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[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Vivica or Vivianna? What are your thoughts? Suddenly I'm not sure.
Also, possible middle names? Vivica/Vivianna _______ Josephine Joy.
I used to have Loralei in that spot, but both of my ex's have Laura in their name, and Loralei is just too close for comfort.
My other girl's name is Adelaide Beatrix Elodie Hope, if that helps.
I should note that I don't plan on having children for at least eight years. This is just fun for me.

Comments

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

3 middle names? I like Vivian/Vivienne, but Vivianna just seems so unnecessarily long and flowery, especially with 3 other middle names. I prefer Vivica to Vivianna.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Vivianna > Vivica, to me Vivica A. Fox kind of owns that name. Just like I would not name my child Britney, Madonna, Cher, Naomi, Tyra, or Beyonce... I wouldn't use Vivica.

I agree with schexysteve, Vivian or Vivienne would be better than either.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

I actually really like Vivica, but I also would like to hear why you want to use three middle names. Adelaide Beatrix Elodie Hope is 25 letters long without a last name, and that's going to be a nightmare on most legal documents.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I prefer Vivianna. Like someone said, I can only think of Vivica A. Fox (which is cool, but I can't imagine anyone else named Vivica).

Vivianna Claire Josephine Joy
Vivianna Mary Josephine Joy
Vivianna Lee Josephine Joy
Viviana Rose Josephine Joy
Vivianna Grace Josephine Joy

Just so you know, if you give these "four-name + last name" names to kids (even if it's several years in the future), those people will have to write them out on forms for the rest of their lives. Take that into consideration.

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Viviana Grace Josephine Joy

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

This is a very good point, actually. I was given two middle names at birth, and although I love my entire name and my parents dearly, I am dropping my second middle and my last name when I get married (i.e. going from Melissa Elena Porter A------ to Melissa Elena E---). Paperwork is a nightmare with two middle names. Some of my previous employers have only allowed for one middle name or initial and as a result, I think I have about 346 different aliases. My full name doesn't even fit on my driver's license.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Also, many preschools require students to be able to write their full names out before the school will advance them to kindergarten. Giving your kid five names disadvantages them in preschool.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

I like Vivica better although it does automatically make me think of Vivica A. Fox. I wonder would why she put the A. in her name because Vivica Fox sounds good enough to me. Also Will Ferrel's wife's name is Viveca. Vivianna is pretty, too, though.

The three middle names is too much. Cheapens everything.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the name Vivianna! Vivica is alright, but it just sounds like you're tripping over the syllables to me when you say Vivica.

Not sure on middle names. I'm usually pretty bad at guessing people's tastes.

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

I have a decently long name and I love it (two first names and one middle name). Sure, it doesn't fit on all forms, but that's not really much of a hassle. You don't put middle names on most forms anyway. I find shorter names sound choppy and I don't like that. And if my kid has to learn to spell all their names in kindergarten, great. There's no harm in extra practice writing letters. I think that's something I'd teach my kid to do on my own anyway.
I've come to love names I used to hate and hate names I used to love, but multiple first/middle names is something I've always preferred.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing you've never filled out a medical form or a job application because they do ask for full names. Your answer sounds selfish and delusional. Sorry, but it does.

[unboundvoice.livejournal.com]

Going to have to agree with everyone else that thinks that is just way too many names. Honestly, middle names aren't even necessary but 3 middle names? that is quite a burden and has literally no point. Especially if you aren't doing it to honor family names or something. I think Vivianna Josephine Joy sounds great in itself and anything added to that would be excessive. Same goes for the other girl name... Adelaide Beatrix Hope would be good, or Adelaide Elodie Hope, but the whole thing is just So. Long. And that's not even taking into consideration a last name added to the end.

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think that naming your child after someone else is incredibly selfish. All of the names I've picked out have a meaning that I think is important and something I'd like my child to have (for example, Adelaide means noble and serene, Beatrix means bringer of joy, and Elodie means riches). Giving your child someone else's name is basically saying "be like this person" (and don't try to tell me otherwise - I'm named after my mother and my great-grandmother and I know other people who were named after people and it's true). Obviously I'd have to take the last name into consideration when the time comes, but I'm not sure if I'll keep my last name or take on my future wife's last name or combine the two or fabricate something all our own, so that's just one naming bridge I'll have to cross when it's time. Sticking my last name out there now really won't make much difference.

[etacanis.livejournal.com]

I've just finished filling out a job application and my middle name was needed. I don't have a form of ID without my middle name.

My best friend has a long name and he's always hated it, especially when he was younger because it was very tough to learn to spell.

[unboundvoice.livejournal.com]

I don't necessary agree that naming someone after a family member means you are intended to "be like this person" but I guess it would depend on the family dynamic. I'm named after my great grandmother and my husband is named after his father, and I have never felt pressure to be like someone else. It is more of an honor thing, at least for our families. Plus they are great names :) However, what I was trying to say, was that giving a child 3 middle names might make more sense if you were trying to fit in a bunch of relatives to keep with tradition or whatever. Just choosing 4 names that you like (or like the meaning of) per child just seems excessive to me. And a burden in the sense that others had mentioned above - forms, drivers licenses, etc will just be a pain. And really, why have all those names anyway? Because how often do you really use your middle name... especially if you had to list off 3 of them?

Also, like the above commenter- my friend has 2 middle names and she has always feel really annoyed by them. When she got married, she dropped the second one and added her husbands last name.

[hicat.livejournal.com]

I was massively jealous of my best friend in kindergarten, his name was all together SIX LETTERS LONG, and mine was 31. We had to write our names out on a sheet of paper and with my big name and baby writing, i couldn't get my name on one line!

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

I think Vivianna is really pretty. I don't like Vivica at all though. Actually I like just plain Vivian too.