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Evelyn or Megan?

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LazyLinePainterJane · 11/07/2008 10:21

DH and I are at loggerheads debating these two names. I like the first, he likes the latter. I like Meg, not keen on Megan but DH says that Meg goes better with DS's name.

I don't want to discourage him as he has spent the last 23 weeks set on one name that I vetoed and refusing to budge so any movement in the name department is good.

So which do you prefer?

AND, if you like Evelyn, what other names do you like or possibly choose for your children as I love the name but feel strange using it?

Thanks!

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Ledodgy · 11/07/2008 22:17

Evelyn definately. I have an Eve.

DarthVader · 11/07/2008 22:16

Evangelmeg

purpleduck · 11/07/2008 21:19

Megveline

wolveschick · 11/07/2008 21:10

I have a Megan who I insisted I would call Meg (Little Women was my fave book) but from the moment she was born she was Megan. Unfortunately terry Wogan and his TOG names have ruined Evelyn for me with the Evelyn Tentions TOG

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LazyLinePainterJane · 11/07/2008 21:01

Ooooh such opposing opinion!!! Now that doesn't help me at all, you must all agree !!

I do quite like Helena but it is taken by a relative (as is Jennifer) so we can't use it, I'm not going down the family name route. Not sure about Claudia.

Dh is not budging from Megan. He gets like this with names, the last one he had decided we were using since before we were together . His confidence does not sway me.

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halogen · 11/07/2008 20:00

Evelyn is lovely. I think Megan is a bit 80s/90s, really.

DazedEmma · 11/07/2008 19:27

Evelyn is the prettiest name ever! So i vote Evelyn x

Youcanthaveeverything · 11/07/2008 19:25

Evelyns do not have blue rinses.

They wear pencil skirts, and have thier hair 'set' and wear a little pillar box a slight angle, and have perfectly pouty crimson lips and stockings with seams up the back (think Tippi hendron)

OR they might wear long beaded evening dresses, drink appertifs and discuss politics over dinner at their friends country house, and smoke ciragrettes out of holders (not that you want your baby to do this obviously)think Keira Knighly in Atonement.

But they certainly DO NOT have blue rinses.

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Youcanthaveeverything · 11/07/2008 18:48

I love Evelyn, and would strive to not get it shortned to, the more common at the moment, Evie.

If you like Eleanor, but can't go with that, how about Helena? this was on our list for a girl. Not common, classic and classy, and strong.

Claudia was also suggested on another thread, which I love and fits your 'unusual but not weird' criteria. Has same qualkitis as Helena I think.

Janni · 11/07/2008 18:42

Megan
Evelyn sounds old-fashioned to me, whereas Eve, Eva or Evie don't.

Sim43 · 11/07/2008 18:39

Funny I was wondering where they had got to since House of Elliot. Don't watch Holby City anymore used to and don't watch CSI either.

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LazyLinePainterJane · 11/07/2008 15:29

So aside from MArgaret, are there any other names that can be shortened to Meg?

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yorkshirepudding · 11/07/2008 14:38

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Sim43 · 11/07/2008 14:35

Yorkshirepudding: Ah yes that's the one, I used to enjoy that programme. Showing my age now, that was yonks ago!

LaDiDaDi · 11/07/2008 14:31

I prefer Evelyn to Megan.

Other ideas

Cara
Polly
Tessa
Nina
Helena

yorkshirepudding · 11/07/2008 14:27

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Sim43 · 11/07/2008 14:26

Yeh and what I meant to say was that one of the sisters was called Evangeline!

Sim43 · 11/07/2008 14:24

Oh yes Evangeline that is lovely. There was a drama on years ago set in about the 1920/30's about two sisters I think they designed clothes. Can't remember the name of it. It's a lovely name.

Never thought about the Evil Lyn possibilities, changed my name about Evelyn now. Go for Megan instead!

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LazyLinePainterJane · 11/07/2008 14:24

sim, don't worry I didn't, but it wasn't until I was pregnant first time around that I realised what a terrible idea it was

hmmm Evangeline...mulls it over

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DarthVader · 11/07/2008 14:10

LOVE Evelyn
not keen on Megan

I also love Evangeline!

CarGirl · 11/07/2008 14:09

I know an Evelyn, she can be referred to as Evil Lyn behind her back so I wouldn't recommend it tbh

Sim43 · 11/07/2008 14:06

LazylinepainterJane: God, hope you didn't! Strange what some parents think are great names though isn't it, the Geldofs weren't exactly kind to FiFi-Trixibelle, Peaches and whatever the other one was called, something else beginning with a P I think. Ah I remember, it was Pixie. Poor bloody things. Also what about Apple! Isn't that what Gwynned Paltrow called her daughter. When I was in hospital after giving birth to my DS I asked the woman in the next bed what she was calling her DS and she said Norman! I just had to say politely that's nice! This is only 8 years ago I might add!

Lemontart · 11/07/2008 13:38

love both of them. Megan is very very popular here (3 in DD2?s preschool class!) but no Evelyns.
(Couple of Evies in primary school though..)

LuLuBai · 11/07/2008 13:35

Yes, I agree with YorkshirePudding - I prefer the EVelyn pronunciation.

Never knew about Big Daddy's real name. No wonder he got into wrestling. Probably started in the playground. Reminds me of that great Johnny Cash song 'A Boy Named Sue'.

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