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Everdeen??? Girls baby name.

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EBoyd88 · 26/06/2017 10:18

Hello All,
I’m a newbie to Mums net.
My husband is absolutely adamant he wants our daughter to be called Everdeen, he loves the name. I’m a little less sure, I can’t find any evidence of it being even a name or being used as a name. What do people think? Is it crazy to pick a name that has been made up?
Thanks for your help 

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Amee1992x · 26/06/2017 20:01

Thank you! I like Ever & Everdean too, I like different. I'm having twins x

Cagliostro · 26/06/2017 19:58

That's so pretty Amee :)

Amee1992x · 26/06/2017 19:57

I'm having an Everly Genevieve ❤️

Inneedofadvice20172234 · 26/06/2017 19:57

You def can't have everdeen - just no

Evelyn
Emmaline
Evangeline
Eva rose
Neeve

bridgetreilly · 26/06/2017 19:50

True, it's a surname in Far From the Madding Crowd. But as a first name, I'd still argue it's not a name.

ScarletSienna · 26/06/2017 19:38

I think you can have Emily and Everly. My Mum and I have very similar names-it was done deliberately! I don't think there have been that many times in life my Mum and I have our names said together actually. (Ours are like Milly and Romilly where Mum's is the end of my name).

Regarding film names, when it is a new name then it is more obviously linked to a specific character. As a pp said, a name linked to a distopia isn't attractive and that is what most people will think as it isn't an established name in its own right. Whereas Fred is an established name so most people's first thought won't be a naughty imaginary friend.

Loopytiles · 26/06/2017 18:41

Everdeen is a shitty made up name.

Hunger Games books were great, ditto Far from the Madding Crowd, but the name is still awful for a RL first name.

RelaxMax · 26/06/2017 18:38

Katniss Everdeen is actually named as a tribute to Bathsheba Everdene :)

It's a terrible name though, id veto that.

Veterinari · 26/06/2017 18:32

Isn't it also Bathsheba's surname in Far from the madding crowd?
It's awful

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 26/06/2017 18:32

My the odds be ever in your favour.

leghoul · 26/06/2017 18:22

Evaline Rose

usernamenonumber · 26/06/2017 18:09

'What, like in the Hunger Games?' because that's the only time anyone will have ever heard the name before.

Far From The Madding Crowd

bridgetreilly · 26/06/2017 17:54

There isn't a 'preferred spelling' because it isn't a name. Really.

If you decide to call your child Everdeen, Everdene, Everdean, or Everdeanne, you'll be sure that they'll be the only one in their class, their school, their life. Which is why people will always be saying, 'What, like in the Hunger Games?' because that's the only time anyone will have ever heard the name before.

That's fine. It's your choice. But it's not like calling a child Luke and saying it's got nothing to do with Star Wars. Because Luke is already a name.

Redsippycup · 26/06/2017 17:41

Oh I agree ziggy Grin but at least Eva is actually a name.

Esther goes nicely with rose

ziggy1986 · 26/06/2017 17:28

Eva-Dene is terrible 🙈

Everly Rose (no hyphen) is v pretty and elegant.

claritytobeclear · 26/06/2017 17:13

Many people have more than one middle name. So you could do that if you want OP.

ILookedintheWater · 26/06/2017 16:48

Everdeen sounds like a 1970s housing estate.
Sorry to OPs DH.

AnneOfCleavage · 26/06/2017 16:45

How about Everly-Rose then your name wouldn't sound so much like hers??

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EBoyd88 · 26/06/2017 16:42

I really love Everly, if my name wasn't Emily this would be a winner.
Middle name I've chosen is Rose -its a family name.

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flibberdee · 26/06/2017 16:40

I love Everly and Evoni/Evony

Etihad · 26/06/2017 16:33

Not sure about Everdeen. We have an Emmeline which has a similar pattern to it.

We also seriously considered Evangeline as suggested up thread.

Everdene is a nicer spelling imo if you did go for it.

Redsippycup · 26/06/2017 16:19

Eva Dean or Eva-Dene makes the best of a bad job in my opinion.

At least it is an actual recognised name that she can use with or without the second part depending on her preferance - after all, she is the one that has to live with it for the rest of her life.

usernamenonumber · 26/06/2017 16:18

You missed out Everard, Sophronia.

claritytobeclear · 26/06/2017 16:17

Or Eva Diane?

Sophronia · 26/06/2017 16:14

Evandra
Evanna
Evangelie
Evren
Evarista
Evadne
Eveleen
Evelina
Everild
Everilda
Evette