Pronunciation of Evelyn

[munchymoo]

I have always pronounced this Ev-er-lyn but am aware that some people pronounce Eve-lyn. For those that have an Evelyn, how often do you find it is mispronounced?(however you choose to say it)

Trying to name baby DD, absolutely love this name, we would pronounce Ev-er-lyn, our surname is Head....if pronounced Eve-Lyn I’m worried it could sounds bad - am I overthinking it??

Getting stressed that DD has no name!!

If popularity bothers you avoid. At one point one third of the girls in dd1 class were named a variant of Eve. It’s the Sarah of this generation

Her pals were Eve, Evie, Eve and Eva 😬. Several I think were Evelyns but they all ended up as Eves. Got terribly confusing

Ev-er sounds sit imo. The name is Evelyn and it's pronounced Ev-eh-linn like that and goes better with head than the er way

I'm Scottish and pronounce it
Ev-lin. Just to confuse things more.

@Justmuddlingalong

I'm Scottish and pronounce it Ev-lin. Just to confuse things more.

Me too. Ev-lin is how I would pronounce it.

Nah there's definitely an -eh- in there. I'm Scottish too :)

Ev el in is how I would say it x

Ev-lynn

From the south

@Justmuddlingalong

I'm Scottish and pronounce it Ev-lin. Just to confuse things more.

Came to say this!

I would say Ev-Lynn or Eve-Lynn, I don’t think I would say Ev-Er-Lynn but I might say Ev-uh-Lynn
Ohh what a malarkey!

I think people read it as Eve-lyn before they're told the correct pronunciation, which to me is Ev-lyn, but I know others say ev-uh-lyn. Eve-lyn is the pronunciation of the male version, I believe, like Evelyn Waugh.

So the message is that there are many ways Evelyn might be pronounced. People may get it wrong initially but if you correct them they probably will go with your pronunciation for your child.

Ev-eh-linn, although said quickly it does sound a bit like Ev-linn I supposed. I've never heard it pronounced Ev-er-lyn or Eve-lyn.

I have never heard it pronounced with an R sound ...... probably because there's no R in Evelyn.

It can be EV-e(h)-lin or less usually EVE-lynn

I guess Ev-eh-lin may be how I pronounce it - just not Eve-lin. But can I use it with my surname?

As far as I can remember, I've only every heard it pronounced Eve-lyn.

@munchymoo

I guess Ev-eh-lin may be how I pronounce it - just not Eve-lin. But can I use it with my surname?

Why wouldn't it go with your surname?

I would say ev-lin, with maybe a very light, barely audible 'uh' in the middle.

I know of three little girls called Evelyn and they're all Ev-eh-lyn. I know they all have to correct people who pronounce it the 'wrong' way though. I think that would annoy me.

I would say ev-uh-lin

I had two auntie Evelyns. Ev-lyn and Eve-lyn. Never heard of Ever-lyn.

Until I came on here I had only heard Eve-lyn and Evlin

Ev-eh-lyn.

Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also called Evelyn and they both pronounced it Eve-Lyn. Apparently their friends called them Hevelyn and Shevelyn.

I’ve pronounced both Eve-lin or Ev-eh-lin. I’d probably wait and hope the person says their name first.