Do you live in South Africa? Do you have a baby with a v-name who was (or will be) born between December 25, 2024, and January 1, 2025 (inclusive)?
If so, you may want to get in touch with Vodacom. For a limited time, the South African mobile communications company is giving away thousands of rand to parents whose newborns have v-names.
Just send your information — full name, province, baby’s birth date, and baby’s v-name — to the company via WhatsApp by January 1.
All who qualify will receive at least R15,000 (about $814 U.S.); parents who happen to be Vodacom customers will receive R25,000 (about $1,357 U.S.).
Though any v-name is acceptable, Vodacom did offer the following list of suggestions:
- Vuyisile
- Vuyani
- Vumani
- Vuyelwa
- Vaughn
- Vincent
- Virgil
- Veronica
- Valeria
- Venus
- Virginia
- Violet
- Vivienne
- Valentina
- Vanessa
- Vuyo
- Vusumuzi
- Vihaan
- Vaishnavi
- Vikram
Which of the above do you like most?
Sources:
- “From Vodacom to the Victionary, all great things start with a V.” Vodacom Now! 20 Dec. 2024.
- “Vodacom Announces ‘V-Up Baby Names’ Initiative.” Media Update 23 Dec. 2024.
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My friends just named their puppy Verity, and I think that’s very cute. He’s a boy Brittany Spaniel, and he has a brother named Marvel.
I like Veronica (esp. with Vero as a nickname), Vincent, Victor, Valentine (for any gender), Vanessa, and Valerie.
I think I am the only person on earth who thinks Vivian is an ugly name. And it makes me think of Pretty Woman, a movie I hate.
Vincent and Vivienne (which to my ear is pronounced differently from Vivian).
I like Verity, but I like Verily even more.
I like both Verity and Verily. :)
(And I’m kinda surprised by how rare Verily is, given its very name-like sound.)