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Victoria

This is a difficult choice for me. Both are family names that I love. My own middle name is a variation of one of them. If I had to choose, maybe I'd go with Victoria.

I prefer Josephine. But, I think that Josephine Victoria would be a nice combination. I prefer the nickname Josie to Tori, but I like both.

Victoria

I like Joseph, nn Joe, for boys and men. Josephine seems to shorten to Jody nowadays, which I heartily dislike; I'm not that fond of Josie either, but it's an improvement.

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I'd be happy with Victoria. I'd use Vickie IRL, because that is what my friend's parents named her (and bickered ever after because her father registered the birth and used the Vickie spelling which her mother didn't prefer). Also, using Vickie would save its bearer from the terrible fate of having the nn Tory. With UK politics being in the state they are, Tory should be avoided at all costs.

Josephine

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:)

Josephine, only because I don’t like any nickname for Victoria.

Josephine

Josephine.

Josephine! Always just preferred it. Perhaps because it seems much more approachable. Victoria is your stereotypical "mean girl", made worse by the go-to nickname of Vickie/Vicky. Tori/Tory are fine however. Plus I adore the adorableness of Josie from Josephine. 🙂

Josephine. Victoria has been tainted for me by a horrible girl in my primary school class who bullied me for five years.

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That being said, I prefer Joanna on Josephine (spelt Johanna because I’m a die-hard Hunger Games fan who would name my kids Primrose and Rue in heartbeat)