Evanna

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Does the name remind anyone of Ivana Trump? I thought of Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood in HP) but then realised it reminds me of Ivana Trump and has put me off the name completely

It's pronounced & spelled differently to Ivana, so no it doesn't.

It's a nice name, I like it.

I vanna like it but I am not sure...

How do you say it?

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I instantly thought Luna Lovegood. I like it.

I think it's lovely, and nothing like Ivana.

Its pronounced slightly differently but tbh my first thought was Ivana Trump...

Well of course it's exactly like Ivana! I don't understand how you could think it's different..
evanna
ivanna

The difference is too small for anyone to take any notice of.
Sorry OP - not what you wanted to hear I know.

Ih-van-a
ee-van-a

Is that right? It's pretty much the same name with slight difference in pronunciation.

Hmm. I think of ee-VAN-a as distinct from ih-VAH-na, so to me they are different.

I think of Evanna as 'Ev - Anna', and therefore linked to the British names Eve and Anna (or commonly used here at any rate). Ivana I see as the feminine form of Ivan, and therefore very Russian in origin. So even though the pronunciations are similar, the cultural backgrounds feel very different - the beginning letter and short vs. long 'a' make all the difference. At least I think so anyway!

Such a lovely name but yeah I figured some might make the connection with Ivana. I wouldn't want to weigh down my LO with a name that potentially is steeped in politics. Stupid political climate.

Oh well back to the drawing board...thanks everyone for your input!

I knew an Evania once, if that helps.

Sorry to say that I have never heard the name and it did make me think of Ivanna. nevertheless it is a lovely name and by the time she grows up Mrs Trump will be old news.

Evanna is a lovely name !

Yvanna?

Evanna Lynch here too! I think it's lovely.

If it matters, his daughter is ivanka. His ex-wife (her mother) is ivana, but not really in the public eye as she's obviously been replaced by melania. I wouldn't associate Evanna with the trumps at all. It's a lovely name.

I know a little girl called Evanna, it's a lovely name. Her name is hyphenated so it's Evanna-Lea and you could hyphenate it with Rose or Mae etc
Fwiw she's a lovely girl and nobody ever associates her name with Ivanna Trump.

I would say them quite differently:

Ev-Anna
Eve-ahna

I wouldn't have made any connection with Trump.

Well yeah francis but she's always called ivanka in the media and all her businesses are in the name of Ivanka, so I doubt most people would immediately think of her when they hear the name Evanna. I certainly wouldn't.

I thought her mum was Ivana.

Evandra? It’s a Greek name, the feminine form of Evander.

I insatntly thought Ivana trump, sorry.
It is the pronunciation.
If Trump wasn't president, I wouldn't care, but he is so high profile I just wouldn't