Yes, a name topic, I love names, I wish Onomatologist (scientist of the study of names) was an actual job because I'd kick butt at it.
now the thing is, you really want to pick a name that feels truly comfortable. I picked the name I was going to be named (until I was born, and they found out I had a penis
) which was Maeghan Shaundra (Shaundra being the middle name). Neither Maeghan nor Shaundra are really favourite names of mine at all, but they fit me. If your mother was going to name you Victoria, but you don't like it, you can always try a variation of the name:
* Nike (Victoria was the goddess of victory in roman mythology, Nike was the original greek goddess, unfortunately the shoe company ruined the usage of it)
* Victoire, Victorine (French)
* Vihtorina, Viktorina (Finnish)
* Vitorria, Vitoriana (Italian)
Nicknames forms (which can then either made the full official name, or you can use another name that has the same nickname)
* Rory
* Ria
* Roria
* Tori, Torrie
* Toria
* Vic
* Vicci, Vicky, Vicki, etc.
* Vii
* Vivi
* Vicks, Vix
now if you still don't like the idea of using your originally proposed name, you should make sure the name you pick has some meaning behind it for you. I suggest looking for names that fit your racial heritage or have some sort of Etymological or historical significance to you. example:
another reason I picked Maeghan Shaundra is because they both fit my heritage of German / English / Irish, that spelling of Maeghan being the Irish form, Shaundra being a somewhat popular name in Germany, and being a feminine form of Shaun, which is the Black Irish spelling of Sean, an Irish name. (my godfather is Black Irish and named Shaun, so it's also fits the traditional pattern for middle name to be after the god parent.)
If you ever need in Etymology done on a name, feel free to send me a private message asking.
