Honest thoughts on Evelyn

[UnicornPee]

Evelyn
Firstly do YOU pronounce it-
"eeeve-linn"
Or
"Ev-el-inn"
(The latter is what I like)
Is it cute/ old/ crap/ lovely/ nice?
Honest thoughts please.

[ScarletSahara]

Love it and I don't think it would necessarily be shortened. If it is, I think (with the pn you are going for), it's more likely to be 'Ev' than 'Eve'.

[Seekingmiracles]

Never know how to pronounce it.
Don't like the Eve-Lin pronunciation, it's sounds harsh but I quite like ev-el-lyn, sounds much prettier and more feminine

[wayway13]

I have a good friend from school called Evelyn and she is delighted that her name is becoming more and more popular. She pronounces it Ev-lin.

I love the name.

[Unicorn1981]

My friends daughter is Evelyn as in Eeeeve-Lin. My nan was Evelyn as in Eva-Lyn. I like both.

[ample]

In our family it's E-ve-lyn but I rather like it as Eve-lyn.

[Barefootcontessa84]

I think it's pretty, but would avoid it if it's only to give her the inevitable desperately popular nickname Eve or Evie...

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

It's lovely OP.

[Soozikinzi]

That's a really lovely traditional and yet unusual name xx

[MitzyLeFrouf]

There are loads of them. Not unusual any more.

[autumnmoon]

I would assume it was a girl's name. Evie is a really popular name - and lots of similar names like Edie, Eva, Ellie etc - so it's taken the shine of Evelyn for me although it is a beautiful name.

[SugarMiceInTheRain]

Love it. My friend has an Evelyn (pronounced Ev-elin) and calls her Linnie for short, which I think is cute.

[Pigeonpost]

I always have to think twice about Ever-lin versus Eeever-lin. And I used to work with a horrible Evelyn who was nicknamed Evil-Lyn...

[FindingNemoFindingDory]

It's nice, but I automatically say it with 2 syllables

[Mol1628]

I like it. Much better than Evie which is just so popular now.

[KERALA1]

Unusual?! Every other child is called Evelyn - Eve for short. Honestly don't do it. Several friends have name regret about this one as hadnt realised how popular. Its equivalent to the name "Sarah" for a 40 something.