Evan..?

[mmmnoodlesoup]

What do you think of James Evan? He would use Evan though. DP is very keen, I'm not in love with it really but don't dislike it.

[MolotovBomb]

It's a gorgeous name, IMO. One of the loveliest Welsh boys names. Why James Evan and not Evan James?

[MolotovBomb]

Yes - I think that Evan James flows better :)

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

I agree that Evan James sounds better.

I don't understand why you would choose to call your dc by their middle name. Surely it just leads to a lot of confusion through life.

[SurreyWithAFringeOnTop]

Sorry but I don't like it. A bit plain for me. James is much nicer.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Evan is great!

And I agree with other posters Evan James flows better and makes more sense if you intend to call him Evan.

[Cezella]

I know an Evan James!

Just a question how would you pronounce it? E as in Even or E as in elephant?

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

The Evans that I know say it Eh-van with the e as in elephant.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I think if you say it with the E from Even it sounds more like Ifan.

[Cezella]

But in its original welsh form that's how it is said- Eevan (as in Ifan)

[Cezella]

I live in North Wales and know three- all are pronounced E as in even

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

Is that spelt with an a in it cezella?

Ifan would be more phonetically correct in welsh for Evan, but the families that I know who have chosen it have used the more anglicised spelling for the sake of the rest of their non welsh families.

[Cezella]

Yes- it's spelt E-V-A-N and pronounced "Ee-van"

I'm welsh first language and my great grandfather had this name. My friend's brother also has it and I have three friends with it- all Welsh families, all spelt Evan and all pronounced "Ee-van" (As in Ifan)

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'm Welsh too! waves

I'm not sure why but I assumed that OP was English and would be intending to say Eh-van,much like how Dylan is said as Dillan in England.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Also,looking at earlier post,I worded it really badly

[BabylonPI]

We have an Evan with an Eh-van - we're not welsh and have no welsh ancestry!

We went with the Greek meaning of the name - it means Little Warrior :)

He is Evan Jon in full, it suits him, I love it and I too prefer Evan James to James Evan

It does get a bit annoying that everyone assumes we have welsh connections, but hey ho it could be so much worse!!!!

[CODwidow]

I also have an Evan jon

[BabylonPI]

at COD

Great minds!!!

[Wiggy29]

Surreal- Evan and James are our top two boys names at the mo though think Evan out on top. Traditional but not common and suits all ages.

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

It should be pronounced air-van IMO not air-vun.

Ours is an Evan Rhys!

[BabylonPI]

We also wanted traditional but not overused and I have to say it suits ours perfectly!!