How would you pronounce...

[Rockinghorse123]

Evelyn?

Just curious as I would pronounce it
Eve - Lynn but when I was chatting to DM about girls names she said she would pronounce it Ev - Lynn.

So wise mumsnetters, who is correct??

I know an Evelyn.
She answers to Ev-Lin not Eve-Lin, she'll correct you if you call her Eve-Lin.
But I'd automatically say Eve-Lin and I think I prefer the way it sounds.

I have one. We say ev lyn. She does get called eve Lynn by people sometimes.. Not too much of an issue.
It's a beautiful name, we get lots of compliments about it!

Evelyn has two pronunciations but I don't think there's a male pronunciation and a female one.

Ever-lin, unless told otherwise.

I've heard three pronunciations - Ever-lin, Eve-lin and Eva-lin (and now Ev-lin!) but I don't think there's a 'correct' one as such.

Very common name where I am in Scotland for women aged 50ish. I work with 3 - all say Evva-lyn/Evvu-lyn.

Ev-Lynn. I'm in Ireland so know quite a few (who pronounce it like this but Eve-Lynn is lovely too)

Evv-elyn for a girl (with Evie, pronounced Evvie as a NN), Ee-velyn for a boy, as in Ee-velyn Waugh.

You can pronounce it either way. Eev-lyn is certainly not just for boys. (My grandma was one). It makes sense really, as I suppose it can be thought of as an extension of Eve. I find it prettier, myself.

I don't think many people nowadays would actually name a boy Evelyn anyway, (maybe many many years ago they would) as it seems very girly. Although I have heard of Evelyn Waugh, obviously.

EV-uh-linn (Am American)

There aren't male and female pronunciations of this name. Honestly.

Evelyn Waugh used the EE-vlin pronunciation. I don't think there are too many males with this name, but this is how it is usually pronounced if the bearer is a man. The same pronunciation can be used for women, but EVV-elyn is never used for men.

ev-lyn

Neither...

Ev-a-lyn.

Female Ev-lin
Male Eve-lin (Waugh)

Only 2 syllables for both.

Eve-lynn or at least, that's how my great aunt's name was pronounced

Just done some googling three syllable Ev er Lin seems to be and American thing.

Just done some googling three syllable Ev er Lin seems to be and American thing.

I've always pronounced it Ever Lin from well before the influx of American TV and I'm not American.

I've always used 2 syllables for both. Never heard 3 syllables used in the UK. But the ones I've known would be in the 90s now.

Maybe it's a regional thing in the UK as well but 3 syllables seems to be the norm in the US. Not so in the UK.

Ev-er-lyn. If i ever have a girl, this will be her name.

Ev-lin.

Evva-lyn or Ev-lyn

Ev a Lyn

Ev-e-Lyn

Ev-a-lyn