Evelyn for boy?

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Any thoughts please?

His brothers are Albert, Arthur, Edward, and Ernest. I know— I know— too much a and e. I didn’t pick ‘Evelyn’ because there’s an e, but I just like the name. Does the name go well with his siblings’. Any names suggestion?

Opinions and suggestions are appreciated! Thank you in advance.

I wouldn't use Evelyn. It may be a male name too but it's too much a female name now.

Other suggestions
Wilfred
Lysander
Alexander
James
Gregory
Henry
Thomas
William
Wilbur
Benedict
Gabriel
Julian
Lucien
Quentin
Percy
Vincent
Victor
Michael
Peter
David
Theodore
Hector
Magnus
Angus
Edwin
Horatio
Christopher
Nathaniel
Lawrence
Frederick
Samuel
Joseph
Dominic
Eric
Roderick
Tobias
George
Charles
Marcus
Miles
Daniel
Louis
Philip
John

I know that Evelyn is traditionally a boy’s name but it seems to have become a girls name now - so many little Evie’s around that I think people may assume he’s a girl…

He'll have to go early with announcing his pronouns to avoid confusion.

Edgar?

I don't like Aubergine. Too fancy. I prefer the more no-nonsense Eggplant.

No, not for a boy. The majority of his peers will know it only as a girls name and it will lead to teasing

Gosh no. I don't think that that one flies any more!

Surely the next two should have I names?

Isambard.

Eggy is a fab nn!!

It’s a fantastic name for a boy. Said no one ever. Unless you want him to spend his life getting the piss taken out of him.

It’s a girl’s name so no. Why would you do that to your child? He’ll have a lifetime of having to explain his name.

I really wouldn't. It's such a popular girls name, he would be made fun of. His brothers all have very normal boys names so he will wish he had one of those.

I don't doubt it has a history of being a boys name, but I (like most people) will automatically assume it's a girl with that name. Not the worst thing in the world, but could be annoying. I know men called Hilary and Erin. I have a name that is gender neutral but most assume I'm a man without any other information and I don't believe it has adversely impacted me in any way. However, I think @averythinline makes a great point about it seeming like gender disappointment and you had hoped for a girl, that would put me off more than anything else.

Other ideas:
Amos
August
Eric

Definitely not, it screams ‘I was trying for a girl’

Personally I wouldn’t. It strikes me as very much boy named Sue.

The name Evelyn has mostly diverged into a girl’s name and he will spend his entire life being told ‘it’s a girls name.’ Even it’s diminutives Evie, Eve, Eva, Lyn are all girls names. I’m usually 100% for don’t name your child on what others would say but this is a massive no. In four years you’ll look back and think ‘what were we thinking?!’

There are dozens of classically beautiful A and E names that would be far more easy for him to live with.

Anthony
Andrew
Adam
Atticus
Adrian
Alvin
Alexander

Edmund
Edwin
Eli
Evan
Elliot
Elias

Just please not Evelyn.

Albert, Arthur, Edward, Ernest, and Isidore.

No.

No. How about Evan, or Ansel?

Definitely no to Evelyn.

Elijah, Elliot or Elias maybe?

He won't thank you for it.

Giving him what is largely perceived to be a girls name may compound the idea that you only had a 5th because you wanted a girl. Whether that's the case or not it may make him think.

Does noone else think of Ted Evelyn Mosby? Must just be me then.

I think it is a lovely name, but others are right and the assumption will be that he is female.

Evan or Ewan?

How about Edmund or Edwin instead? I’ve never been a fan of unisex names and it reminds me of Evelyn Waugh who was an arse- even if he did write Brideshead.

Not for a boy. It might also seem to him she hasn't been able to have a girl so given me a girls name. X

Nope, it’s massively overused for a girl. He’ll just get teased and called Evie as someone else said. Don’t do it to him.

I love Evelyn for a boy in theory, but as a girl called Julian, let's say my mother quickly got used to explaining that I was a girl before we went anywhere or I got a new teacher, and then would launch into a diatribe about how historically it's been used for girls as much as for boys. I know. It's true. And I love my name. But it's quite taxing having a name that's not so much unisex as generally assumed to belong to the opposite sex, and I can imagine it must be worse for boys.

I'm an Evelyn Waugh fan, but no don't do it. It is likely to be awful for him.