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Evelina or Georgiana

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Babybell7 · 25/02/2018 15:33

Im just curious what everyone’s thoughts are on these names. I love both of them, but I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to use them, also feel I I will regret it if I choose something like Charlotte (a pretty name, but not quite as ‘special’ to me)
My husband particularly likes Evelina and wants Violet as the middle name.
DS is Alexander and we don’t shorten his name (although I suspect when he goes to school that will happen). We do like the nicknames for both the girls names - Evie/Lina and Georgie/Gigi.
I’m stuck! Any other suggestions welcome - I love Jane Austen/Georgette Heyer type names. Thanks.

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Rainbowsandflowers78 · 26/02/2018 21:56

I love Evelina but I know it as the children’s hospital

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 26/02/2018 09:59

Evelina, very nice.

Kokeshi123 · 26/02/2018 08:14

Evangeline is lovely in a way BUT it was the subject of one of my favorite Mumsnet remarks ever: "Evangeline makes me feel like I just ate two cream cakes, and regretted at least one of them."

HuskyMcClusky · 25/02/2018 23:28

Evelina is nice.

I don’t like any of the Georg- variants for girls. At all.

PaddlingShoes · 25/02/2018 23:25

Evelina Violet is a beautiful name!

Camomila · 25/02/2018 23:22

My cousin is a lovely Evelina. It makes me think posh Italian!

Laurel543 · 25/02/2018 23:18

Oops! Meant to say I like the abbreviations Eva or Lina.
Having said all if that, if you like the names then go for it OP. They are perfectly good names really and you are never going to find a name that is universally approved of!

Snakie · 25/02/2018 23:16

Georgiana is fabulous

Laurel543 · 25/02/2018 23:14

Sorry OP but I agree with CPTart. Both too frilly for me.
Frilliness does seem to be an increasing fashion for girls named at the mo though so I am probably just behind the times!
Evalina is pretty (and I like the potential abbreviations Eva or LGeorgiana just sounds too much

QuantamBaby · 25/02/2018 23:09

Love them both - how would you pronounce Georgiana. I'm assuming Geor-Jane-ah not George-e-arna?

How about Genevieve? I wanted to call DD2 this but DH wasn't as keen as me...

T00much · 25/02/2018 23:05

And if you choose Evelina and want a nickname, Lina is gorgeous

Gigi is that with a g as in giraffe or as in the french je t'aime

T00much · 25/02/2018 23:04

Love Evelina but prefer Georgia (which I really like) to Georgiana

SuperBeagle · 25/02/2018 20:11

Evelina.

I don't like Georgiana because the pronunciation conflict bothers me. I would (as an Australian) pronounce it george-ee-ah-nah, but I've heard people from the UK pronounce it as george-ay-nah.

CPtart · 25/02/2018 19:51

Too frilly, but love Georgina.

DramaAlpaca · 25/02/2018 19:47

Evelina is really lovely.

Georgiana is nice, although I slightly prefer Georgina.

pimlicolife · 25/02/2018 19:45

I love them both. I have a Georgette

17caterpillars1mouse · 25/02/2018 19:44

Both are beautiful and you can't go wrong with either

If I had to choose i'd go with Georgiana as though are so many Evie's about. Evelina really is lovely also though

OutyMcOutface · 25/02/2018 19:34

Oh and it's really not out there at all and extremely easy to pronounce. Both are.

OutyMcOutface · 25/02/2018 19:29

Evelina is lovely! Have you read the book?

ChocolateCrunch · 25/02/2018 19:27

Georgiana, but I prefer Georgia.

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Babybell7 · 25/02/2018 19:25

Thanks for the replies.
It’s pronounced eh va leena.
I don’t like Georgia so that’s not a possibility.
Good to know they’re not too out there even if they’re not everyone’s cup of tea.

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SquirrelWatcher · 25/02/2018 16:02

Eh va Leena is how the Evelinas I know pronounce it. I've worked with quite a few Polish women called Evelina/Ewelina, so people might assume it is from a Polish heritage? Saying that I don't know if it's a Polish name that women in their 30s have, like Michelle/Sarah etc, that babies aren't being called now....

bombcyclone · 25/02/2018 16:01

Evelina is beautiful. And rare. With great nicknames.

Georgiana is a lovely name as well, but, as another poster suggested, pops up with more frequency.

MrsBartlettforthewin · 25/02/2018 15:57

Both beautiful names. I'd go with Evelina personally as there are lots of Georgia/ Georginas that I teach and would feel that Georgiana just gets mixed into them. whereas as Evelina is different but not totally out there iyswim.

Wishfulmakeupping · 25/02/2018 15:55

Georgiana is lovely but another one who prefers Georgia and nn Georgie