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HelpRe: Miriam, Bianca, Vivian, Eliana or Viviana? (more)
in reply to a message by Perrine
I like Miriam. After Mary it's probably my favourite Mary name.
Bianca ... it's better than Blanche, I will say that for it, and also better than Scarlett, Indigo etc, but it just doesn't convince me at all. And I've heard the middle syllable sounding like An and Un, and neither is attractive.
Eliana. So long and lumpy. I'm afraid I can't follow you there, especially when there's Elinor / Eleanor as a really beautiful alternative.
Vivian and Viviana: OK, Viviana is out immediately on length alone. In an English-speaking environment anyway - can't answer for other places. Vivian looks wrong for a girl; I know it's hardly used for boys so it probably shouldn't matter, but to me it does. The usual form where I live is Vivienne, which I don't like either because it looks so French but never gets the French pronunciation. I actually do like Vivien quite a lot; it combines liveliness and elegance.
I wouldn't use either Vivien or Miriam, unless I had as many daughters as a herring. But only because there are so many names that I enjoy more.
Bianca ... it's better than Blanche, I will say that for it, and also better than Scarlett, Indigo etc, but it just doesn't convince me at all. And I've heard the middle syllable sounding like An and Un, and neither is attractive.
Eliana. So long and lumpy. I'm afraid I can't follow you there, especially when there's Elinor / Eleanor as a really beautiful alternative.
Vivian and Viviana: OK, Viviana is out immediately on length alone. In an English-speaking environment anyway - can't answer for other places. Vivian looks wrong for a girl; I know it's hardly used for boys so it probably shouldn't matter, but to me it does. The usual form where I live is Vivienne, which I don't like either because it looks so French but never gets the French pronunciation. I actually do like Vivien quite a lot; it combines liveliness and elegance.
I wouldn't use either Vivien or Miriam, unless I had as many daughters as a herring. But only because there are so many names that I enjoy more.
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