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Lavinia
Sorry to post again so soon, but a few people mentioned Lavinia in my Liv post, I thought I’d ask about that too! It’s a name that has been on my list in the distant past but I haven’t thought about it in a long time. So, what do you think of it? :)
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I find it very beautiful in a "Victorian woman who drowns under suspicious circumstances" way, or, alternatively, "Edwardian woman who dies of the Spanish flu" way.
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Not really my style, but it’s nice and the Liv nickname fits well. Uncommon but not strange.
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I adore it and would seriously consider using it.
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I picture a Lavinia looking like this:Which isn't a bad thing, at all. I appreciate it because it's beautiful, and it has a certain sepia toned allure. But, I don't think I would ever use it in real life, for that reason. It's too far removed from my modern taste.
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Oh I am totally okay with that! I think sepia toned allure is a great way of describing its appeal. When I saw it in response to my Liv thread the first things I thought of were the characters in Gosford Park and Downton Abbey. I like the aesthetics :)
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I like it but there’s something a bit, I don’t know, overwrought about it? I had a relative by this name.
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I can certainly see the overwrought-ness!
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I’ve loved the name ever since reading A Little Princess as a kid, despite the character being a bit of a villain. I actually don’t mind the nn Vinnie.
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I didn’t know it appeared in A Little Princess, that’s a nice factoid to learn!
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Lavinia is a really cool name, and to me has a kind of Southern charm to it (in the U.S. I imagine a real-life Lavinia to be a born and bred Southern Belle). She's one of those names that has pretty much always been on my PNL but never in my Top 10; so basically there are always names I like more than Lavinia, but I've never disliked her.
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I’m glad to hear you like it so much. It seems I like a lot of southern belle names :)

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I like it
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I love it. But I wouldn't use it because I'd fear the nickname Vinnie. The mother in "Life With Father" was named Lavinia and called Vinnie, and that sticks with me. Shame though. Lavinia is a beautiful name.
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I’ve never heard of Life with Father, but thanks for flagging Vinnie! It’s not something I would have thought of and it’s quite unfortunate.
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