Can someone Irish help with a pronunciation?

7 replies

argylesocks · 22/04/2011 19:11

How do you say the girls name Eavan? (it IS a girls name, right?)

Is it Evan like the boys name or even as in even and odd? Or are both wrong? Just from looking online it seems like there's mixed opinions. Thanks!

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SquirtedPerfumeUpNoseInBoots · 22/04/2011 20:11

It's the Anglican version of Aiobheann, pronounced e-van. Not Evan, or even.

Hth.

SquirtedPerfumeUpNoseInBoots · 22/04/2011 20:11

Yes, girls name.

DesertOrchid · 23/04/2011 21:17

I thought it was Ay-van?

Famous example though: poet, Eavan Boland.

missmelo · 23/04/2011 23:09

Hi its a beautiful name, a girls name and is pronounced e-van.

Deuce · 23/04/2011 23:11

Ae-veen

My dd's name!

jobrien1980 · 24/04/2011 13:00

I'm Irish and I've never come across it, but it was very fashionable in Ireland back in the 90s to ransack the ancient sagas for ever more obscure old Irish names so I might've just missed it. I'm guessing e-van.

emeraldislander · 25/04/2011 13:23

Is it not Ay (as in hay)-veen

Laughing at jobrien. Every child in the 80s got christened with a moniker from some l ancient and miserable saga!!! 5 Deirdres in my class at school.

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