Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Thea or Evie

38 replies

AprilShowers15 · 02/05/2015 00:59

We have decided on either Thea or Evelyn for our girl, just not sure which one to fully go for now, any opinions. We also can't decide on a middle name.

Thea Rachael Thomson
Thea Mary Thomson
Evelyn Rachael Thomson
Evelyn Mary Thomson

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
thisismadness77 · 06/05/2015 17:05

Thanks Peachy Grin

stormyboots · 06/05/2015 14:27

Sorry ignore my post got my Evelyn and Eleanor's in a mix ??

peachypips · 06/05/2015 13:23

Neve is beautiful!

stormyboots · 06/05/2015 09:04

Eleanor is a beautiful name, but i really dislike the name Evie and as many others have said it is really really popular.
How about Ellen as a nn?

Thea doesn't compare to the name Eleanor,it seems more like a nn to me.

Have you considered using Rachael or Mary as a first name, those names are more similar to Eleanor and a lot nicer than Thea imo

KERALA1 · 06/05/2015 08:09

What on earth is it about Eve/Evie/Eva that makes it so wildly popular? Perfectly nice name but no better than most others - nothing that justifies its out of all proportion over use.

Oh and down the line (6 years on) most of the Eve mothers I know have name regret - they had no idea it was so popular.

thisismadness77 · 05/05/2015 21:50

We liked Evie, but went with Neve. We do call her Nevey sometimes. Grin

deepdarkwood · 05/05/2015 21:29

Biased as dd is a Thea, but she loves her name - we only know one other, and she is 9 now - so tbf I don't know that many babies. I liked its flexibility - simultaneously feminine and strong. It does get pronounced 'Fear' when they are little, but dd is quite fearsome, so that didn't bother us.

I slightly regret not going the Theadora/Anthea route, but Dh put his foot down on those.

Eve/Evie is lovely, but certainly very, very popular around here.

Agree Rachel rolls better as a middle name

peachypips · 05/05/2015 21:21

In DS2's class there is an Evie, an Eve, an Eva, an Evelyn and an Ava. So unless you don't mind it being common go for Thea!

Kizzie82 · 05/05/2015 20:35

We named our little girl Evie Catherine! Evie is not very common around where I live!! Although Thea is also a beautiful name!

Madbengalmum · 05/05/2015 18:27

Thea, love it

KERALA1 · 05/05/2015 18:04

Eves are still arriving thick and fast. I helped out at a baby group for my friend recently dear god there were 3! And all the mothers announced the name in a very pleased, you won't have heard this one before, type way. I had to muster all my polite lying social skills, "oh how lovely" when really I wanted to scream noooooo not even more Eves! At this rate by 2025 most women will be named Eve.

LemonYellowSun · 05/05/2015 16:56

Thea.

CPtart · 05/05/2015 16:55

Anything but Evie. Anything in fact that does not end in IE.

QuietNinjaTardis · 05/05/2015 16:40

Thea is lovely, lovely, lovely.

MamaLazarou · 05/05/2015 16:37

PLEASE no more Evies. We have reached Peak Evie.

Theodora is beautiful.

KERALA1 · 05/05/2015 14:50

South west here - Eve/Evie/Eva central!

fionadal · 05/05/2015 14:21

I don't know many Evies - only two under 5. I actually know more Theas (live in south-east!)! (But still only three!)

I prefer Thea of the two, with maybe a longer name like Dorothea or Althea as suggested above, so that, if Thea does suddenly become the next trending name, you have alternatives (if popularity of a name bothers you).

KERALA1 · 05/05/2015 09:43

Please don't do it. This is what I hear "Eve was my friend today mummy but then I felt sorry for the other Eve so I played with her but then Evie was climbing a tree and nearly fell off onto Eva. Can Eve come to tea" Nooo Eve confusion is the bane of my life atm.

MrsMarigold · 05/05/2015 08:40

Evelyn is a super name

KERALA1 · 04/05/2015 22:19

Eve / evelyn is full. One third of girls in dds class called eve. Crazily popular this generations sarah

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 03/05/2015 18:21

Everyone on here is always going on about how popular Evie is. I have an Evelyn who is 3 and we are yet to come across another Evelyn and have only come across one other Evie. (We live in London) Names are popular for a reason. Evie/Evelyn is beautiful, we get lots of positive comments about it.
I think Evelyn Mary is gorgeous!

Marcipex · 03/05/2015 14:35

I'd say avoid Eve/Evie, every other child is called this now. (The rest are boys)

benchmark · 03/05/2015 13:46

I don't know many babies but I know 4 Evies under 3. One is short for Evelyn and the rest are just Evie - I would avoid. Thea is lovely.

timelyreminder · 03/05/2015 12:12

Evelyn Rachael

Biscuitsneeded · 03/05/2015 11:38

Thea. Elegant, not as popular as Evie. I like Thea Mary but Thea Rachael is nice too.