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Help[Opinions] Lavinia
I think about this name a lot, and I am back and forth on it; I can't decide if it's over-the-top or just enough. I am not sure if it's stylish or a faded Victorian relic. What is your opinion? Would you use it as a first name or only a middle name? Would you prefer never to use it as long as you live? If you have an optimal combo that you love/like that uses Lavinia, what is it?
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Could not love this name more. Exquisite!
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Meant to add that I love the nn Vinny!
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I adore it! Its baroque majesty deserves to coruscate in the primary slot; in other words, no one puts Lavinia in a corner.
Some optimal combos:
Lavinia Hester
Lavinia Rosemary
Lavinia Judith
Lavinia Constance
Some optimal combos:
Lavinia Hester
Lavinia Rosemary
Lavinia Judith
Lavinia Constance
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It would be pretty, but reminds me too much of the word "lavatory", especially with the nn Lavvy. I feel the same way about Lavender.
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I like it, but not enough to use it.
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I love Lavinia and I don't think it's over the top. I knew a girl named Lavinia when I was in college.
I'd hesitate to use it as a first name, however, because I wouldn't want her to be called Vinnie. I don't recall that the Lavinia I knew was ever called Vinnie, but still, I believe that a first name should not be used if any nicknames for it are disliked. It's always a possibility. There are people who insist on calling others by nicknames.
It's definitely not stylish, but whether or not you'd call it faded or a relic would be a matter of opinion and not fact. Both of those adjectives are negative. Neither one comes to my mind when I think of the name Lavinia. I think elegant and vintage.
I would definitely consider it as a middle name, but probably only with a one syllable first name.
I'd hesitate to use it as a first name, however, because I wouldn't want her to be called Vinnie. I don't recall that the Lavinia I knew was ever called Vinnie, but still, I believe that a first name should not be used if any nicknames for it are disliked. It's always a possibility. There are people who insist on calling others by nicknames.
It's definitely not stylish, but whether or not you'd call it faded or a relic would be a matter of opinion and not fact. Both of those adjectives are negative. Neither one comes to my mind when I think of the name Lavinia. I think elegant and vintage.
I would definitely consider it as a middle name, but probably only with a one syllable first name.
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