My husband and I are expecting our first child, a girl, in [name]May[/name]. Though we are similar in every other way, coming up with a name for our new addition has been disastrous! What’s important to him: that it be a name she can grow old with. What’s important to me: that her name reflect reverence for God AND be uncommon. Growing up as a [name]Jessica[/name] meant always being “[name]Jessica[/name] D.”, therefore common names lose all personality [name]IMO[/name]. Please share your thoughts on this, I have absolutely fallen for the name [name]Gavi[/name]. I love the sound and the meaning: The [name]Lord[/name] is my strength. I think [name]Gavi[/name] is definitely a timeless name that will not have to be shared with classmates.
Thanks in advance!
While I like the meaning, I find [name]Gavi[/name] a bit too short, cutesy and nicknamey for a full name. It also looks like the boys name [name]Gavin[/name] with the “n” chopped off. A timeless name is a name that has been around for ages, doesn’t follow any trends, can’t be pigeonholed to a certain timeframe and sounds good from childhood to maturity (eg. [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Katherine[/name]). Sadly, I have to disagree with your opinion because I don’t think [name]Gavi[/name] can be defined as “timeless”. There is [name]Gabriella[/name] or [name]Gavriella[/name] nn [name]Gavi[/name].
I think [name]Gavi[/name] needs a full name, the i ending and shortness makes it feel less substantial.
I love the history behind [name]Gavi[/name], and it’s very spunky, but I would use [name]Gavriella[/name] as a full name.