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Evelyn - how do you pronounce it?

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Sorbustree123 · 15/12/2022 07:59

I always thought it was EVE-LYN, but understand it's also pronounced EV-A-LYN? Trying to work out if one is more common than the other in the UK? Are there regional variations?

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pigsducksandchickens · 15/12/2022 09:32

MadisonAvenue · 15/12/2022 09:18

My great aunty was called Evelyn and it was always pronounced Ev-lyn.

My aunt too, shortened to 'Ev'

MintyGreenDreams · 15/12/2022 09:26

I know of an EVE lyn and a EV lyn

MadisonAvenue · 15/12/2022 09:18

My great aunty was called Evelyn and it was always pronounced Ev-lyn.

Perfect28 · 15/12/2022 09:17

As a teacher this is one of the most irritating names for this reason. There are loads of Evelyn's and it's hard to remember.

Pemba · 15/12/2022 09:15

It's not the case that the eev-lin pronunciation is just for males. My grandmother was eev-lin, Eve for short and actually

RedToothBrush · 15/12/2022 09:14

Evil-lyn.

Melisande90 · 15/12/2022 09:12

I know a few people called Evelyn and they all pronounce it Ev-leen. This is in Northern Ireland though.

ReluctantLondoners · 15/12/2022 09:10

I also thought Eve-lyn was the male version (like E Waugh)

For girls I'd say Ev-a-lyn

IVbumble · 15/12/2022 09:09

*line of ancestors

IVbumble · 15/12/2022 09:09

It's my middle name from a long list of female ancestors & always been pronounced Eve-lyn. We are from Southern England.

FHmama · 15/12/2022 08:41

I had a wonderful great auntie called Evelyn. We pronounced her name Ev-uh-Lyn

orbitalcrisis · 15/12/2022 08:23

Eve-lyn

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/12/2022 08:07

Eve-lyn if male, Ev-uh-lyn if female.

lifeinthehills · 15/12/2022 08:05

Three syllables.

SoupDragon · 15/12/2022 08:05

As a default, 3 syllables but I have heard it with 2 and would use that if told.

Mistakes in pronunciation will happen often throughout her life, although that can happen with many names.

PondintheRain · 15/12/2022 08:05

EV-uh-lin is the usual female pronunciation, EEV-lin the (far more unusual) male — see for instance Evelyn Waugh the (male) novelist who married a woman called Evelyn.

Purplemagnolias · 15/12/2022 08:02

Sorry 3 syllables

Purplemagnolias · 15/12/2022 08:02

Ev eh lyn 4 syllables

But no A sound as there's no a

KangarooKenny · 15/12/2022 08:02

We have both in our family, pronounce it however you like.