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Vivienne or Juliette?
We've agreed on these two names for our possible baby girl. Boy named decided. Which do you prefer? Is Vivienne getting too popular? Thx!
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Vivienne, definitelyjjjj
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I love them both, although I prefer Juliet spelled this wa y, rather than Juliette.I think Juliette is slightly better than Vivienne, but I do really like both. Neither of them are too popular in my experience.
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I prefer Vivienne. Juliette is pretty, but a bit too frilly for me.
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JulietteBut my real preference is for is Vivien or Vivian, followed by Juliet, then Juliette, and way, way in the back, so far off you can barely see it--Vivienne.Whether Vivienne is too popular depends on your own tolerance levels. I would call both Vivienne and Juliette familiar but not overly common.
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Juliette
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I'd say Vivienne, unless you spell Juliette as Juliet. I'm not a fan of the -ette ending, but Juliet is gorgeous. If it were Juliet it would win hands-down.
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Juliette's kind of frilly.
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Juliette but I think Juliet looks much nicer.

This message was edited 5/19/2013, 11:39 AM

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I prefer Juliet as a mn, because I find Julie trite and bland and unavoidable. Vivienne seems dated to me, but once again I prefer Vivien. Can't see the point of using a French spelling and an English pronunciation!So, in your place, I'd go for Vivien Juliet.
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I think Vivienne will keep getting more and more popular, but it won't enter the top 100 for a couple of years (if ever).
It's a great name and I don't think it's getting too popular. Juliette would perhaps get confused with Juliet as well. So I'm voting for Vivienne.
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Vivienne. Juliette is too delicate, IMO.
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Both names are beautiful, but, as I do love V names, I prefer Vivienne. Something about the combination of V's and N's and the "enne" ending appeal to me. I also prefer the more stripped down Juliet spelling over Juliette, as well.
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Definitely Vivienne /nt/
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I love both. The 'enne' of Vivienne is especially lovely to me while I much prefer the less fussy Juliet. Overall, I like Juliet / Juliette better. You can't go wrong here.
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Neither of them appeal massively. Vivienne was my late grandma's name and for that reason alone it is on my list as a middle name. Juliet spelt anyway is unbelievably tragic and I, for one, can just not shake off the Shakespeare association.
So... Vivienne :)
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I'd go with Vivienne. I don't know for sure but I'd suspect Juliette is more popular. I prefer Vivienne because of 2 main reasons: 1. Lady of the Lake vs. Juliet: one is clearly a cooler (and less teenage-hormonal :P) character! and 2. The "ette" in Juliette is too frilly. Only a VERY girly person could pull it off. "enne" is more versatile and subtle. Plus, Vi and Vivi are cool nicknames.
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Out of the two I prefer Vivienne. Juliet (that spelling) would be my choice, but it's not an option, so Vivienne it is.
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VivienneI just checked the popularity stats for Vivienne and I was pretty shocked to see how quickly it's rising in popularity. Before seeing that, I would've said that it's not getting too popular at all because I have yet to hear of any babies with this name (besides Angelina Jolie's daughter). Regardless of its recent spike in popularity, I still like it well enough. I can't help but think that Juliette is a little bit pretentious sounding. Especially that spelling.
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Thanks all-I'm a girly frilly girl myself love French names. I could possibly do Julie spelling,I'm just thankful we agree on two names!
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NOT Julie! Juliet ;)
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