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07.13.08, 08:09 AM General Topics
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aahhhh!!! i hate angelina jolie right now! we are expecting a dd and the name, which i've kept secret until now, was to be Vivian. please help me feel okay with still using this name... despite the celebrity association it will now have. TIA. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.13.08, 08:09 AM Flag
 

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seriously? if this is all you have to worry about you'll be ok. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:17 AM Flag
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Her Dd is Vivienne [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:19 AM Flag
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yeah, it sounds exactly the same... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:20 AM Flag
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I don't think so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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what's the difference? viv-e-an [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:34 AM Flag
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viv-e-anne [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 09:55 AM Flag
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Nope; it's French. It's more like Viv-vyen [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 03:25 PM Flag
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They don't sound the same to me. Different emphasis at the end. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 09:04 AM Flag
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Are you worried that people might get the two girls confused? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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its not like naming her shiloh - there are lots of other vivians in the world. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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I named my now 3.5 mo dd Vivienne and I am beside myself. I feel your pain. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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ditto for my 14mo Vivian [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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I am in the same boat, I have been sick for days since finding out about lame Angelina. I picked Vivienne because it wasn't popular. I just read an article "Will Vivienne be the next Isabella?" Apparently after Nicole and creepy Tom Cruise named their girl Isabella the name went from obscure to top 10. I used to like that name too. I am hoping Angelina will eventually loose her uber celebrity status It's such a personal thing to have a special rare name associated with your child be plastered across the media. You can't relate until it happens to you! The last thing I want is for people to think I named my child after a stupid celebrity noe do I want the name to become super popular. The only consolation I can give others feeling this very real personal pain is that it's going to have to take some time before the name can popular, I mean how many girl babies are born each year that will be named Vivienne? Also, perhaps Angelina will be collecting many more children so that people forget about the latest. Or hopefully our society will start focusing on real things instead of lame celebrity parents who don't even parent their children. I am also thinking my baby can use her middle name. Which can you believe is also a French name starting with M that sounds just like Angelina's baby. My husband is a French speaker. UGH! Stupid Angelina!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 01:01 AM Flag
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Isabella is has not been obscure for at least 7 years! My dd is 7YO and every other girl in her class is named Isabella. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 04:22 AM Flag
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not the new one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 11:58 AM Flag
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yes, exactly isabella raised in popularity when tom cruise and nicole kidman named their child that about 7 or whatever years ago...that's why according to the article the name gained popularity. it went on to say that now that tom cruise is thought of as a wierdo and the association with scientology there hasn't been the same effect on the name suri. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 02:24 PM Flag
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exactly, you didn't understand the post....it is not obscure but super popular now which is why there are as you said so many girls now named isabella. it became popular after tom cruise and nicole kidman named their child that 7 years or so ago. that's the point that people follow celebrities and it effects baby naming patterns and society in general. so, f you are a person who finds such things as naming your child after a family member than only to be asked if you named your child after some celebrity versus the family member you were trying to honor it can feel bad silly or not. it just shows our society's values even if one does not ascribe to them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 02:32 PM Flag
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self-centered much? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.13.08, 02:22 PM Flag
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