Micky - congratulations! I remember that excange on Roseanne and thought it was wonderful.

Congratulations........I like Alyvia myself. I also remember that quote on the Rosanne show.

Shirley

Alyvia is pronounced the same way as Olivia?

Congratulations on your new addition but I just want to let you know that if you do go with Alyvia she will constantly have to spell and pronounce her name for everyone. When I first read it I had no idea how to pronounce it! (just to let you know I am not ctiticizing you and of course you can and should name your child whatever you want, but maybe you hadn't thought of what I mentioned).

Trust me with that spelling--she will go through life having people mispronounce her name. My name is Anne and people pronounce it Annie because it has an E on the end! I love the name Olivia. Congratulations on your great news.

i love the name olivia, but don't worry about the girls having the same "a"...trust me from a granny's point of view with a dd who insisted on abby, alexandrea, and arianna, it drives me crazy, lol...my dh is always lol'ing at me about forgetting which "a" i want when we're together!

that's one reason i resisted when i had my b/g tiwns calling them mike and maggie...he's christopher michael...she's margaret leigh...

but despite us, no matter what you chose, a healthy happy baby is what we want!! congrats...

thank you for the update!
I like what Roseanne said too!
Alyvia? I think it's a pretty name.
But peeps will be pronouncing it it a livia...
not o livia! My niece's name is Olivia.. it like it too!

Pretty name, but I agree on the spelling. I sounded it out and the first time I didn't come up with the sound of Olivia. After I read what it was I went back and sounded it out again.

I came up with Al-vee-uh the first time. Duh on Ya Ya!

My niece has a Livia. No O on the front. She said that she just wanted to change it up a little. LOL

I've got an unusual spelling of a fairly common name, as does my daughter.

We both love being unique. The only "downside" is not being able to find personalized "stuff" in stores (coffee mugs, key chains, etc.).

It's all good. I love the name - and she's YOUR baby to name as you please. :)

Congratulations!!!! I absolutely LOVE the your spelling of Alyvia (and I knew what it was right off..lol) I really like the uniqueness of it!

Bumpkin took the words right out of my mouth. :)

I love Roseanne. But for some reason I don't remember that episode. I think it was perfectly said.

Congratulations once again Tammy!!

Wonderful surprise!

Did I miss something??? I had no idea you were pregnant. I need to come around more. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the congrats! Being a "Tamara", my name was always pronounced many different ways but it never bugged me, so I think I'm going to stick with Alyvia. Thanks for the different views on it tho! :o)
Yes, Steph, I'm pregnant..LOL I've only posted about it once when I first found it tho. Like I said, it's quite a surprise, but a good one. I was supposed to go Sept. 9th to get "fixed"...and well...then I had to cancel that procedure and schedule a prenatal appt! LOL! The baby is due April 5th, and Alyssa will turn 18 the following month and graduate. So we will be literally startingn all over again!

Oh my gosh...wow!! What a surprise for you then, but I'm so happy for you. It will be like starting over again, but it will be great. Congrats...and I love the names!

Let me guess...the nursery will be Mickey Mouse?? :-)

Believe it or not, nope. Not Mickey. Alyssa's was done in Mickey tho! Unless we change or mind, we're doing Pooh for a boy, or a princess theme for a girl.

Hi Mickey,

I'm just curious.... do you mean to pronounce Alyvia's name A-livia or O-livia? I think A-livia sounds perfect with A-lyssa :-) And I think it's going to be great which ever way you pronounce it!

Joyce - The mother of Jaime (whose name other people always mis-spell)

I like the names above. When I was "expecting" and DH and I were considering baby names I said I'd like something unusual for a girl's name, a made-up name or a regular name with unusual spelling. DH said definitely "no". Then we went to see the movie "Roxanne" with Darryl Hannah and Steve Martin, a re-telling of the Cyrano deBergerac story . (Ugly man writes lovenotes to a beatiful girl for his friend. At the end, she falls for Mr. Ugly.) We both looked at each other after the movie. "The name Roxanne is perfect." And so it was...our Roxanne is now 22. Funny how things happen. Our second daughter was easier. Dad is Vic Jr., my grandmother was Victoria. So Victoria was a family name on both sides. Our Vicki, the name she prefers, is 21.

My 1st DD is Olivia, and most people pronounce it Ah livia, even though the O is there. I even catch myself doing it! And a good number of people ask you to spell it anyway! Beautiful name! I also like the name Jaden!

Good luck with the rest of the pregnancy-hope you and baby are feeling good!

Stupid me, when I first saw Alyvia my mind said "Ally VEE ah". Then once, in the next few words, you referred to Olivia, it made sense.

Yes, he or she is your child to name as you wish. Again, congratulations!

I think it's cute. Have a GD named Kaylyn everyone always calls her kaylon but it's kay-lyn.
teresava, we are getting a GGD in Dec. her name is going to be Jaden only spelled Jaedyn.

It would be pronounced with an "Ah" sound, not an "O" sound.
Thank you again for all the well wishes! We are getting more and more excited each day! Can't wait til my ultrasound in November now :o)

Neighbor, when they found out they were having another, had a tee shirt she wore that said "AFTERNOON DELIGHT".

Love the name.

I think Alyvia is a pretty name. Congratulations and Best Wishes.