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How do you pronounce Evelyn?

47 replies

Catspaws · 26/03/2018 15:10

Do you say Eev-lin or evuh-Lin? Or something different to either?

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sycamore54321 · 26/03/2018 17:20

I'd say "Ev-lin". Two syllables, short vowels in both. Ev like the first syllable in Beverly, Lin like violin.

wetsnow · 26/03/2018 17:18

I have a dd called Evelyn

We say Ev-er-lyn

She gets called eev-lyn all the time though.. just politly correct them as it could be either way. Im not bothered and so far neither is she.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/03/2018 16:58

Ev-ln. No emphasis on any vowel aside from the first E

starkid · 26/03/2018 16:56

evuh-Lin

YolandasFridge · 26/03/2018 16:49

It just depends

My mum is Eve - Lyn but we know an Evv -Lyn too, both are female!

My mum gets annoyed if someone wrongly calls her Evv - Lyn , there's no way people can tell though I suppose

ephemeralfairy · 26/03/2018 16:39

My grandma was Evelyn and she and all our family pronounced it Ev-lin. Two syllables.

chezmk1988 · 26/03/2018 16:37

Ever-lin

HunterHearstHelmsley · 26/03/2018 16:06

I say both!

I prefer Ev-uh-lynn though. I always think Eve-lynn sounds like the name of a house where they've merged two names together 😂

User27839494 · 26/03/2018 16:04

Eve-Lyn for a boy and Ev-uh-Lyn for a girl

PinkAvocado · 26/03/2018 16:01

The second way.

BeyondThePage · 26/03/2018 15:58

Depends on whether it’s a girl or boy

Eve-Lynn for a boy and Ever-Lyn for a girl

I agree with this ^

Oblomov18 · 26/03/2018 15:56

Ever-lynn.

kaytee87 · 26/03/2018 15:50

Ev-eh-lin

Sophronia · 26/03/2018 15:45

Ev-uh-lyn

MyKingdomForBrie · 26/03/2018 15:18

Depends on whether it’s a girl or boy.

Eve-Lynn for a boy and Ever-Lyn for a girl.

TheFallenMadonna · 26/03/2018 15:16

I would always ask TBH. Because eether/eyether sounds correct to me.

Missingthesea · 26/03/2018 15:12

Both ways are correct Smile

PalePinkSwan · 26/03/2018 15:11

Eh-vi-lyn, emphasis on the eh.

Mouthfulofquiz · 26/03/2018 15:11

Ever-lynn

Aprilmightmemynewname · 26/03/2018 15:11

Ev - e- lin

Hypermice · 26/03/2018 15:11

Eeev lin or evv lin.

BossWitch · 26/03/2018 15:11

Ev uh Linn