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I think it's a really pretty name as well and I agree that it ages well, personally a favourite.

I dislike it. It's a little too smooth sounding and frilly for me. That being said, objectively it is a perfectly fine name and I don't find it offensive or repulsive in any way. Hearing about it being used triggers no real reaction in me. I think it will age as well as any other popular name that's not newly created, a bit like Susan or Helen these days.

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I agree. And it's got a good long tradition too - apart from the Shakespeare character, there's a distant aunt or maybe cousin of mine who was named Olivia in about 1905. She chose to go by Olive, but I wouldn't have! Especially since she was known as Ollie. Liv or Livvie would be so much nicer.

To be honest, I don't really get Olivia. I don't find it pretty at all...

I love Liv and Livvy, so I've kind of come to terms that to get to them Olivia is the most straight forward route. I like it but it's popularity does bother me personally. I agree that it is very pretty and does age well.

I love it! But it's too popular.

It's pretty...but not too pretty. I can see why it's so popular. It's played out now but it's one of the better top names

I was almost named Olivia in 1985. It wasn't popular nationally, but it's always gotten use in my hometown along with some other classic girls names like Amelia. I remember always bring grateful I didn't end up with Olivia because I thought it was a repulsive sounding name. I don't dislike it now as much as I did during childhood, but I still find it unappealing. I also dislike Lydia because it has that same sound. I like other really popular girl names much more: Emily, Emma, Isabel, even Lily.

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That said, I think it's a tasteful name, or at least it was before it became so common.

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I like it, it's a good classic name, but I wouldn't use it. A little too bland for my tastes!

I can see how it could hold a feminine charm for some. For me, it always looks like a gussied up form of Olive, and I tend to categorize olives with other foods like pears, apples, bananas, pickles, etc...

It's okay, but only just okay. It has a cold, slick quality to it that is off-putting to me.

Of all the names that have had the #1 spot, this one is my favourite I think (or at least recently!)

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It is a shame it is being overused, but the reason it is is because it's such a lovely name. It's not at all surprising lots of people want to use it.

I think it's my favorite of the very conventional names right now. More than Isabella... Sophia sometimes bests it because of meaning. I just think it's so pretty to look at. Miles better than mealy nasty Amelia.

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I think that parents think it ages well, but in 45 years it won't seem like that anymore...

In principle, I like it. I love the nn Olive and Liv. But it's so popular, which makes it boring.

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I love Livia, though.

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Yes, I like it a lot. If popularity didn't bother me, I'd consider it.

It's mine. When I first became interested in names, it bothered me to know it was so popular, especially because a lot of baby name websites seem to be so anti-popular names. So I felt kind of guilty for having such a popular name. Yes, I know that sounds like an overreaction. Either way, I've grown to love my name. :)

Yup, it is pretty and it does age well. I like it. But popularity does bother me a lot, so I'd never use it and I find it a bit boring.

I also feel like Olivia ages well. I could see it on any age of woman.

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I feel like it is similar to Julia in that is familiar, but in the past it hasn't been so overused that it is dated.

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I like it, but I don't think I like it enough to use it personally.

I agree, it's nice.
I prefer both Olive and Livia, though.