Everdeen??? Girls baby name.

[EBoyd88]

Hello All,
I’m a newbie to Mums net.
My husband is absolutely adamant he wants our daughter to be called Everdeen, he loves the name. I’m a little less sure, I can’t find any evidence of it being even a name or being used as a name. What do people think? Is it crazy to pick a name that has been made up?
Thanks for your help 

But if it's nothing to do with the Hunger Games, where has he got the name from?

Evie?

It sounds like Evergreen! It would be a No from me.

Evelyn, Evie, Evadne, Evelina, Evita, Evonne, Evaleen, Eve, Eviana, Evia.

Hope there is a better name among the above!

I just hear evergreen sorry OP

How long have you got to decide?

I have never heard of it except from HG.

Oooh not Everdeen, it's not even a first name in Hunger Games and does sound a bit like an air freshener for those who haven't read HG.

If it's the Ev- sound you like, there's a whole list here, how about one of these? www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/ev

Eva Eva Marie Eva-Lynn Evabelle Evadne Evalee Evaleigh Evalie Evalina Evaline Evalinn Evalyn Evalynn Evalynne Evan Evaña Evandra Evanee Evanesca Evangalista Evangelia Evangelica Evangelina Evangeline Evangelique Evangelynn Evania Evann Evanna Evanne Evanora
Evanthe Evanthia Evany Evarista Evdokia Evdokiya Evdoxia Eve Eve-Marie Evedene Eveleen Evelia Evelien Evelin Evelina Eveline Eveling Evelyn Evelyne Evelynn Evelynne Evening Ever Everallin Everest Everett Everild Everine Everita Everle
Everlee Everleigh Everley Everlie Everly Everlynn Evermoore Evermore Evernie Evette Evey Evgenia Evgenija Evia Eviana Evianna Evie Evienne Eviris Evis Evita Evniki Evolet Evon Evonne Evony Evora Evvie Evy Evyenia

It's awful.

Ooh evangeline is lovely!
Everdeen is dreadful, sounds like a place.

God no. It's obviously from hunger games.

I know an evennah (clearly a made up name but better than everdeen!)

Even if you don't know the HG character, it sounds vaguely Country and Western. I imagine an Everdeen wearing a frilly gingham blouse and Stetson, and going to line dancing classes.

I have 10 weeks left, so still time just finding it a very stressful decision. Nothing is jumping out.

Evony (like Ebony) or Ever are quite nice.

How about Eden? It incorporates both sounds, and is a lovely name. Otherwise you're looking at more popular variations such as Eva, Evelyn etc.

If it helps you have a fair amount of time after the birth to register the baby so don't get too stressed yet! I think it's 6 weeks irc.

If it was spelt Everdine it could probably pass for a name, as it's no worse than the likes of Ementine, Geraldine, etc. But this spelling seems to be direct from the character, so it seems odd you saying it has nothing to do with it.

If you like the name then use it, but maybe adapt it a little?

It made me think of Bathsheba Everdene in 'Far From The Madding Crowd'.

No. Because while you may not be thinking of the Hunger Games, everyone else will be.

Everdeen either brings to mind the Hunger Games character or the asset management company, Aberdeen. For something with the "ev" sound, I'd say Evangeline or Evelyne perhaps?

It made me think of Bathsheba Everdene in 'Far From The Madding Crowd'.

Me too!

I think Everly is lovely.

Thank You for all your help everyone, really enjoying reading the suggestions : ) its really helping me get some ideas.
Just out of curiosity, why the negativity towards movie related names?

It made me think of Bathsheba Everdene in 'Far From The Madding Crowd'

Me too and I quite like it

It's not so much movie-related names that's the problem but, in my case at least, how I feel about said movie character. I dislike the Hunger Games and Jennifer Lawrence so I personally wouldn't go with anything related to that.