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Two similar girls names - please help us choose

38 replies

Lauwilk · 03/04/2024 18:31

Eve or Eva

I understand both are popular but these are the only names we can both agree we like, but can’t choose between the two!

Any opinions welcome :)

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lostnecklace · 03/04/2024 20:16

I like Eve better than Eva but much prefer Evie.

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Lauwilk · 03/04/2024 20:15

Thanks so much for the input everyone!

I thought Eve would be more popular than Eva for some reason but that definitely doesn’t seem to be the case!

weirdly I really dislike the name Ava which is odd given that I like Eva. Also not keen on Evie but am aware that an Eve could end up lengthened to Evie.

Surname along the lines of Jackson :) middle name would be three syllables if we went for Eve, or two if we went for Eva

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Jeannie88 · 03/04/2024 19:18

Eva, Evie or Ava, just to mix it up a bit lol 😆

GallbladderWoes · 03/04/2024 19:15

I went with Eva as you can still use Eve as a dimuitive.

Anecdotal: I went to a catholic secondary in the 90s and in the whole 5 years I was there we only had one Eve and one Eva, the latter being pronounced Ever/Evvah

MumChp · 03/04/2024 19:04

Eve.

Catandsquirrel · 03/04/2024 19:03

Both beautiful but surname makes a big difference I think with such a short, vowely name.

What does it start with?

If it starts with a vowel sound I would personally go with Eve. It flows better ending in a consonant sound and you might get intrusive /r/ in some dialects, think Eever Ainsley. Not a bad thing per se, just part of dialectal speech, but it would affect pronunciation.

For a consonant initial, Eva might edge it in terms of flow. I think Eva Jackson/Telford flows a bit nicer than Eve McDonald for instance. Not a huge difference but just sounds a bit more elegant to me.

If it starts with F or V then definitely Eva.

If then surname ends in 'er', or /a/ I would personally go Eve rather than rhyme. So Eve Piper not Eva Baker.

DontGiveADuck · 03/04/2024 18:56

Eva.

Both so popular with all the Evies. Especially if you use the filler middle names of Rose/Grace/May which have been done to death.

octoberfarm · 03/04/2024 18:55

Love Eve!

smellpretty · 03/04/2024 18:54

Eve

takemeawayagain · 03/04/2024 18:49

I prefer Eva, Eve has too much religious significance.

BoleynMemories13 · 03/04/2024 18:48

Both nice but I generally prefer two syllable names so voted for Eva.

Moreteaandchocolate · 03/04/2024 18:41

I love both but voted for Eve, it’s such a simple, elegant name!

goldenretrievermum5 · 03/04/2024 18:37

Eva!! I may be biased as I have one - she’s 19 now and really loves her name. It’s not as common as those on MN make it out to be, there’s only 1 other Eva in her year group of 200 at school

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