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[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

 Okay, newly preg with #2.
My 2 year old daughter is Penelope Abra.

We are throwing around ideas for girl's names (we have already decided on Ivan for a boy).

One of my faves is Vivian, and DH doesn't seem opposed to it. I had the idea to give a middle name that starts with A, so her initials would be V.A.N., which was my DH's grandpa's name, which would be kinda neat. Plus having A middle names for both girls would be kind of cute. 
I am having trouble finding good'ns. I am thinking it has to be 2 syllables and most likely end in a vowel sound since it will be sandwiched between the final N on Vivian and the first N on Nicholas (our last name). 

A few I have come up with, but none of these are exciting us too much:
Aila (eye-la)
Ayla (pronounced like it's spelled)
Ashbea
Anka

Nothing is flowing very well. It's all sounding so clunky.

Vivian A____ Nicholas.

WDYT?

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

The ONLY problem I can see with Vivian (which I love BTW) is that if you have a boy later and want to name him Ivan, Ivan and Vivian sound very similar to me.

Vivian Anya?

[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean and have thought about that. But I don't know that we will even have another one after this one. And last time the boy name we had picked out was Emerson, and this time it is not even in the running. I think we change with the times, so we probably won't even keep the name Ivan by the time we have a 3rd (if we do).

Also, do you think Vivian Nicholas is clunky by itself. B/c that is what most people are going to be saying anyways. I worry about all those N's mashed up together.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I see what you're saying.
I don't think Vivian Nicholas sounds clunky at all.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Vivian Ada Nicholas
Vivian Aida Nicholas
Vivian Alta Nicholas
Vivian Anika/Annika Nicholas
Vivian Anne/Ann Nicholas
Vivian Anya Nicholas
Vivian Aria Nicholas
Vivian Audra Nicholas

I love Vivian but here's some other interesting V names that would go nice with Penelope:

Vera
Verla
Valentina
Veda
Velma
Verity
Vesper
Veronica
Victoria
Viola
Violet

[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

I have a friend named Ada and I don't want to use that.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

As a Melissa Elena A---- (so with or without the middle it's back-to-back A's), I don't think Vivian Nicholas will get mashed together. If it were soft sounds like S's, like Chris Smith, I think it would be worse.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Sorry if I repeat anyone else's suggestions, but I like to do it organically, including everything I like/that feels right:
Vivian Abigail
Vivian Adelaide
Vivian Adele
Vivian Agnese (an-YEZ-eh or an-YEZ)
Vivian Aileen
Vivian Amelie
Vivian Angeline
Vivian Anneliese
Vivian Annette
Vivian Arielle
Vivian Arlene
Vivian Autumn
Vivian Audra
Vivian Astrid

[winninghearts.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of Vivian Ashbea, though I think I like the look of Vivian Ashby more.

[lorienellen.livejournal.com]

I love the name Ayla. Have you read the Earth's Children series? That gets my vote for sure.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Audrey yet. I think Vivian Audrey sounds beautiful!

Vivian Aisling (Ash-linn) could also work.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

*On second thought: maybe Aisling doesn't sound so great with Nicholas...anyway. Wanted to throw it out there!

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

vivian alice
vivian adele

[familyrodriguez.livejournal.com]

I absolutely adore Vivian Ashbea. I think that is an awesome name!

Vivian Ashbea Nicholas.

Sounds like a lawyer or a psychiatrist. :)

[rubie-dubidoux.livejournal.com]

Azalea

[greyhowl.livejournal.com]

Alba!

[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

That is actually on of my top names. It has special connotation for me. i just that it would be so many syllables!

[familyrodriguez.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated but I can't help but notice, your/that cat looks pissed! I love your icon :)

If I weren't married, I think I'd have at least 40 cats. Haha.

[rubie-dubidoux.livejournal.com]

Not my cat, but I do have one! I also plan on having a bunch of them someday.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I think Vivian is a lovely name. Also like Viviene/Vivienne. I think Vivi is an adorable nickname.

I like Aila, but don't see how Ayla would be pronounced any differently (Aay-la?)

Ashby is okay, but the spelling 'Ashbea' makes me cringe.

I think Anka is too harsh for such a soft-sounding name.

Names I think might be pretty with Vivian/Viviene:

Abigail
Adelaide
Adeline
Adelle
Adair
Agatha
Aisling
Aislyn
Alessa
Amalie
Amethyst
Anastasia
Analiese
Annette
Annabelle
Aiobheanne
Ardith
Aveline


Guilty favorite 'A' name-- Antigone

[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

Aila is pronounced "eye-la", another spelling is Isla, like that actress Isla fisher.

Ayla is like "A-la"

Thanks for the suggestions ;D

[mosscollection.livejournal.com]

And I actually like Antigone. It goes with the greek Penelope ;D

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Vivian Anya Nicholas, though I didn't see Ana on anyone's list and I think it's such a pretty name, and about as short as you can get...unless you're going to name her that Gaelic boy's name pronounced 'Eee' (Aodh or Aed) :-p

For a much longer twoish syllable name beginning with 'A' and ending with a vowel sound: Ainsley...Vivian Ainsley Nicholas is a lot of letters, but not too long to say....