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Down to 2 girls names, thoughts please!

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Littleelffriend · 23/05/2020 09:28

DD2 is due in a few weeks. DD1 has a Gaelic/Irish name (we are Scottish). Surname will start with Mc. We’re down to Martha or Evelyn, which does everyone prefer? Middle name will likely be violet after a family member.

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glitterfarts · 23/05/2020 11:13

Martha Mc.... Lovely and rolls off the tongue

SleepingStandingUp · 23/05/2020 11:10

Martha.

Eve-lyn, Ev-lyn battle aside, Evie Eva Evlyn is soo popular

Literaryseed · 23/05/2020 11:09

Another vote for Martha.

OhTheRoses · 23/05/2020 11:08

I think Marfa depends on the social demographic.

OhTheRoses · 23/05/2020 11:07

Martha aways makes me think a bit hard done by as in the Mary and Martha story bit I think Evelyn works better with a Mc surname.

What about Mhairi. I know a lovely Mhairi, pronounced Varie.

Xara or Xanthe

babynamelover · 23/05/2020 11:06

Martha or Marnie is lovely too. Good luck 😊

Dyra · 23/05/2020 11:04

I prefer Evelyn.

@catsarebetterthandogs9 I pronounce it Ev-eh-lyn too! I think people count it as an Ever-lyn pronunciation, but you're not alone! There's dozens of us! Dozens!

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Littleelffriend · 23/05/2020 11:02

Now I’m not sure if I like either lol. Pronunciation issues with both. Zara was our third choice.........

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Rainbowqueeen · 23/05/2020 11:01

Martha

sweetnosugar · 23/05/2020 10:59

Evelyn
I like Martha but so many people pronounce it ‘Marfa’ .. not sure if it’s laziness or they generally cannot pronounce the TH.

FrownPrincess · 23/05/2020 10:51

Martha is lovely, especially with a Mc name - alliterative names are always more memorable IMO

Bringmewineandcake · 23/05/2020 10:48

Martha is lovely

Happyhusband · 23/05/2020 10:40

Up the ante. Go for Eibhlin.....

Spirali · 23/05/2020 10:37

My friends dd is Evelyn and it’s never been shortened. They planned to shorten it to Evie but she doesn’t suit it. It’s a lovely name! I don’t like Martha at all.

whywhywhy6 · 23/05/2020 10:36

Martha

pilates · 23/05/2020 10:30

Martha

Peachbubble · 23/05/2020 10:25

Martha

Spied · 23/05/2020 10:11

Martha.

I automatically say Ever- Lyn for Evelyn.
I did as I read the post.

mistermagpie · 23/05/2020 10:07

I prefer Martha because of the inevitable pronunciation issues with Evelyn.

FWIW we have a Mc surname and DS1 has a name beginning with M, I think it sounds great!

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Littleelffriend · 23/05/2020 10:06

Oh god marfa would be awful

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TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 23/05/2020 10:04

Lovely names. With a Mc surname I am also learning towards Evelyn as it's a "ma" "ma" sound.

Martha McCready
Evelyn McCready

In my case my Christian name and married surname have exactly the same vowel sounds three times. It's annoying and seems to really confuse people so I have to repeatedly spell it. So I'm biased.

catsarebetterthandogs9 · 23/05/2020 09:59

DD is Martha. She gets lovely compliments on her name. I did have to ask MIL to stop calling her "Marf" but she's the only one who ever attempted it, and I wouldn't usually be so finicky but it was awful! I'm not a massive fan of Evelyn, I pronounce that Ev-eh-lyn which nobody else on here seems to do Grin

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 23/05/2020 09:55

I love Martha, when I was pregnant I had Martha or Marte on my girls list. The only Evelyns I know are older women so I don't associate it with a child.

userabcname · 23/05/2020 09:54

Martha. Evelyn has the annoying pronunciation issue and there are loads of them, along with all the Evies, Evas etc.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 23/05/2020 09:51

I only know one Martha - she's 19 and it's never been abbreviated.