Why call her "Eva" but pronounce it differently?

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Hope this isn't too outing.
Basically there's a little girl that goes to the same nursery as my kids.
So on her peg, her coat, her bag, on the class list for party invites etc her name is written "Eva". However when you speak to her mum and say "oh did Eva get the party invite" etc, then her mum will reply "it's Ava. Just spelt with an E"
All the nursery staff call her Ava too.
This mum appears very normal and intelligent, so can anyone explain why you'd name your daughter Eva, but make everyone pronounce it Ava? Do you think she named her Eva and then preferred Ava?
Or is Ava a known pronunciation for the name Eva?
Most weeks I hear her mum correcting parents and other members of staff within the nursery.
I'm too polite to ask her myself!

I'm really shocked that people would automatically pronounce Eva "Ava"! Literally only ever known Eva spelt with an E or Ava with an A!! Maybe it's just living in our very non diverse town! Everyone here gets her name wrong so I'm obviously not the only one!!!

That’s how I pronounce it and I’m Indian. It’s always Ava, whether you spell it Eva, Iva, or Ewa.

I would say Eeva too, but I've heard it as Ayva by a Spanish and German person. There might be a connection or, just as you had only heard it pronounced Eeva, she may have only heard it pronounced Ayva and assumed everyone else would too. I can imagine it's frustrating.

We et a family on holiday with a daughter called Lila but it was pronounced Leela which I thought a bit odd. Poor kid will have to correct people every day of her life.

It's really been annoying me for months. I genuinely thought the mum did it to be different!!! I thought everyone on here would agree with me that she's a complete tit!!!
I stand corrected! I won't be able to do an imaginary eye roll now every time she corrects someone!!!

I know 2 Evas pronounced Ava, both from Eastern Europe

Isn't Lila like Lila and Stitch (leela and stitch)
Also I didn't realise Mila is Meela either!

My name is Eva and sometimes people call me Ava.

Gets on my tits.

I would probably pronounce it Leela myself - like Lisa - if I wasn't told.

This mum appears very normal and intelligent,

Pity you are not ! ;-)

Yup, perfectly legitimate pronunciation.

Wait until you meet an Eva pronounced 'Evva'. It'll blow your mind

Actually is that Lilo and Stitch? But still Leelo!

I would say 9/10 people say it correctly. About 1/10 say Ava.

I don't say anything to them because I am embarrassed for them that they have got my name wrong

My daughter is called Eva and she frequently called Ava and sometimes Ever. It's definitely a common pronounciation. And then there's her teacher who call her Evie despite my numerous corrections

I like this name but we avoided it because we couldn't agree on the pronunciation. DH would automatically say Ava. His argument is that the 2 famous ones he'd heard of, Peron and Braun, were both pronounced "Ava" so surely that's the default.

Eva is pronounced Eh-va (ay-va) in most non English countries.

Ava would be Ah-va.

Although in the UK it should be pronounced Eeva, the influence of first Eva Peron and then European does mean there are a few Ayva pronounced Evas around. The first option would naturally be Eeva though so it will be a pain for this child.

If I saw the name Eva written down, I would assume it was pronounced Ay-va.

I'd very happily switch to Ee-va if told this was the preferred pronunciation.

But I'd definitely assume Ay-va in the beginning.

I don't think I've ever met another British Eva in my entire life.

There's lots of little Eva's round here! But like you most are pronounced EE-va!

My family is Eastern European and would pronounce it e-VAH.

Or Yeowka for short

The I sound in most latin languages is pronounced ee, hence Lila would of course be pronounced Leela.

The E sound in most latin languages is pronounced like the E in egg, hence Eva would be pronounced Ava (except not exactly, but it's the closest english speakers can get to it)

I tell you, it's a fucking nightmare when your children are mixed English/latin heritage to find a name that won't be mangled by half the family!

When I am an old granny people will think me younger than my years due to my lately fashionable name Will look good on my CV!

Lucky, my DD17 has a friend called Eva, pronounced like yours as Eeva. I would never have said ayva, but I live and learn reading this thread!

I teach a couple of Evas, both of Polish descent, and they are Ay-Vah. The head receptionist at work is a lady in her late 50s and she is Eva pronounced Ee-Va.