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I love all 4 names, to be honest. They're all to my tastes, which have generally favored royal and ancient-sounding (especially when I first became a "name nerd").

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Sabrina is probably my #1 favorite name, and the first one I would propose for a daughter of my own. I used to have Sabrina Vivian as a stock combo, but eventually decided that was a little "much" and settled on Sabrina Lily. While I still enjoy Vivian as either a middle or first name, in the first name slot I prefer the spelling Vivienne. (A friend from high school named her daughter this, though, so I feel like that's kind of off-limits for me, especially since I see their FB posts.)

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Olivia is a beautiful name, but it seems like every other mother in my generation has agreed and chosen it for their daughter, because I see little Olivias running around all the time now! So I can't use it, at least not as a first name.

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Claudia is the least common (among children) of the four, I think - and I would venture she'd be the most original choice for a daughter today. Claudia is a very strong name (basically the opposite of the etymological meaning) and doesn't fade into the background.

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My ranking (I guess):

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Sabrina
Claudia
Olivia
Vivian

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But I love them all.

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