce them all the same, but Vivienne just looks classier and feminine to me. I believe that in French, they are all pronounced differently. Vivien is a masculine name in France, and it used to be male in England too. In France it would be pronounced (Vee-vee-OWn), while Vivienne would be pronounced (vee-vee-EN).

I pronounce them all the same.

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Elaina Vivienne looks the nicest by far, imo.

Yes, I pronounce them all the same. Okay, when I speak French or visit French relatives, then I pronounce Vivienne/Vivien the French way (I have a distant relative with the name Vivien (male)) but otherwise I pronounce them the English way. I think it would be kind of weird to pronounce Vivienne the French way in an English speaking country when all the other French names (Nicole, Jacqueline) get the English pronunciation.

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I dislike Vivian, the A sticks out of the name and it looks not as elegant as the other two.

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Vivien is fine, but it bothers me that's it's a boys name in France. So my favorite is Vivienne, it looks elegant and feminine.

This message was edited 5/23/2009, 12:06 AM

I pronounce them all the same, and prefer Elaina Vivienne (though I'd like Elena Vivienne even better!).

Eliana Vivienne

I pronounce them all the same. I prefer the Vivien spelling. It seems more feminine than Vivian, but Vivienne is overdoing it.

I pronounce Vivienne "viv-e-EN", the others I pronounce "VIV-ee-en".

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I prefer Elaina Vivienne.

I prefer Elaina Vivienne.

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I pronounce Vivian and Vivien the same, but Vivienne is different from them.

Vivienne- it is the classiest and most feminine spelling. Elaina Vivienne is lovely.

Vivienne

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Yes, I pronounce them all the same.

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Vivienne is my favourite by far. It's so elegant.

Vivian/Vivienne/Vivien

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All three spellings are nice, but Elaina Vivien and Elaina Vivienne look a bit better than Elaina Vivian. I think I like Elaina Vivien the most.

I pronounce Vivian and Vivien the same way. Once I found out that traditionally Vivian was male and Vivien was female, I settled on the Vivien spelling for a girl. The Vivien Leigh association is a plus.

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Vivienne, on the other hand, I tend to use the French "viv-ee-ENN" pronunciation for. I use the English pronunciaiton for Adrienne, so I don't know why my brain doesn't do the same for Vivienne. And I wouldn't think twice if I heard Vivienne being pronounced the same as Vivian / Vivien. It's just an odd quirk in my mind.

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As for which one I would use as a mn for Elaina (prefer Elena), I suppose Vivien. Elaina looks very English to me so Vivien fits the bill. I reserve Vivian for boys only.

Definitely Elaina Vivienne. Elaina Vivian would look weird with the a's and the i's and I don't like the spelling Vivien.
Yes, I do say all of then roughly the same way.