# Can't decide! Two V names

**URL:** <https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097>\
**Category:** Girl Names\
**Created:** [June 8, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097 "2010-06-08T16:57:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![elenatyne](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/elenatyne/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@elenatyne](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/elenatyne)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097/1 "2010-06-08T16:57:56Z")

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### **See the results of this poll:** which one

Respondents: 24 (This poll is closed)

- Vanessa: 9 (38%)
- Viviana: 15 (63%)

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**Author:** ![danvee](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/danvee/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@danvee](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/danvee)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097/2 "2010-06-08T17:08:31Z")

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I say [name]Vanessa[/name]. It just happens to be my name, but I truly believe it works better over the long run.  
[name]Baby[/name] [name]Vanessa[/name] can be [name]Nessie[/name] or [name]Nessa[/name].  
She can go by her full name later, as I do.  
And because of people like [name]Vanessa[/name] [name]Williams[/name] and [name]Vanessa[/name] Redgrave, we know it ages well.

[name]Viviana[/name] is pretty, but I don’t see it aging well.

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**Author:** ![irisrose](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/irisrose/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@irisrose](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/irisrose)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097/3 "2010-06-08T17:15:48Z")

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Definitely [name]Viviana[/name]-- lovely! [name]Vanessa[/name] is a pretty name, but extremely dated to the 80s/90s to me. I also don’t like the fact that it was originally an invented name.

[name]Viviana[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]  
[name]Viviana[/name] [name]Elise[/name]  
[name]Viviana[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]  
[name]Viviana[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]  
[name]Viviana[/name] [name]Camille[/name]

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**Author:** ![elsiekutz](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/elsiekutz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@elsiekutz](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/elsiekutz)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097/4 "2010-06-08T21:16:55Z")

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I love [name]Viviana[/name], and would either be choosing it or [name]Vivienne[/name] if my husband hadn’t decided he has some vendetta against V names. I too feel like [name]Vanessa[/name] is 80s/90s. I like [name]Vivi[/name] (Vih-vee) for a nickname for [name]Viviana[/name], personally!

[name]Viviana[/name] mn [name]Sophia[/name] is my personal fave! Or [name]Viviana[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] if you don’t like both having "a"s at the end.

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**Author:** ![portia](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/portia/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@portia](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/portia)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/cant-decide-two-v-names/145097/5 "2010-07-10T18:31:54Z")

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[name]Viviana[/name] is pretty, but I vote for [name]Vanessa[/name]. It’s lovely, elegant & classic. [name]Viviana[/name] sounds a bit…snobbish? pretentious? prissy? Still, I really do like both names. Ness, [name]Nessa[/name] & [name]Nessie[/name] are all great nicknames for [name]Vanessa[/name]. I like that both names are so feminine.