# Are female names beginning with "V" the sexiest? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 22, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478 "2011-10-22T22:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/1 "2011-10-22T22:43:21Z")
As long as I can remember, I have always felt that the absolute sexiest female names were the ones beginning with the letter V. I think “Vanessa” is the sexiest name of all time, but most of the other V names, to me, ooze with sexuality: Veronica, Valerie, Vivian, and - last but not least - Victoria (Vicky). Is this because the “V” sound makes me subconsciously think of “vagina”? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/2 "2011-10-22T22:53:31Z")
Violet? Virginia? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/3 "2011-10-22T23:08:35Z")
Well, maybe to you, but I think they’re all rather unsexy names. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/4 "2011-10-22T23:33:06Z")
Don’t forget about [Velma](http://www.velmadinkley.com/hub.html). ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/5 "2011-10-22T23:46:07Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > As long as I can remember, I have always felt that the absolute sexiest female names were the ones beginning with the letter V. I think “Vanessa” is the sexiest name of all time, but most of the other V names, to me, ooze with sexuality: Veronica, Valerie, Vivian, and - last but not least - Victoria (Vicky). Is this because the “V” sound makes me subconsciously think of “vagina”? My husband told me about this thread and I did a double-take. I’m a “Vickie” (not a Victoria though) and this is the first time anyone’s ever said anything nice about my name. It was a bane to me as a child because I got “V-I-C-K-I-E M-O-U-S-E” a lot (sung to the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club for the old farts). At least they spelled my name right. That’s another problem. No one ever spells it right and I always feel like a dickhead if I correct them. Anyway, don’t know about the sexy, which you might change your mind about after this post, but thanks for giving me a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/6 "2011-10-22T23:47:43Z")
S’all old lady names, innit? ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/7 "2011-10-23T00:35:58Z")
I’m a Victoria and I don’t think the name’s sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/8 "2011-10-23T01:57:18Z")
Victoria - Definitely sexy. It’s got the whole lingerie thing behind it. Plus Victoria Principal is still hot Vanessa - Sexy. Vanessa Williams, Vanessa Marcil, Vanessa Minnillo, Vanessa Paradis, Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessa Kensington Virginia - Somewhat sexy. Virginia is for lovers. Plus I dated a girl named Virginia. Valerie - Somewhat sexy. But seventies sexy. Valerie Perrine, Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie Harper, Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. Veronica - Borderline. I was always more of a Betty fan. Vernetta - Borderline. Not a common name but I had a doctor named Vernetta. She was good looking. Vivian - Borderline. Vivian Hsu: hot. Vivian Vance: not hot. Velma - Not hot. And was probably into Daphne anyway if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/9 "2011-10-23T01:58:43Z")
No, “Debbie” is the hottest female name. Oddly, I cannot recall I ever met anyone named “Debbie.” ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/10 "2011-10-23T02:08:51Z")
My girlfriend’s name is (a variant of) Venus. I concur with the OP. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/11 "2011-10-23T02:47:50Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > Well, maybe to you, but I think they’re all rather unsexy names. Me too, but I think that’s just my brain shying away from the thought of my aunt Vickie or my cousin Valerie being sexy. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/12 "2011-10-23T04:12:35Z")
I don’t understand how a name or letter could be inherently sexy. However Vivian and Valerie are two of my favorite girl’s names. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/13 "2011-10-23T04:44:38Z")
Is it much of a stretch to include Yvonne and Yvette? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/14 "2011-10-23T06:17:39Z")
I vote for “Mulva”. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/15 "2011-10-23T07:00:30Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > Well, maybe to you, but I think they’re all rather unsexy names. Have to agree. Certainly ‘Valerie’ has to be one of the most unsexy names ever - to the point that I once named a cat that. **K364** , I don’t think it’s a stretch to include ‘Yvonne’ and ‘Yvette’. They’re unsexy too. **Paul in Qatar** , I’m sure that when she does Dallas, she’s hot. Other than that, not. ---
**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/16 "2011-10-23T07:02:33Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/17 "2011-10-23T08:25:10Z")
I’ve always thought that “Barbara” was the sexiest name. No reason, though. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/18 "2011-10-23T13:36:23Z")
Are female names beginning with “V” the sexiest? Absolutely, indeed, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/19 "2011-10-24T16:48:38Z")
Chantale ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478/20 "2011-10-24T16:53:22Z")
Valerie is also a guy’s name. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478.md?page=2)