How would you pronounce Evelyn

[Twogirlsandme]

Eve Lin or Ever Lin?

Just realised I hadn’t given my take🤦🏻‍♀️

Ev-uh-lyn but the UH not obvious if you get what I mean

Well, it's a very common name were I live cause we have a lot of French names. So I would pronounce it the French way: Ev-e-lyn, with a non-loud 'e' in the middle like 'uh'.
In English I say Ev-lyn. Not Eve-lyn. That just doesn't sound natural to me.
Pretty name by the way.

Eeeeve lin.

My stepmum is EEEVELIN (born in the North East if that makes a difference) although she hates it so much she's been called by her middle name since she was a child. I personally quite like it, no idea why she detests it so much!

Ev-eh-lin

There's no R in it

My Evelyn has always been Ev-uh-lyn, never had to correct the pronunciation in 6 years as everyone has always said it that way.

Eve-Lin IMO, but girl in DD's class is Ever-lin

Ever-lin

Why do some of you add an R?

Isn't it Ev-eh-lin? And not Ev-er-lin?!

Was my mum's name: eve lin. eve to rhyme with 'leave'

Pretty sure Evelyn Waugh pronounced it Eevlin. He was male.

Don't know how his first wife pronounced it. She was also called Evelyn. They were known as He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn. They split up. Don't know if the name thing was a factor.

Anyway, I digress. I'd probably assume Eevlin first of all, but I've come across both Ehvlin and Evalinn.

(People are saying Everlin because most English people don't pronounce the r in Ever so to them it sounds the same as Evah. They completely fail to grasp that to those us who do pronounce the letter r this is incredibly distracting.)

I know a Eve Lyn and an Eva Lyn, both spelt as Evelyn.
Take your pick!

They completely fail to grasp that to those us who do pronounce the letter r this is incredibly distracting.

Exactly. When I see Ever-lin, I want to say Ever-lin and not Eveh-lin!

Eh- va -lin (south west) probably depends on the accent a lot too.

Ev - Lin, where are so many finding the r from?

Eve-lin but I suspect there may be a regional aspect to this

It’s a bit like Groundhog Day, this thread...

I liked this when I was pregnant undecided against it becayse;
A, I wasn't sure if it's me or female ( as in the author)
B, the pronunciation issue.

I've heard it pronounced as
Eve-lyn
Ever- line
Ever-lyn
Eve-ur-lyn.
I actually would have chosen the latter but realised other people would pronounce it it different ways.