Beatrice, Francesca or Evelyn for DC2?

[PastaandCheese]

So this is our shortlist for a DD2. We have decided on Thomas for a DS.

Would like opinions please.

Love Francesca

love Evelyn but think Eveline is a nicer spelling

Francesca

Nigellasdealer wouldn't you pronounce Evelyn and eveline differently?

Evelyn is well. ....eve-lyn and eveline is evel-eye-n iykwim!

Evelyn wins for me :)

I think there are a couple of pronunciation variations with Evelyn. We were thinking Eve Lyn.

It's hard because I accept names inevitably get shortened and I like Bea the most of all shorten versions available but probably prefer Beatrice the least as a full name iyswim?

hmm funny you say that i was just muttering the two names to myself....
my granny was Eveline so not biased much!

I like Beatrice and Evelyn. Prefer Frances to Francesca.

I like Beatrice, and Francesca.
Every other girl seems to be called Evelyn at the moment, if that would bother you.

If you like Bea could you have Bethan, Bea for short?

Francesca is lovely but i dont like Fran.

Beatrice is just gorgeous. Bee, Bea, Bebe, all lovely diminutions

Don't like Evelyn. Its just too 'fragile aged lady with purple hair smelling of lavender'.

I love Evelyn. When I was at school there was the most amazing girl a few years below me with the name Evelyn and she was really pretty and a really hard worker and I just associate good things with the name.

Beatrix, as the alternative spelling? I would prefer that myself.

I love Evelyn, but the pronunciation issues put us off it.

I am not keen on Francesca, but love Frances.

So that was very unhelpful, wasn't it!

My middle name is Evelyn and I was always told that the Eve Lyn pronunciation was the boys name, and that the girls pronunciation was Ever Lyn. For what it's worth I like Francesca most, with nn Cesca.

Beatrice is lovely.

I like Frances too but DH doesn't!

I like the Bethan suggestion but my niece is Bethany.

Been changing my mind all day! It may well be a case of seeing what the baby looks like on the day which is DH's approach. We've only agreed on Thomas because he is convinced the baby is a girl!

I love all those names (Francesca is my name - in some ways I also prefer Frances though as Francesca has caught on a lot since I was little and now Frances is more unusual...)

I think my favourite is Evelyn but I like them all.

Do people shorten your name mim78?

Francesca is lovely, Chessie as nn is v sweet.

Francesca. But I am biased as it's my name. It does often get shortened though, so if you go for that one keep that in mind. I'm forever getting Frances, Frankie, Chesca, and Fran.