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What are your thoughts on the girl name Evelyn?

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jasminnie · 30/05/2025 14:09

Let me know your opinions

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eb949013 · 02/06/2025 11:20

It's lovely, with lots of options to shorten it/find nicknames that suit her

elusiveemz · 02/06/2025 09:35

I love it.
We were going to call my daughter that but ended up with Elizabeth instead

user1492757084 · 02/06/2025 09:18

Evelyn not in my top hundres however it is not offensive at all.
I like it best pronounced as Eve-lin.

Renabrook · 01/06/2025 01:17

summerscomingsoon · 30/05/2025 14:21

Depends where you are as to how people will pronounce it

And spell it, i like the name as a word but I would hate to be called a name where people will always get it wrong either written or pronounced

Italiangreyhound · 31/05/2025 23:12

Beautiful.

Laura931 · 31/05/2025 09:01

I’d never think to use the nn Evie for an Evelynbit then I’ve only ever heard it pronounced as Everlyn not Eev-lyn.

Gizlotsmum · 31/05/2025 07:41

We used it as a middle name, I love it, my husband preferred our other name so that was a compromise, this was 17 years ago

Sosorrylaurenson · 31/05/2025 07:39

No, I think of it as a boys name.
Eve and Evie are all a bit over used.

HundredMilesAnHour · 31/05/2025 07:37

Pronounced Evv.elin.
AFAIK the male version is EE.vlin.

This is what I was also told recently by the mother of a toddler Evelyn when I asked her which pronunciation to use. The mum is a super-smart barrister (and so is the dad) and I trust that she did her research first.

Laura931 · 31/05/2025 07:29

Evelyn is beautiful OP.

Laura931 · 31/05/2025 07:29

Stripyzebrabra · 30/05/2025 21:34

Only around 15 girls in England and Wales are named it each year. In contrast there were 1,673 Evelyn's born in 2023 🙄

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Yep, of course a name can be uncommon and still have another named it!

My example is Jupiter! We know two. Undoubtedly uncommon but two in the same baby class! I can only guess how few babies were named Jupiter two years ago but I can’t imagine it was many!

Sgtmajormummy · 31/05/2025 07:19

James Joyce’s broken drudge. Dutiful daughter, sister who survives on memories. So beaten down she panics, freezes and refuses as she takes her last chance at elopement (or is she being abducted into prostitution?).
Not for me, sorry.
Pronounced Evv.elin.
AFAIK the male version is EE.vlin.

Timeforyetanothernamechange · 31/05/2025 07:02

I think it's lovely OP and wouldn't necessarily be put off by popularity. It's more important you love it because you and DD need to live with it.

I'm in central belt Scotland and it seems it's far less popular here than in E&W as only 37 were registered in Scotland last year. I had it on my shortlist for soon to arrive baby girl but DH not a fan. We also like Eva which is always said to be far too common on here but, again, seems far less popular in Scotland with only 68 registered last year.

As for pronunciation, I think it depends where you are. I would expect it to be pronounced Ev-eh-lyn but wouldn't pick it if it had some of the other pronunciations mentioned in this thread.

BunnyRuddington · 31/05/2025 06:19

I like Evelyn but as others have said tge world really can do without anymore Evies, especially as it’s the name of Peppa Pigs sister.

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Mumofgirls2017 · 30/05/2025 23:00

Ok, but popular and shortened to Evie which is mega popular.

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PanderBare · 30/05/2025 22:54

@RaraRachael , they mean Ev-uh-lyn (as opposed to Evlin or Eve-lyn)

ninjahamster · 30/05/2025 22:51

I love it but agree it is getting popular.

RaraRachael · 30/05/2025 22:51

Why would it ever be pronounced Ever-lyn? There's no r

RuthW · 30/05/2025 22:04

Love it but don’t like that it can be said three ways

RaraRachael · 30/05/2025 21:54

Not common around here - NE Scotland. In 40 years I only taught one. She was English so got very annoyed when we all pronounced it as Ev-eh-lyn rather than Eve-eh-lyn.

Stripyzebrabra · 30/05/2025 21:38

Just to add, whilst I know quite a few Evelyns, they all use the 'Ev-Lyn' pronunciation and none are known to me, at least, as Evie.

Stripyzebrabra · 30/05/2025 21:34

Redflamingos · 30/05/2025 14:39

It can’t be that uncommon then!

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Only around 15 girls in England and Wales are named it each year. In contrast there were 1,673 Evelyn's born in 2023 🙄

okydokethen · 30/05/2025 21:23

Love it

BCBird · 30/05/2025 20:33

I like it. Classy

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