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How do YOU pronounce this name -

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BeautifulStars93 · 15/11/2015 19:30

Evelyn ..
Do you say Eve-Lyn or Ever-Lyn.
Where are you from?

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QOD · 15/11/2015 21:35

I have an aunty Evelyn pronounced Eve lin who is 80's and a.neice Evelyn pronounced Eh va lin who is a wee baby

Ilovethestars · 15/11/2015 21:34

Ev-lyn. Also NE.

miffybun73 · 15/11/2015 21:33

Eve- lyn for a boy.
Ever- lyn for a girl

From NW England.

tilliebob · 15/11/2015 21:30

Like Weebarra, Ev-lyn. Scottish!

Raines100 · 15/11/2015 21:29

Ever-lin.
Eve-Lin for a boy (Evelyn Waugh).
From Dorset

susurration · 15/11/2015 21:25

A sort of cross between ev-lyn and ever-lyn. From NW.

Pinklily1 · 15/11/2015 21:18

Ev-Lyn. I'm in the NE

lottiegarbanzo · 15/11/2015 20:58

Oh yes and, to add further credibility to my 'three syllable' claim, I give you 'Evil Lynn', cartoon nemesis of He Man. Grin

WishIWasWonderwoman · 15/11/2015 20:32

I would say Eve-lyn for a boy or man, Ever-lyn for a girl or woman.

TriSarahTops · 15/11/2015 20:29

I'm a little puzzled by the Eve-lyn pronunciations - I'd never considered this version. Would those people who pronounce Evelyn this way also pronounce Evelina as Eve-lina (just curious)?

I always assumed the two names should have a similar pronunciation, so for me it is Ev-a-lyn (and Ev-a-lina)

OldGreyCat · 15/11/2015 20:27

Eve-lyn.
Kent.

lottiegarbanzo · 15/11/2015 20:26

EV-a-lin for a girl (e.g. Evelyn Glennie).
EVE-a-lin for a boy (e.g. Evelyn Waugh).

What I have never heard and am always bemused by on the hundreds of threads here on this topic, is the two-syllable versions so many people claim to use / hear - I have only ever heard three syllables.

I've lived in various parts of England and speak RP.

GloriaHotcakes · 15/11/2015 20:20

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cece · 15/11/2015 20:19

I would say Ev-lyn

Youarentkiddingme · 15/11/2015 20:19

Ev - a - Lin

South coast central!

Jux · 15/11/2015 20:17

From Home counties. Eve-lyn.

I have heard Ever-lyn but always thought it was from the Bucket-types who just wanted to make it sound posh.

ICantSpellNoffink · 15/11/2015 20:16

Ev-a-lyn

'International' Wink

cashewnutty · 15/11/2015 20:16

Ev-lyn for me (Scotland)

hefzi · 15/11/2015 20:15

I'm with the others who differentiate based on sex- Eve-lyn for men; Ever-lyn for women (SE too)

Sadmother · 15/11/2015 20:13

I say Ev-uh-Lyn (very short uh sound that is barely there)
Evelyn Waugh was pronounced Eve-Lyn though, so I always think of Eve-Lyn being the male version.

Shakerlackerboomboom · 15/11/2015 20:10

It's actually my name: born in Sheffield now live in south coast and have Always had people call me Eve-Lyn.
It was my Grandmothers same and always has been said the same

Hulababy · 15/11/2015 20:09

Only ever known it to be pronounced Eve-lyn

TrulySweet · 15/11/2015 20:08

Ev-lyn for a girl

Ev-lyn for a boy

SE here

SurlyCue · 15/11/2015 20:08

Ev-lyn. There is no r in it

ForChina · 15/11/2015 20:08

I'd never pronounce it with an 'r' sound in the middle but a soft 'h'. Like 'Ev-eh-lynn'. Don't like Eve-lynn as it sounds like a mispronunciation to me.