Inspired by @bemiranda, which is your favorite name and why?
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] or [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]? What nicknames do you like?
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I would say [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] because it rolls off the tongue easier. [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is beautiful but if you don’t like [name_f]Gen[/name_f] I’m not sure if the other nicknames would stick. [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] make great sisters!! 
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I like [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] better because I find [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] too long in letters, and that matter to me. I also find [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] hard to say and spell.
But I do like [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] on its own. I like that its sleek, but still has bit of frill.
Hard choice, but if I have to pick [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] it is. It rolls off the tongue so easily and is such a joyful name. [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is beautiful and elegant, but I love Felicity’s meaning better. Out of everything I could wish for a child, “happiness” and “good fortune” would be on the top. I’d use the nickname [name_f]Lissy[/name_f].
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] for me! I’ve always had a soft spot for [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] and I love the [name_f]Fifi[/name_f] and [name_f]Lissy[/name_f] nicknames too. 
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] just because most people mispronounce [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and it’s a pet peeve of mine when people take a name from another culture and change the pronunciation. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though both zhon-vee-ev and jen-uh-veev are both beautiful.
I also love the nicknames [name_f]Lici[/name_f] and Flissy
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is absolutely stunning, but I love [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] because of the sheer amount of nicknames (ex. Flicka, Fliss, [name_f]Lissy[/name_f], Fel, etc.) and the carefree feel! She makes me think of loose hair flowing in the wind, summertime picnics, horses grazing in a pasture, freckled cheeks and dimples.
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! It has always been one of my most favorite names. I love her meaning, her sound, her imagery, everything!
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How would you say the name? I say it jen-uh-veev
I used to, until I learnt the original [name_f]French[/name_f] pronunciation is zhon-vee-ev - trying to notate the first sound of the name is a little hard
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f], no nickname. It means happiness. Trying to shorten it makes it sound like not-a-name.
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! I love both but [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is my favorite [name_f]Evie[/name_f] full name, and I love the cozy feel of [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]. I love that she reminds me of the American girl doll and also happiness (for obvious reasons). [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite nn for her is [name_f]Cici[/name_f]!
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f] or [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is my favorite nn for Genevieve… I like [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] and [name_f]Neve[/name_f] too though.
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]. It’s sweet, cheerful, pleasant, pistachio green. I don’t like any nicknames.
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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
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Yeah, but shifts in pronunciation are just how language works. You probably don’t pronounce [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] as LOO-kee-a (original Latin pronunciation) or [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] as KHA-na (original Hebrew pronunciation) either.
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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! [name_f]Bright[/name_f] and playful but elegant too - and a range of nicknames! [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are Fliss, [name_f]Lissy[/name_f], and City
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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]! More elegant than flowery. I like [name_f]Gen[/name_f], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], & [name_f]Vivi[/name_f].
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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] 
nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f] or [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
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Genevieve🌷 I’ve always loved the sound and length of the name
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] , I used to really not like the name but it’s grown on me a lot
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I pronounce people’s names the way they pronounce them so naturally with Latin being a dead language I’m not likely to meet a LOO-kee-a but [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] when I read it in the bible I do say KHA-na not han-uh…but obviously in the UK most Hannahs pronounce their names han-uh. I understand the point you’re making…and I know that all languages change over time.
But I still find it annoying that people take a name from a culture not their own and change the pronunciation. I am aware that this is a widely done practice and has been done throughout history. I’m not judging people for pronouncing names how they feel, but I was explaining why that affects my opinion of a name. It’s why I don’t like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] jen-uh-veev as much.
I think it’s probably because meaning matters a lot to me, and in modern cultures people don’t tend to name people based on meaning as much anymore, more on the sound and aesthetics of a name. But usually meaning is connected both to the morphology and the pronunciation…and often names in a foreign language are word names or a combination of word names.
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