[name_f]Do[/name_f] you consider [name_f]Violet[/name_f] a ‘classic’ name?
Also, I’ve asked this before, but for good measure and because I realized some people pronounce [name_f]Violet[/name_f] with 2 or 3 syllables:
[name_m]How[/name_m] does [name_f]Violet[/name_f] V!kery sound?
([name_f]Violet[/name_f]- 2 syllables, Vye-let; V!kery - 3 syllables, like hickory with a V; could be 2 syllables if you say it really fast…‘vik-ree’).
ETA: I feel like I should also mention some reasons for why I want to use this name so badly. I have had it picked out for years and my V surname is because I married someone with a V surname. My favorite color has always been purple and my birthstone is amethyst. So, this name is significant to me because I don’t like my first or middle name, so this is as close as I can get to having a daughter with a name that, in a way, is named after me…
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] is sweet (my grandma’s name, so I consider it classic), but I detest that much alliteration in a name. My own parents gave me matching first letters in my first and last name, and it sounds like a cartoon character. If you want your daughter to be taken seriously–and to feel like you take her seriously–I’d avoid a V name.
I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is sort of almost a classic. It’s a great name and I don’t think alliteration is always bad and in this case I think it sounds ok. I pronounce it with 3 syllables ([name_f]VI[/name_f]-oh-let) though which I think sounds nicer than Vye-let
I love [name_f]Violet[/name_f]! To me, it is not classic. A classic name is a name that is perennially popular; one that never goes out of style and is always familiar and never dated. Like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Or even [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] or [name_f]Eva[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] has never ranked outside the top 300, I think? [name_f]Violet[/name_f], I’ve heard, nearly disappeared off the top 1000 list (if it didn’t for sure!). However, I [name_f]DO[/name_f] see it as a name with history and charm, that stands the test of time. So no classic, but just as good as classic. I would love to meet a [name_f]Violet[/name_f] (no, I retract that–I would love to HAVE a [name_f]Violet[/name_f]! :)).
I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] “Vikkery” is pretty great. I would go for it. For what it’s worth, I say [name_f]Violet[/name_f] with two syllables–VYE-let.
I think it sounds lovely. The alliteration is interesting; very unique. [name_f]Violet[/name_f] has always been a favorite of mine. It sounds feminine, yet spunky.
I should just stop replying to this thread. hahaha. I feel like I’ve responded too many times! I think the whole cartoonish thing is because it almost sounds cutesy, like alliteration in twins names (or like [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] and [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Arianna[/name_f], etc.), but also because there is so much alliteration in comic books ([name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Kent[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Lex[/name_u] [name_m]Luthor[/name_m], etc.). I don’t really agree, but that’s what I’ve heard. I personally like alliteration, and I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] Vikkery is pretty cool.
Yes, I think it’s a classic. I guess to me that just means a name has history (like multiple generations). Until you mentioned it, I didn’t realize it could be pronounced with 2 or 3 syllables. We know some Violets and I guess I say it with 3 syllables, but I do say it kinda fast so it almost sounds like 2. Does that make sense? I know lots of people like the name. So the name will probably be well received. I’m not a fan of name alliteration. People usually seem to really like it or not. I totally understand why you want to use the name (so much personal meaning). But, I am also one of those people who also sees and hears violent with this name. So, for me I wouldn’t use it. But again, I’m in the minority on NB. If you like it, then use it.
I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is classic in the sense that it feels at home in the 1800s or present day, but not a classic as in so constantly popular that it may be seen as boring (ie. [name_m]John[/name_m]).
The alliteration is fantastic in my opinion. The two names work perfectly together. She may be nicknamed [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], which if you like that that’s great, but if you don’t, I don’t think it’s the kind of nickname that would be too hard to stop people from using, so either way you’re in the clear.
I love honouring names that are different and unique from the person they’re being named after, so I think naming your daughter [name_f]Violet[/name_f] after you is a fabulous idea. Also just so you know if your birthstone is amethyst, then your birth month flower would also be violet (on most lists that I can find, your other flower is primrose, which incidentally I think also makes a fine name choice), so naming her [name_f]Violet[/name_f] would be completely perfect!
