What do you think?? Help with nickname?

I would pronounce [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] Av-el-een fwiw. I think it’s prettier than Avelyn but both are nice.

Thank you all! I’m not really a fan of [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] don’t like how it’s pronounced! I like the name pronounced [name_m]Ah[/name_m] Vuh [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] so thats why I like the spelling Avelyn, that’s the only way I could think that way would be spelling. But I love the nicknames [name_f]Avie[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f].

So you think [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] is the only way to get both of those nicknames???

I would go with [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] (Av-uh-line) or Avelyn. I don’t like the look of Avelin. Looks like it’s missing a letter or something. Avelyn is close enough to [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] that it looks like a proper first name that you didn’t make up.

I think Avelyn is really pretty, and I love the nn [name_f]Avie[/name_f]. I think it goes well with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] / [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].

[name_m]Just[/name_m] saw your comment about nn [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]. I wouldn’t think that Avelyn could go to [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], I would stick with [name_f]Avie[/name_f], and maybe over time it’ll shorten to Vie, and then [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]. But [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] definitely makes more sense if you want [name_f]Avie[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] as options. I also think you could save [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] for another daughter - [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]?

Thank you! I like either Avelyn or [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]. And I’m not a really a fan of [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] lol. I like a name that has a few nickname options and full names that I like. My [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] I call [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] mostly but I call her [name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], Bellie and stuff like that

[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] the name Avelyn. I think it sounds so pretty, also works ver nicely with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]. Some nicknames could be:

[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyn[/name_u]/[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]

I think [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], & [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/[name_f]Anne[/name_f] work well for middle names!

I don’t like Avelyn, but I guess you’re limited if you want that pronunciation. I pronounce [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] like ah-va-lyn (same with [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]) so I would go for that, but I love the suggestion of [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]. Either way, the name does go with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f].

What about [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f]
Is is too similar to [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]?

IIRC [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] has a lovely meaning…springtime. It’s spritely, sounds great w/[name_f]Eliana[/name_f], & you’d get both [name_f]Avie[/name_f] & [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] as possible nicknames.

Thanks everyone!! [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] is definitely growing in me. Lol I do think it sounds great with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]. Lol. And I do love The nickname [name_f]Evie[/name_f] but my fiancé doesn’t like any names that give that nickname. I liked [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] he doesn’t lol!

You couldn’t get [name_f]Evie[/name_f] from [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] right?? Lol!

Oh and the middle name we already have picked. It will be [name_f]Mae[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] does [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] sound?

Anyone else have any other options?? :slight_smile:

Thanks

What names have you liked but nixed again?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_u]Everly[/name_u]? I think you could get the [name_f]Evie[/name_f] nn.

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any comparable nns? [name_f]Addie[/name_f]/[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]/[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]/[name_f]Emme[/name_f]/[name_u]Ari[/name_u] etc

I think [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] works well and much prefer it over Avelyn. And I think you can get all the nns you like from [name_f]Aviva[/name_f], including [name_f]Evie[/name_f].

I like it, I prefer the [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] spelling though. I pronounce it [name_m]AH[/name_m]-veh-lyn. I think it goes well with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], too!

Aviv@ M@e is gorgeous and works beautifully with the sister name! I am loving that option for you, but Avelyn works well too. In terms of options for the nicknames you like, I’m not sure if these have been suggested:

Ginevra
Genevieve
Geneva
Maeva (but not with the middle name Mae)

There haven’t been to many names that we nixed my fiancé does just doesn’t like a lot of names lol. Our last name rhymes with [name_m]Barley[/name_m] so we couldn’t use [name_u]Everly[/name_u] it’s to much with the last name.
I’m not sure what other nicknames I like. I’ve always like [name_f]Evie[/name_f] but I can’t find a name my fiancé likes that gives that nickname. That why I thought [name_f]Avie[/name_f] was close :slight_smile: lol. And he does like [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]!

[name_f]Erin[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f] I love a lot of the names you’ve suggested but my fiancé doesn’t lol unfortunately

I think [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] nn [name_f]Avie[/name_f] would be great, and I still really like [name_f]Talia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Tali[/name_u] for you.

I’ll throw out a few more though.

[name_f]Allura[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ally[/name_f]
[name_f]Calandra[/name_f] nn [name_u]Cali[/name_u]/[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_f]Cambria[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cami[/name_f]/[name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cat[/name_f]/[name_u]Tali[/name_u]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] nn Juju
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] nn [name_u]Andy[/name_u]/[name_u]Randy[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f] nn [name_f]Suri[/name_f]/[name_f]Ree[/name_f]

[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] is gorgeous (then again, I suppose I am biased as [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] is my own top name at the moment, and has been for quite some time now). She’s just gorgeous, works well with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], and gives you the nicknames your after. I greatly prefer [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] to Avelyn, which I just find trendy (I’m not really a fan of -lyn names in general).

Also, for the record, I think [name_f]Evie[/name_f] for [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] works. No, it doesn’t necessarily work when written (and [name_f]Ivie[/name_f] tends to make one want to say [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]…) but sound-wise it certainly does and being a nickname, I don’t see why that wouldn’t work.

** Oh, and I see Octavia’s been mentioned which isn’t to your liking, but (although a longshot really as probably not your style) how about Ravenna or Kavita for your nickname Avie?