Vict- names have been appealing to me loads recently, I love how they’re so full of self-righteous strength and beauty. [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] feels too classic though (and actually a bit dated now in my area), [name_f]Victoire[/name_f] and [name_f]Victorie[/name_f] are too [name_m]French[/name_m], [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] too obscure for English speakers. I know there’s also [name_f]Victorine[/name_f] / [name_f]Victorina[/name_f] but the emphasis when said aloud is slightly different which I dislike.
So what I’m left with is [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f]. I love the sound of it but I’m wondering if it’s a bit too… frilly? I totally appreciate and love frilly but it’s not exactly my style.
It would bother me that this is already a word. I just get the image of museums and storerooms filled with dusty old curiosities. It would be like you’re saying your daughter is an object from the Victorian era. Which is just weird to me.
I do agree [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] is frilly, plus it kind of looks like an adjective to me.
Honestly, it sounds like her parents liked [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], but it was too popular for them. It’s definitely not bad, but I can’t say I love it.
Maybe you will like [name_f]Vica[/name_f]? It’s a popular Slavic nickname for [name_f]Victoria[/name_f].
I agree with this, it is a strange to have the same name as such a technical word. Is technical the word I’m looking for? I don’t know, I understand names which are virtues, or colours or nature words, but this word doesn’t really have a positive association or anything it’s just neutral
I would say go for [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f], I mean it’s a completely lovely name and it is pronounced intuitively and everything
I think [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] is gorgeous, but definitely over-the-top frilly compared to the names in your signature. I’m not really getting the “wordy” feeling everybody else is getting, even though I know [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] a word. Victorian definitely comes across as a word name, but [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] just seems like a smoosh of [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] to me since the word isn’t used very much.
I love [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f]! I actually like the frilliness and the word connection since it gives the name a slightly dark, mysterious, kind of steam punk/magical feeling to it. I think it’s way more interesting than [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] (even though it’s a nice classic), but I do think nicknames could be inevitable, and [name_f]Vicky[/name_f]/[name_f]Tori[/name_f] are so normal it almost seems a shame. It’d be great if [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] was heard more often.
I really like [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f]- I find it frilly yet strong at the same time. And it reminds me of [name_f]Georgianna[/name_f], which is a name I love
It sounds like a name, and yes a frilly name indeed. I definitely like it, I don’t quite love it. I’d give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. I love frilly names, but some sound a little forced and this one may fall into that category. Most people would probably resort to using a nickname, so then you have to think of one you’re comfortable with. I’m not into [name_f]Vicky[/name_f] or [name_f]Tori[/name_f].
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] itself is beautiful but so common, so I sometimes have [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] on my list. But ‘[name_f]Tori[/name_f]’ scares me, I don’t like it. I think [name_f]Victory[/name_f] would make an awesome name as well.
I find [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] to be very over the top. I do love [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f], but [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] seems a bit “try hard” but I can see how it may appeal to some! I know a little [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and think it’s a lovely name for a little girl.
I think it’s gorgeous, over-the-top in a good way. I would definitely use a one or two syllable name for the middle, though, so it doesn’t get overwhelming.
Definitely a bit frilly for my tastes. If you’re interested in another Vict- option…I met a little girl named Victolina the other day, which I think is a gorgeous option without being too frilly or dated! It’s pronounced exactly how it looks - vik-tow-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-nah
I absolutely love it and was obsessed with it for a while, to tell you the truth. It is frilly, but delightfully so, and reminds me of the Victorian [name_f]Era[/name_f]. It’s not popular, so it would be great In a classroom. I say go for it! (And [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]'s obscurity makes it stand out even more, I think.)
I agree with the posters who said it recalls too readily a noun denoting things from the Victorian era. A bit on par with calling something [name_f]Americana[/name_f]. That aside, it is a bit much, though honestly I’m speaking as someone who doesn’t find the “anna” suffix that appealing.
I love [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] but do think it’d be a battle to get people to pronounce it correctly and not “hear” [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] simply because it sounds very similar and that’s what they are expecting to hear.
I did think this was going to be a thread about names popular in Victorian times before I read your post. It’s tough, as you say, [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] is waning in popularity at the moment (though I suppose it will always be classic). My favourite is [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f], though that will likely be confused for [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] at first. Not keen on [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f] as a name I’m afraid.
Whilst I was aware of the word I didn’t think it was particularly widespread in usage so it shouldn’t be a big deal? Good to know that it’s more well known than I thought though
I’ve liked [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] for a long time but that’s my problem, she would get so much ‘[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]?’ ‘No, V-I-T-T-’ ‘nah you mean [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]’ you know? It’s a shame.
But I agree it’s definitely lovely it will remain as a GP. I’m probably going to consider [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] or [name_f]Victorie[/name_f] as a middle.
(And [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]'s obscurity makes it stand out even more, I think.)