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Eve and Steve- thoughts ?

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CamdenQueen · 19/06/2024 00:53

We love the name Evelyn for a girl and would shorten to Eve. Only issue is my husband is called Stephen and goes by Steve with everyone bar his parents. Do you think Eve and Steve are too similar? Will they sound silly together? My husband assures me nobody would make the connection or think about them rhyming m. Would appreciate honest opinions

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namesnamez · 19/06/2024 11:53

I said online. People will mock anything. And Jobs/Apple are hated by many, many people. His narcissism was legendary, giving his child a rhyming name could have easily invited ridicule but I don't remember it ever becoming a 'thing'.

OnTheRightSideOfGeography · 19/06/2024 11:05

Littlelillies · 19/06/2024 06:58

Way too similar - imagine calling St(eve) up the stairs - who would be meant?!

I wonder how George Foreman coped with that - having five sons all called George (and the same middle name as his own)? And one of his seven daughters called Georgetta as well?!

OnTheRightSideOfGeography · 19/06/2024 10:59

Not to derail, but if Steve Jobs' other daughter Lisa's reports are true, he isn't the kind of father anybody would want, however financially rich he was.

Dominic does actually call himself 'hughesthenews' on Twitter!

MerryChristmasToYou · 19/06/2024 10:36

Would anyone mock you if your father was someone like Steve Jobs?

Hughes' News sounds like a newspaper shop. Smile

OnTheRightSideOfGeography · 19/06/2024 10:33

I think, if you give your child the same name as you - or the direct opposite-sex equivalent (which don't usually rhyme anyway) - it's not quite as noticeable, because of course the same name will sound the same.

When they are completely different names, but they happen to rhyme, I think it seems more obvious.

But then, I'm the person who always chuckles every single time when a certain TV news reporter signs himself off with "Dominic Hughes, BBC News" Grin

namesnamez · 19/06/2024 09:41

Parent and child? Absolutely fine. Steve Jobs' daughter is named Eve. I don't think this was ever mocked in MSM or on social media.

sparkleowl · 19/06/2024 08:55

OP…….just don’t do it.😄

Redberies · 19/06/2024 08:53

My dad is named Stephen and they called me Stephanie, literally the female version of his name, and none of us realised until I was an adult

But Steve and Steph sound totally different

CheeseWisely · 19/06/2024 08:44

I wouldn't give this a second thought OP!

HoarseSoprano · 19/06/2024 08:42

Littlelillies · 19/06/2024 06:58

Way too similar - imagine calling St(eve) up the stairs - who would be meant?!

Our former neighbours had children called Jude and Luke and swore that the problem they had never envisaged was calling them from downstairs and both kids saying they thought the other one was wanted, because all that was audible at a distance was a vague ‘Oo’ sound.

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CamdenQueen · 19/06/2024 08:39

TwigTheWonderKid · 19/06/2024 08:37

In fact I know a family where the dad is Steve and daughter Evelyn and they don't seem to have any problems.

This is reassuring!

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Mrsdht · 19/06/2024 08:39

My ex was stephen called steve. Our daughter is eve. If i called steve up the stairs then steve answered. it's always been fine tbh. No issues. In fact she sometimes gets called evie.
The problem is. My new husband is named steve. And his son is named steve. This is not a joke.
Really predictable name late 60s and his deceased wife chose the sons name...

Raiseyourglass24 · 19/06/2024 08:37

It’s fine. As long as you are not called Niamh!

TwigTheWonderKid · 19/06/2024 08:37

In fact I know a family where the dad is Steve and daughter Evelyn and they don't seem to have any problems.

TwigTheWonderKid · 19/06/2024 08:36

Absolutely fine.

MerryChristmasToYou · 19/06/2024 08:35

It's fine. I don't like Evelyn though and Evie is so overused, but she's not my baby to name.

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CamdenQueen · 19/06/2024 08:34

stickthewellyin · 19/06/2024 07:26

I think it's fine just stick your name between theirs when writing it down.

However every Evelyn I've known pronounces it "Ev Lin" are you using "Eve Lin"?

No it will be ev-lin like you said. I’ve always liked the idea of a more ‘formal’ grown up name that can have a nickname

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CamdenQueen · 19/06/2024 08:32

Littlelillies · 19/06/2024 06:59

Or if they sign a card - from Steve and Eve ?!

This is exactly the scenario I keep thinking about but husband would just have to be Stephen on cards from now on!

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GreyhoundGal1 · 19/06/2024 08:17

My dad is named Stephen and they called me Stephanie, literally the female version of his name, and none of us realised until I was an adult. They did it totally by accident. So I think it'll be fine.

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 19/06/2024 07:28

The Evelyn I know, is called Lyn by most and Evv by her family, so no guarantee it will be Eve.

Jegersur · 19/06/2024 07:27

It’s fine

stickthewellyin · 19/06/2024 07:26

I think it's fine just stick your name between theirs when writing it down.

However every Evelyn I've known pronounces it "Ev Lin" are you using "Eve Lin"?

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/06/2024 07:22

Absolutely fine :)

Littlelillies · 19/06/2024 06:59

OnTheRightSideOfGeography · 19/06/2024 01:03

Is this where you tell us that your name is Martha, and you already have an older son called Arthur?!

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Littlelillies · 19/06/2024 06:59

Or if they sign a card - from Steve and Eve ?!

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