Pronunciation of Eva

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Would you pronounce it 'eeva', to rhyme with 'beaver' (no jokes...) or 'ayva' to rhyme with 'flavour'?

Beaver.

Ee-va. If you want "ay-va" then she needs to be named Ava.

In the U.K. I would pronounce it Ee-va. Ava is ay-va.

It's different in Europe though. My Spanish niece is Eva and it's definitely Ay-va.

Ee-va

Ava = Ay va

Aoife = Ee Fah

Ever = Ev ah

I'd say Eva = eeva (ayva would be Ava)

I know one person who pronounces it "ever"

I know someone with the Polish spelling (Ewa) and it's pronounced 'Ever'. I'd say Eva rhymes with Beaver.

What Bunny said.

I think the (historically) correct pronounciation is Ay-va, isn't it? Though enough UK people say Ee-va for that to be a good alternative.

So I think you can pronounce it whichever way you like best.

Ee-vah. No "r" on the end, so it can't rhyme with "beaver."

I've heard Ee-va, Eh-va and Ay-va.

Thanks all. Had forgotten the possibility of 'ever' - I also know an Ewa.

Bonnie- it absolutely can rhyme with beaver if you have a southern English accent.

Haha - yes, of course. I should have qualified that I have a more-or-less RP accent so I say 'beavah', 'fevah' etc.

RP accent is bloody useless for teaching/learning phonics!
When we lived in Surrey, my eldest was really struggling to 'hear' the sounds. DH is an Oxford educated lawyer from Glasgow and he took up the cause. Suddenly, DS 's understanding and spellings took off.
I'm a well educated southerner and a teacher but a beautifully spoken, well educated Glasgow accent where all sounds are pronounced clearly really did the job better that either myself or his teacher.

Just a completely off topic but slightly related and true anecdote.

Because of where I live and grew up- Evah (Ever). However, in the UK, I think it's Eevuh.

Eeevah.

Unless there's a 4 before it.
As in Shazza Luvs Darren 4eva.

I'd pronouce it eeva. My Dsis is eva and pronounced this way and gets iritated with colleagues who can't remember if she's eeva or ayva however when I said "surely "ayvah is spelt ava" she said she believes ava is pronounced "aaahh-va" and was shocked that I have two friends whicj ayva's spelled ava