Mercy Evangeline or Evangeline Mercy

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What do you think flows best?

(If you don't like either, no need to comment as we are settled on these two and just wondering what order they're nicest )

Evangeline Mercy. I think Evangeline is too long for a second name but Mercy is a perfect second name.

Evangeline Mercy

Both are gorgeous but I slightly prefer Mercy Evangeline. Mercy is just so beautiful and different.

I imagine I'll be in the minority though and most will opt for Evangeline

Evangeline Mercy. What beautiful names! My SIL is called Evangeline and it's shortened to Evie, which I think is a lovely name

I think the latter one flows better

Evangeline Mercy has a nice ring

Evangeline Mercy

Mercy Evangeline is beautiful. Love both names.

Evangeline will be Eva. Eva is too common. She will disappear between the naming sofa cushions of life.

Evangeline will actually only ever be used in a full as a first name by her parents when you are being formal or telling her off!

Definitely Mercy. That way she will be different and Mercy Evangeline not Eva Mercy.

Mercy Evangeline is beautiful, I’d choose that

Evangeline Mercy

Definitely Evangeline first. It sounds like an exclamation of shock the other way around.

will you actually use both though?

Mercy Evangeline is lovely.

The question is only which of these two names do you want to be using daily for the rest of your life and which can be relegated to occasional use only? Because that's the reality of a middle name; it rarely sees the light of day after the first few weeks of telling people about the baby's arrival.
(FWIW I prefer Mercy. Evangeline is a lot to live with on a daily basis and will inevitably be shortened to something else.)

Which name do you actually want to be saying/calling/hearings day to day? Choose the first name you love the most as you won’t really ever use her middle name. Fwiw I love Evangeline but wouldn’t use it myself because it’ll always be shortened to Evie or something similar

Evangeline Mercy for me. I really love Evangeline and I like Mercy for a middle name with it. They work very well together. I have known a few Mercys but it is for me personally it comes across an older type name like say Mary or Elizabeth, really nice names but just more mature, I love those kinds of names as second names.

@showersandflowers

Evangeline Mercy. What beautiful names! My SIL is called Evangeline and it's shortened to Evie, which I think is a lovely name

Agree it's pretty, but Evie has been one of the most frequently used UK girls names for over a decade. There are a LOT of them around. With preferred names like these two it doesn't sound like the OP wants to fall into ubiquity.

Evangeline Mercy

Two really beautiful names which sound lovely in either order.

I echo the above posters who said to pick the one you want to be using every day, and that Evangeline will inevitably end up shortened.

Evangeline Mercy is my favourite, r ally beautiful.

Mercy Evangeline sound alike something you'd shout out when you stub your toe and don't want to swear.

Some people will always shorted names, so if that's swaying your decision bear in mind that Mercy will also be called 'merc' in school too.
Personally I like long name followed by short name - it flows better I think

I prefer Evangeline so would use that as a first name. People find their own Nick names so that's beyond your control.

Evangeline Mercy - beautiful name.

@RedToothBrush

Evangeline will be Eva. Eva is too common. She will disappear between the naming sofa cushions of life.

Evangeline will actually only ever be used in a full as a first name by her parents when you are being formal or telling her off!

Definitely Mercy. That way she will be different and Mercy Evangeline not Eva Mercy.

I agree with this