I’ve stumbled across the name [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] a couple of times, and I really like it. I like the idea of [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] as a nn. I think I could probably only sell it to my husband as a MN, but I’d love to hear any combo suggestions y’all have with [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] either as a FN or MN. Thanks in advance!
I love [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] “[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]”!
More Well Known:
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] / [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] / [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] / [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] / [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f] / [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] / [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] / [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] / [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] / [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] / [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] / [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] / [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
More Unusual:
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] / [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] / [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] / [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] / [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] / [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
I lovelove [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]! I prefer it as a FN, but I think most of my suggestions can be used as a FN and have [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] as a MN 
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] or [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]
I love [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] as a FN…and using [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] as the formal version would make sense as [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] on its own could be too casual or hippy-ish. For MN I like [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] ([name_u]Sunny[/name_u] [name_f]May[/name_f] is super cute as a kind of nickname)
[name_f]Summer[/name_f] is another cute name similar to [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] that You might like
Y’all are wonderful! Thanks for all these suggestions! I think I prefer it as a FN as well. I especially like the suggestions of [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], and [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]. With it as a MN, I like [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f], and [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]. I don’t know if I can use [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] though. My now step-brother and his wife have an [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]. Though I literally never see them, I wonder if it would be weird for my step-mother.
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] is on my list…I’ve also had [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] before.
I wouldn’t have thought to pair [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], but I like the sound of it. And I dig the nn [name_f]Niva[/name_f] in your signature!
Anybody else have ideas?
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] really is a such a gorgeous name indeed. So light and whimsical, but also strong and grounded. Her meaning of ‘sun gift’ is just brilliant too, only adding to her beauty.
Unfortunately (with an Australian accent, at least) I imagine [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] would often get something that sounds a lot like ‘son of a…’ which has put me off wanting to use it myself as a first name for years. I say the name with a SOO sound (as in, [name_f]Susan[/name_f]) so the nickname [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], while nice, only accentuates and assumes the aforementioned pronunciation that I myself am not fond of.
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would make for a great little combo - a light little quirk with a sturdy classic.
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] sounds feminine…would not use it for a boy. That being said, to me it sounds like the name of a new brand name drug TV commercial. And there definitely is the risk of a “son-of-a” mispronounciation.
I wouldn’t have thought of [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] sounding like “son-of-a”…perhaps it’s just the way that I hear it in my mind (Soo-NEEV-ah as opposed to [name_f]Sun[/name_f]-ev-uh). Some of these have been mentioned already, but I’m adding my support for them:
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Jewel[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]ée [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] or [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_u]Ren[/name_u]ée
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Catrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] or [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Elen[/name_f] (Welsh spelling) [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
Good luck!
I hadn’t thought about that mispronunciation. I pronounce it ‘soo-NEE-va’, so that didn’t occur to me, but it’s definitely something to think about. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!