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Evangelia - nn help!

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 12:43

Our DD will be named Evangelia for family reasons. I know it’s a long , non British name and so I need help!

I want a nice nn that could work with Evangelia as a full name but not an Eve, Evie, Eva etc. as they are all so overused.

I am also not a fan of Angie, Angela, Angelina, Lina, Lia!

Would Lily work?

The letter of Evangelia I like are E-A-N-L-I !

I need some inspiration please!

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SprinkleRainbow · 09/06/2023 16:36

Leah? Was quite a popular name in the 90s but not so much now.
Is Evangeline with a E rather than an A nicer sounding to you?
You could have Lena, Angie, or double barrel it to cover up the actual name you don't like?

Absolem76 · 09/06/2023 16:35

Sorry just seen you don't like Lia. But that Eve, Evie Angie are the natural shortening of the name unless you decide to go with a NN that is completely separate from the full name

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 16:34

@InceyWinceySpidy If we go with Eva would that be Ee-va or Eh-va?

I am asking as Evangelia starts with Eh not Ee .

So how would that be shortened to an Ev name?

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Absolem76 · 09/06/2023 16:31

How about Lia. Pronounced as you would the name Leah

InceyWinceySpidy · 09/06/2023 16:29

If you call her Evangalia then she will be Eva, or Lia (Leah)

Because that's how you shorten that name, and how everyone else will do so, at school etc.

You can try and make weird names as an anagram, but you'll be the only one using it.

Sorry, but that's the case.

DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 16:25

It can, but she'll be 'Evangelia not Evanjelia, Leela not Lyla'

redspottedmug · 09/06/2023 16:22

Lila can be pronounced LEE-la.

Any nicknames you could copy from all the many Evangelias in the family?

DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 16:15

You may well disagree, @RoseBucket, but Nia is usually short for something ending in -nia like Antonia, or a name in its own right. The n in Evangelia is barely there.

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 16:13

I just thought of Ellie because someone in the very first posts suggested it…

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RoseBucket · 09/06/2023 16:03

DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 15:23

@RoseBucket , Harry from Henry isn't much of a stretch though
Nia from Evangelia isn't obvious at all, whereas Lia is, but OP doesn't like it.

I disagree.

DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 15:56

@Goldblend , it doesn't really 'work', but if you like you can give your chil a completely different nickname. You could call her Polly or Sadie or Spike or Kim or smething.

It is fairly obvious that you aren't comfortable with the name itself. There are baby name regret threads on here every few days. Have a look at some.

SeeingSpots · 09/06/2023 15:54

Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:51

The only one that I honestly really like Ellie. Would that be a good safe choice?

Again though Ellie is a completely separate name to Evangelia the only similarity is that they share the same first letter. If you truly hate the name Evangelia that much that your trying to use Ellie as a nickname for it then don't saddle your poor daughter with it.

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:52

Sorry for not answering personal questions, I am not ignoring you and I take on board what you say. I just think it is too much of a not necessary outing

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:51

The only one that I honestly really like Ellie. Would that be a good safe choice?

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DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 15:47

It is usually like De-lila-h

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:40

Sorry can you please explain how Lila is pronounced as I think I got it wrong?

I would pronounced it as Lee- la

not like lie-la , like Delilah.

How is it pronounced in the Uk?

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afrikat · 09/06/2023 15:33

If they are still bullying you over your first child then will it make much difference to use a name you actually like for your second? Can they make things any worse? In what way are they bullying? Is there a reason you still have these people in your lives, do you all live together?

DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 15:31

@Goldblend , Lila is said as Ligh-la, and it doesn't really flow from Evangelia.

Just give the baby a name you like instead of saddling her with a name that doesn't really work in the UK that even her own mother doesn't like.

GoodVibesHere · 09/06/2023 15:30

I'd have Evangelina as the full name with Lina as nn.

I just think Evangelina is easier, it rolls off the tongue better with the n added in.

LadyBird1973 · 09/06/2023 15:29

All the first born men in my fathers family had the same name and my mum bucked the trend and refused to give it to my brother - as much as everyone bitched and whined over it, ultimately it's not their baby and not their choice. If they bully you over this, then seriously reconsider having them in your life. As a parent you will need to advocate for your children - you really can't do that if you can't advocate for yourself!
I also refused to give my children dh's ancestral family name because it wouldn't be well received in Britain (dh avoided telling anyone his middle name for years but it does have to be declared on passports etc). Again, relatives didn't like it but they aren't living in Britain, but my children would be.

If you are determined to go ahead with this, could you adapt it to Evangeline or Evangelina? These would be easier than getting people to pronounce Evangelia with a hard g.
Also angel is a nice nickname imo.

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 09/06/2023 15:29

I know the name has a hard g but Gia would work with a soft g?

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:28

I prefer Lila from Lia but I don’t know if it would be nice as a nn

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LoonyLois · 09/06/2023 15:28

What about Lia? You’re just taking the end of the name then

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Goldblend · 09/06/2023 15:27

Thanks all for the suggestions!

What about Lila?

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DuchessOfSausage · 09/06/2023 15:23

@RoseBucket , Harry from Henry isn't much of a stretch though
Nia from Evangelia isn't obvious at all, whereas Lia is, but OP doesn't like it.