Baby girl name help

[Namepuzzled]

Apologies, this is not really a YABU topic but I post it here for traffic and for gathering more opinions!

So, due DC2 in a couple of months and we are stuck between 2 names.

Evelina or Evita?

What do you think? Let me also throw in the equation that older sister has a tri-syllable -ina name! Think of Marina for example. I am not sure if this should affect the decision and put you off for Evelina as they won’t stay little forever and they won’t be glued one to the other, they may end up living in different countries but I thought to mention it.

Anyway, any help would really welcome.

-YABU: Go for Evelina
-YANBU: Go for Evita

Evelina is a bit too close to evil for it to be my choice, so I voted for Evita.

I prefer Eve, Evie or Ava myself, but they may all sound too English. Is there an Italian version of Yvette?

With the added context, I prefer Evelina. And I've never heard of the hospital either.

See, my eyes done me dirty and I read 'Belvita' as in the biscuit brand. 😬

Can you call her Ava, which I think is pretty for a child and adult?

Or Avaline if you want a longer version?

Evita is a dimuative for Eva. As in Eva Peron/Evita. So I’d avoid that.

I wouldn’t think your daughter was the hospital, don’t be silly. But for many people it’s the only time we’ve heard the name. I’m grateful to the Evelina but I wish I didn’t have to be. Try not to be flippant about the place of last resort for many of us

How would an Italian pronounced Eva (Eh-va) go in the Uk?

Or will it be Eh-va at home and Ee-va at school?

Dont get me wrong but I can’t call her Ee-va!

It’s sad that Evita is Eh and Eva is Ee here!

This is the only reason I thought of Evita.

I’ve been to Evelina hospital, my DD1 had a tongue tie release there, no dramatic associations for me.

I loved the post above about the Elizabeth line and name Elizabeth! Brilliant!

I do think Eva would be pronounced Ee-va, there would be a lot of having to correct this if you wanted a different pronunciation.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the hospital connection. I wouldn’t say it’s especially well known outside of London (it’s not like you’re naming her Great Ormond Street). Plus it’s a name in its own right - long before the hospital was named after an Evelina.

Evita is very associated with Eva Peron though, I’m struggling to think of it as a name in any other context as it was her nickname. Way more people would be aware of Evita/Eva Peron/Don’t cry for me Argentina etc than the Evelina hospital. Plus the musical doesn’t portray her in a particularly good light (and the real Evita had a very sad end).

Vita is nice though? Elena? Evangeline, Evelia, Elisa? Elvira? Evanna?

Evelina might not have negative associations for you, but it will for people whose children have died there. The staff at the Evelina saved my child's life, so to me it's a very positive association, but I still think it would be weird to name a child that.

What about Ava? It's the pronunciation you want although not the spelling.

Elena would be a great option, I have friend Elena who is Italian

I think not everyone will assume "Eeva" pronunciation for Eva. My husband's default pronunciation of it is Ava. However given "Eeva" is probably the most common one, I'd steer clear of Eva if you hate that. You can control it a bit when they are young, but she might grow into a child or teen who doesn't correct people and ends up being "Eeva" all day at school.

Maybe not to your taste but I have also seen Ever as as a girl's name.