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 )

I've got a friend called Scarlett Merci, she used to hate it but it's the coolest name ever. I think whichever name you prefer should go first.

Evangeline Mercy

Evangeline Mercy. Beautiful name.

@junebirthdaygirl

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

Agreed. Love Evangeline.

I love the name Evangeline so Evangeline Mercy for me.

Evangeline Mercy. The Evangeline I know is Jelly or Van to her family but only ever Evangeline outside the house. It's a beautiful name.
While I like the sound of it I cannot imagine enjoying being called Mercy, sorry. I think the begging for Mercy jokes would wear very thin.

Mercy Evangeline

Evangeline Mercy.

Evangeline Mercy

Mercy is so beautiful it would go first for me.

@MyGreenTutu

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.)

Not necessarily true. I use my daughters first and middle name every day. It's just who she is.

Both sound like the names of a Nun.

Sister Evangeline Mercy

I prefer Mercy Evangeline but agree that it sounds like an exclamation (or as my husband said, like you’re thanking Evangeline in French!) and I also agree that both ways round sound like a nun's name! They are both beautiful names though

My worry is she will join the legions of Eve/Eva/Evie which every other girl seems to be called

I prefer Mercy first because it's very classy and seldom used but either combination is lovely. She's not going to be called either Mercy P or Evangeline P (whatever your surname initial is) all her school life because there are 3 kids in the class with that name

@pompomsgalore

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.

This ^ I'm afraid

My teenage dd is an Evangeline. You found that throughout primary school she was called by her full name - the school asked me my preference and I told them that I always used her proper name and do they followed my lead.
In secondary school it's more mixed - that was led by dd who, like many teenagers, wanted to do the opposite of what her parents had done and also cba to always write out her full name. But many teachers still use her proper name.
When shortened, hers has been Evie, never Van or Jelly. Evie is very popular but it's popular because it's a very pretty name. I expect dd will chop and change throughout her life to suit herself.

Honestly both are too much.

Evangeline Mercy - love Evangeline

I don't like Evangeline at all. Ugly and cumbersome.
Mercy is a puritan name, I think they're coming back into fashion.

Both good. Middle name pretty irrelevant really.
Evangeline will end up Evie so I’d pick Mercy.

Angie is a fresh take for a shorter name if you go with Evangeline though.

It all depends on which convent you have her signed up with

OP didn't ask whether you personally like it Maireas. In fact she expressly asked people not to give opinions on the names themselves, only an order preference.

@Aderyn21

OP didn't ask whether you personally like it Maireas. In fact she expressly asked people not to give opinions on the names themselves, only an order preference.

My apologies. Sorry, OP. Go for either

I'll also add that you can't always steer the abbreviation. I thought I'd call my dd angel as a nickname, but it never stuck. Friends tend to have the most influence there tbh.