Sylvie or Silvia???

Girl Names
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I really like [name_f]Silvia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] has been really growing on me lately!

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] sounds too nicknamey??? Should I use [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and just call her [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]?

(this is a hypothetical sister for my son)( [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is a hypothetical brother)

[name_f]Do[/name_f] [name_m]Josef[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] sound good???

Would love some opinions please!
Thanks!

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[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] would be my pick, because [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] reminds me of saliva.

[name_m]Josef[/name_m]. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is very cute.

3

I would go for [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] - I prefer this spelling. Absolutely beautiful! It makes me think of a silvery river :slight_smile:

4

I like both [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]. I don’t think that [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] sounds too nickname like. One of my flute tutors was french canadian with the name “[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]” and I never questioned it as a name. It’s charming.

5

[name_f]Glad[/name_f] to hear somone likes [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]!

Any more opinions?

6

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] feels more complete to me

7

I prefer [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. And no, I don’t think that [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] sounds too nickname like.

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I like both [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] though I slightly prefer [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. I do not feel [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is a nickname. You need to choose the one you care for the most. I think either works well with [name_m]Josef[/name_m] (and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]).

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I think [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] are equally beautiful. They’re both very forest like to me, [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]'s like a deep dark old forest and [name_f]Silvia[/name_f]'s more a light birch wood. [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is very pretty, like a shiny silver bell…

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I love both! I am partial to [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] though. It just seems sweeter. Plus, it was a character in a book I read so maybe that has contributed to me loving it more.

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They’re all very beautiful and legitimate full names. [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] is the original Latin name, [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] is the more common English spelling and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is the [name_m]French[/name_m] version.

If you want a two-syllable pattern…choose [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
If you want to avoid the same endings…choose [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
If you don’t care about any of the above…choose [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/[name_f]Silvia[/name_f] (whatever your spelling preference).