Evelyn

[IcouldbutthenIcouldnot]

How would you pronounce it?

Eve - lin
or
Eh-Ver/Veh-lin

And what do you think?

and is Aveline better?

I would pronounce it ev-er-lyn. I like it.

So would I. There is one in my dd's class.

I would pronounce it same as Molly. I used to love this name but its really over popular at the moment Aveline is lovely.

^Yes I agree

Eve-Lynne... purely because the person I knew with that name pronounced it that way.

prefer Evelyn to Aveline personnally

Eve_lyn.

I wanted this for pink bump, it was my granny's name, but DH has vetoed Evelyn as too old fashioned and the inevitable Evie as too common.

It was my grandmother's name and she was always ev-lyn

It's dd's best friend's name and she is eve-lyn.

Personally, I prefer ev-lyn, but either way, it's a lovely name.

Don't like Aveline.

Prefer Ev-ah-lin. Know people who pronounce it both ways. Always thought Eve-lin risked sounding a bit like Evil- in!

Ev-ah-lin is lovely I think. I would probably go for Lynnie as a nickname to avoid turning into one of a million Eve/ Eva/ Evies.

Ev-uh-lin. I really wanted this too, but DH doesn't like it and it does seem to be very popular.

I think it's a nice name. A good friend of mine has an Evelyn and they pronounce it Eve-lyn. It is becoming less unusual than it used to be when she was first born and there are indeed tonnes of Evies at the moment, but there is no reason for the name to be shortened if you don't want that, at least at first when you have some control over it.

I'd say Eve-lin. lovely name.

Agree with Sleepy Wombat. Evelyn for a boy and Everlyn for a girl.

My grandma is Evelyn and goes by Ev-eh-lyn. I love it too, but she hates it!

Ev-lin

I like Ev eh lyn. Aveline reminds me of the girl in Bread.

If you do choose Evelyn, I would suggest from the start that you call her by her full name to discourage other people from using a nn.

Ev-lin

I would pronounce it Ev eh lynn goes off to sit on hands before having another rant about people putting and R into words when ther isn't one there

I would pronounce it Eve-Lyn.
Is there such a name as Eveline??
Anyway I love this name but was unsure how to pronounce it/spell it so that put me off. Didn't have the wisdom of mn then to ask for advice!

Everleen