Honest thoughts on Evelyn

[UnicornPee]

Evelyn
Firstly do YOU pronounce it-
"eeeve-linn"
Or
"Ev-el-inn"
(The latter is what I like)
Is it cute/ old/ crap/ lovely/ nice?
Honest thoughts please.

[Sprink]

Eeeeve pronunciation for a boy. Ev pronunciation for a girl. Others might have a different experience of this.

[NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown]

Agree with Sprink.
Personally I'd only use it for a girl, but I like it for either gender.

[museumum]

I find it an awkward name as I'm never how to say it but feel I should know so am embarrassed to ask how to say it.
Wouldn't choose it myself for that reason.

[Bellaposey]

I agree with the above Eeeevelyn for a bit Ev-e-lyn for a girl. It's a lovely classic name. The only thing that would put me off is the number of Evie/Eva etc about.

[msrisotto]

i pronounce it Ev-el-inn. I think it's a beautiful, classic name with cutsie nickname options.

[UnicornPee]

I meant for a girl.
Didn't realise it was also a boys name!! Whoops xx

[Gizlotsmum]

I use Ev el inn ( daughters middle name) people will pronounce it how you do.

[Bambambini]

Lovely name.

[mrsreddington]

Lovely name-very nearly used it for dd. I pronounce it ev-el-inn

[Sprink]

Didn't realise it was also a boys name!

The author Evelyn Waugh (whose wife was also called Evelyn).

I think of it as old-fashioned or posh for a boy. The Ev-e-linn for a girl is very pretty.

I know a real life Evelyn Crabtree.

[CrystalMcPistol]

It seems to have become very popular recently.

[dancemom]

I'd pronounce it with 2 syllables. Ev-lyn

[lalaland1985]

I think it's a beautiful name! Go for it

[Dooo]

Love it! Ev-e-lynn

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

E-ve-Lin rather than Eee-va-Lin
My opinions. It's awful.

[ButteredToastAndStrawberryJam]

Lovely name.

[Pemba]

Eev-lin is also used for girls (like my late aunty). I don't think anyone would use the name for boys nowadays.

I like Eev-lin a lot (because of my aunty and also because I like Eve and Eva -it's possible to shorten to one of these).
Evv-erlin pronunciation is OK I suppose.

[Caldini22]

I think it is pretty and elegant. Would not be sure on whether to pronounce Eve-a-lyn or Ev-a-lyn, i personally like both pronounciations

[celeste83]

Beautiful name. We were going to call a girl Evelyn but we had a boy. We pinched the idea from the character from Pearl Harbour. Its a traditional name that seems to hav

[qazxc]

I love it, was on the short list for dd.

[bomfunk]

Lush name. Go for it! Ev-eh-Lin

[BennyTheBall]

I have an aunt and a great aunt both called Evelyn. Pronounced Ev-el-in.

Lovely name.

I was going to post about Evelyn Waugh's first wife being called Evelyn, but someone beat me to it!

[CPtart]

It's lovely in its entirety, but there are millions of Evie's, Eva's, etc, so I would use it on the proviso it's never shortened. Which is difficult with peers once at school.

[Stevefromstevenage]

I know an Ev lyn who is female. I like it but I would never use it for a boy with that spelling.

[KERALA1]

No. One to avoid. She will be another eve. Eve, as a name, is officially full. Most of the girls in dds class are named a variant of eve - gets very confusing any charm this name had has drained away through over use.