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Evangeline?

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Viviviolet · 14/10/2018 20:25

Can’t decide whether I find it too frilly or very beautiful.

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Bryonietta · 18/10/2018 16:47

Evangeline Iris

SemperIdem · 16/10/2018 20:12

Athena for middle name?

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Viviviolet · 16/10/2018 15:31

Any suggestions jitters finding it very hard to find something. Don’t want any Grace, Rose or Mays

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Jitters22 · 16/10/2018 08:53

Love Evangeline, but honestly don't think Ivy or Violet work particularly well as middle names. - Violet is the better of the two, though, in terms of how the two names hang together.

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Viviviolet · 15/10/2018 20:15

Liking Evangeline Ivy, maybe Violet (is it a problem that it’s my middle name Confused?)

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Viviviolet · 15/10/2018 20:12

I think we’re going for it... watching nanny McPhee with dd and re hearing Colin Firth say it has cemented my love for it!!

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KarrisWhiteOak · 15/10/2018 19:51

I love it. It was a name I had on short list then sil said she loved it when I was pregnant and i decided as I’d never mentioned I loved it before it would be rude to use it.
But I love the DD has.

Cbeebiesrehab · 15/10/2018 19:49

My daughter is Evelyn and has been known as Effie since birth...could definitely work for Evangeline too!

deptfordgirl · 15/10/2018 19:46

It's nice. I do prefer Emmeline as it does just sound like Evangelical to me. Not that that's a problem!

SecretWitch · 15/10/2018 19:42

Lovely name.

Peach2018 · 15/10/2018 19:39

LOVE Evangeline, such a beautiful name!

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Viviviolet · 15/10/2018 19:29

Nn Effie would sway me as I love it

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Viviviolet · 15/10/2018 19:29

DH just suggested nn Effie for it, his reasoning is that if it can work for Elizabeth it can work for Evangeline but I just don’t think that would ever naturally form. What do you think?

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Flamingosnbears · 15/10/2018 16:59

My Daughters middle name absolutely stunning in my opinion and not too frilly at all.

user348903890 · 15/10/2018 16:28

Evangeline sounds like an itchy fanny cream (sort of like a cross between Vagisil/Germolene). Sorry, that sounds really horrible of me, I know. It's just what it reminded me of. I suspect I am just a freak and no-one else would think this though Blush

Belindabauer · 15/10/2018 16:23

It's a gorgeous name.

RedDwarves · 15/10/2018 09:29

It's a lovely name, but, to me, it's too closely linked with "evangelical", so I would never consider it.

Decemberly · 15/10/2018 08:16

I love it! It is on my shortlist for this (our first) baby. I have loved it for a long time (pre-baby, probably House of Eliott related) and it was the front runner but I’ve had a wobble on it because of the dreaded Evie shortening. If we do go for it, Evan would be our preferred nickname. I love the meaning - ‘bringer of good news’.

Normandy144 · 15/10/2018 07:53

It's lovely but you need to be sure you can live with Evie too (or make sure people know she's Evangeline and not Evie). My cousin is Evangeline and has been Evie pretty much from birth.

barnet · 15/10/2018 07:49

Its beautiful.
But I also second PP’s suggestion of Margot and Vivienne, both strong and balance each other perfectly

Eleanor90 · 15/10/2018 07:37

Beautiful and definitely not weak!

AtticaRose · 15/10/2018 07:30

I really hate it (sorry!). The "vange" sound in the middle always sounds a bit horrible to me. Plus, very frilly. Feels like a tough name to wear into adulthood.

But I know lots of people love it!

mumofnat · 14/10/2018 23:24

Loveeee it, so beautiful xx

KERALA1 · 14/10/2018 23:02

I would worry she would join the hordes of eve/Evie's which every other girl is called now

Jitters22 · 14/10/2018 22:41

I’ve always loved it x