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[Opinions] Vivian/Vivienne/Vivien
Which do you prefer as a mn for Elaina? and do you pronounce them all the same?
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I prefer Vivienne. In English, I pronounce them all the same, but Vivienne just looks classier and feminine to me. I believe that in French, they are all pronounced differently. Vivien is a masculine name in France, and it used to be male in England too. In France it would be pronounced (Vee-vee-OWn), while Vivienne would be pronounced (vee-vee-EN).
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I pronounce them all the same.Elaina Vivienne looks the nicest by far, imo.
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Yes, I pronounce them all the same. Okay, when I speak French or visit French relatives, then I pronounce Vivienne/Vivien the French way (I have a distant relative with the name Vivien (male)) but otherwise I pronounce them the English way. I think it would be kind of weird to pronounce Vivienne the French way in an English speaking country when all the other French names (Nicole, Jacqueline) get the English pronunciation.I dislike Vivian, the A sticks out of the name and it looks not as elegant as the other two.Vivien is fine, but it bothers me that's it's a boys name in France. So my favorite is Vivienne, it looks elegant and feminine.

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I pronounce them all the same, and prefer Elaina Vivienne (though I'd like Elena Vivienne even better!).
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Eliana Vivienne
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Dittoand I pronounce them all the same.
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I pronounce them all the same. I prefer the Vivien spelling. It seems more feminine than Vivian, but Vivienne is overdoing it.
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I pronounce Vivienne "viv-e-EN", the others I pronounce "VIV-ee-en".I prefer Elaina Vivienne.
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I prefer Elaina Vivienne.I pronounce Vivian and Vivien the same, but Vivienne is different from them.
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Vivienne- it is the classiest and most feminine spelling. Elaina Vivienne is lovely.
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VivienneYes, I pronounce them all the same.Vivienne is my favourite by far. It's so elegant.
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Vivian/Vivienne/VivienAll three spellings are nice, but Elaina Vivien and Elaina Vivienne look a bit better than Elaina Vivian. I think I like Elaina Vivien the most.
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I pronounce Vivian and Vivien the same way. Once I found out that traditionally Vivian was male and Vivien was female, I settled on the Vivien spelling for a girl. The Vivien Leigh association is a plus.Vivienne, on the other hand, I tend to use the French "viv-ee-ENN" pronunciation for. I use the English pronunciaiton for Adrienne, so I don't know why my brain doesn't do the same for Vivienne. And I wouldn't think twice if I heard Vivienne being pronounced the same as Vivian / Vivien. It's just an odd quirk in my mind.As for which one I would use as a mn for Elaina (prefer Elena), I suppose Vivien. Elaina looks very English to me so Vivien fits the bill. I reserve Vivian for boys only.
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Vivien is a boys name in France ;) Oh and Vivien Leigh's birth name was VIVIAN MARY, spelled with an A.
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I agree that Vivien looks best with the Latinate form of Elaine although my fave by far is Vivienne (pr. viv-ee-EN).
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Definitely Elaina Vivienne. Elaina Vivian would look weird with the a's and the i's and I don't like the spelling Vivien.
Yes, I do say all of then roughly the same way.
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