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Help[Opinions] Re: Middle name(s) for Sylvia + pronunciation
in reply to a message by LMS
I agree, Sylvie is easier to use as a first name than Sylvia. Sylvie is very sweet (like its Finnish variant Sylvi), but I still prefer Sylvia: I guess Sylvie and Sylvi are too youthful for my taste?
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To me Sylvie/Sylvi is more ambiguous. I wouldn't be sure if it's a boy or a girl since there is the male name Sylve. I don't know if it's used in Finland though.
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In the US its definitely feminine, though we do have some male Sylvios here, though they all seem to be older and immigrants.
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I had to check from the site of Finland's Population Register Centre, if Sylve is ever used in Finland (because I've never come across with it). The result: Sylve has been given to less than 10 women and 10 men in years 1900-1939. Sylvi, on the other hand, is clearly a feminine name here: it's given to 15360 women since the late 1800's and only less than 15 men.
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