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If you had our surname, What would you name your baby?

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Bensmum1982 · 24/01/2020 22:32

We are due our first baby in June and cannot agree on names at all. We don’t know whether baby is a boy or a girl. Part of the problem is that neither is us have any names that we really like.

Our surname is Evan which is tricky as some names end up sounding a bit odd. I would love to hear what you would call a baby with our surname.

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estelle78 · 25/01/2020 07:51

I like Sophie, Rosie, Ruby... girls names with an e sound at the end, Maisie, Daisy, Poppy...

For a boy, Alex, Harry, Lucas... two syllables work well.

Poorolddaddypig · 25/01/2020 07:22

Annie Evan
Sadie Evan
Betsy Evan
Nancy Evan
Juliette Evan
Edith Evan

Caleb Evan
Micah Evan
Jasper Evan
Casper Evan

Gwilt160981 · 25/01/2020 07:16

Daniel Evan
Gemma evan
Iris Evan
Abner Evan
Enoch Evan
Jimmy Evan
Isaac Evan

mathanxiety · 25/01/2020 07:08

Also:

Nancy
Sydney
Florence
Hope

Hugh
Milo
Oliver
Henry

mathanxiety · 25/01/2020 06:01

Tamsin Evan
Rosalie Evan
Sylvie Evan
Cecily Evan
Sally Evan
Annabel Evan
Isobel Evan
Leonie Evan
Romy Evan
Madeleine Evan
Rosemary Evan
Josephine Evan

Finn Evan
Theodore Evan
Isaac Evan
Fergus Evan
Patrick Evan
Leo Evan
Louis Evan
Luke/Lucas Evan
Maxwell Evan
Rory Evan

Jossina · 25/01/2020 01:32

Giles
Hector
Rupert
Caradoc
Jago
Stephen
Barnaby
Nicholas
Timothy

Bit more unusual
Amadeo
Amadeus
Archimedes
Cristiano
Ebenezer
Ezekiel nn Zeke
Jebediah nn Jeb
Jedidiah nn Jed
Leviticus nn Lev
Nathaniel nn Nate nor Nat
Obadiah
Octavius
Zachariah
Zebadiah

TatianaLarina · 25/01/2020 00:30

(With Evan I mean).

TatianaLarina · 25/01/2020 00:30

Orlando, Jasper, Gabriel

Violet, Iris, Imogen, Rosalind

I think it sounds better ending with a consonant.

shirleyschmidt · 25/01/2020 00:01

Hugo Evan
James Evan

Phoebe Evan
Zoe Evan

wizzler · 24/01/2020 23:57

Madeleine
Elijah
Nathaniel

thrree · 24/01/2020 23:44

Jessica, Winona, Alexander. Honestly though in my experience choosing a name is a nightmare whatever your surname. Also don't feel like you have to have it set in stone before they've arrived.

NeedAnExpert · 24/01/2020 23:44

Could you and DH change your names to whichever name got dropped?

dubmumof2 · 24/01/2020 23:43

I think that a vowel sound at the end of the first name doesn't work well. I find it a little difficult to say with Evan. The 'ee' sound is about the best of the vowel sounds because it's quite defined....

I also like the 3 syllable names with Evan. But some of the two syllable names not ending in a vowel sound also seem to match well e.g.

Susan Evan
Jacob Evan

Gulsink · 24/01/2020 23:41

Actually, Ellen works better.

Gulsink · 24/01/2020 23:39

Helen...

mummykauli7 · 24/01/2020 23:39

Zachary
Bradley
Nathaniel

Madeline
Darcy
Harlow

Newfloorlamp · 24/01/2020 23:38

Ingrid, Ailsa, Fraser, Myles

MAFIL · 24/01/2020 23:36

I also agree that a longer first name sounds better.
All I would have suggested have already been mentioned so I won't repeat them. I can empathise though. We have a weird surname (well it's DH's, I stuck with mine) and lots of names I love in their own right sound really stupid with the surname. We actually didn't agree on any names until after our babies were born, largely because of that. But once they were here, all their names came easily. So don't stress too much if you don't have a name in advance.

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Bensmum1982 · 24/01/2020 23:31

I Ilene Elizabeth and Charlotte but they are my niece’s names.

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thrree · 24/01/2020 23:29

I think you need a longer name. Elizabeth, Charlotte, Arabella. What style name do you like.

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Bensmum1982 · 24/01/2020 23:29

Haha. Dworky. Smile my df’s very helpful suggestion was Ellen. Hmm

I like Eli and Micah also Daniel and James.
I like Sebastian too but can’t use it.

Girls names that I quite like but can’t use include Juniper, Rose and Isolde. Mainly our because they sound wrong in our accent.
But none are just right. Sorry,
I did say that I was fussy.

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dworky · 24/01/2020 23:15

Devon

Lotsalotsagiggles · 24/01/2020 23:13

Ollie Evan or Evie Evan is nice

stophuggingme · 24/01/2020 23:13

Sophie
Chloe
Libby
Molly
Judy
Nina
Lucy

Toby
Eli
Peter
Miles
Grant
Marcus

Are all lovely names

Some more “out there” ones

Inez
Dolores
Betsy
Paloma
Ember

Harley
Micah
Jonah
Raphael

Ithink all of these can work with your surname

weather4caster · 24/01/2020 23:13

Holly Evan
Catriona Evan
Natalie Evan
Rebecca Evan
Julia Evan

Campbell Evan
Malachy Evan
Joshua Evan
Fraser Evan
Daniel Evan