Pronunciation of Evelyn???

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squanderer · 18/08/2008 13:45

Eve-lyn, Ever-lyn or is it something else? Which one is the most commonly used?

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seeker · 18/08/2008 14:16

EVE-lyn, in my opinion But remember she will be having this conversation with everyone she meets all her life - which is probably a good reason for not using the name!

bran · 18/08/2008 14:13

I would say Eve-lyn, it was my grandmother's name and that's how she pronounced it. I think Ev-eh-lyn is much more common in Ireland though, I remember that the priest at my grandmother's funeral kept referring to her as Ev-eh-lyn even though he had been told beforehand that it was Eve-lyn.

Shitehawk · 18/08/2008 14:11

My mum would be most unhappy to be called Ev-er-lin. Or Ev-lin, or Eeva-lin, which is how some people pronounce it. Someone even pronounced it Evil Lyn once.

Tis a bag of worms as a name, I can tell you that!

pagwatch · 18/08/2008 14:08

ev-ah-lyn.
( but my family are Irish too)

ChopsTheDuck · 18/08/2008 14:06

same as waynetta. Only ever met one and she was ev-ah-lyn.

WaynettaSlob · 18/08/2008 13:58

I would say Ev-eh-lyn........but that's the Irish way.....

Bronze · 18/08/2008 13:58

Eve-lyn here too. It was my Grandmothers name and is DDs middle name

branflake81 · 18/08/2008 13:57

I would say Ev-er-lyn. Is that wrong?

sunshineonarainyday · 18/08/2008 13:55

Eve-lyn

Shitehawk · 18/08/2008 13:53

Eve-lyn. It's my mum's name.

beanieb · 18/08/2008 13:45

I say Eve-lyn

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