Name wobble - opinion on the following please

[Violetandpurple]

Having a wobble on chosen name (have included in list below) have 3 other girls with traditional names with perhaps a slightly modern vibe to them but suit all ages etc

madeleine (pronounced line not Lyn)
annie (just Annie not Anna or anne)
phoebe (only issue is this is dds 3 middle name but she doesn’t mind)
violet (I love Violet but dislike nn Vi which I think rules this out for us but it will be a middle name)
evelyn (pronounced ever-Lyn not eve-Lyn)
ruby
Nancy & Betsy (I’m unsure on these I think they’re lovely but not sure if she’d thank me)

thank you

Annie is the best by far.

Violet is a really horrid name and always conjures up the image of a right spoiled brat to me! No idea why.

Madeleine (pronounced line not Lyn) - just to throw another spanner in the works I would be inclined to pronounce it Madelaine initially
Annie (just Annie not Anna or Anne) - one of my favourite names and I was going to call a daughter (had I had one) Annie Rose - but her name would have been Anna Rose as for me Annie is a nickname and it would have given her more options, it's obviously your call though
Phoebe (only issue is this is dds 3 middle name but she doesn’t mind) - I do think it is a bit weird to use an existing middle name, it might not make Phoebe 2 feel very special
Violet - not keen myself
Evelyn (pronounced ever-Lyn not eve-Lyn) - OK
Ruby - like it
Nancy & Betsy (I’m unsure on these I think they’re lovely but not sure if she’d thank me) - I love Nancy and don't see why she wouldn't thank you. Betsy is also nice but again I would go for Elizabeth, that's my own preference though.

It is true that names don't have to be shortened (eg Violet) - I have a name that has two traditional and popular shortenings and neither of them has ever stuck, even when one or two people have tried to use them (and I have never told anyone not to, I just haven't used the shortenings myself).

Because of Violet Beauregarde from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

And/or Violet Elizabeth Bott from Just William

Madeleine (pronounced line not Lyn) - I think most people will pronounce it -Lyn.
Annie (just Annie not Anna or anne) - feels like a nickname.
Phoebe - Lovely but if it's another DD's middle name then I'd avoid it so that both DDs can have names which are just theirs.
Violet - Lovely. Vi is the most common nn though, I think.
Evelyn (pronounced ever-Lyn not eve-Lyn) - Nice but there are lots of Eve-/Eva- names being used at the moment.
Ruby - I like it!
Nancy & Betsy - Feel more like nicknames. Also, Betsy is a really common name for cars.

I'm in the midlands and know of several pronounced Eve-Lyn, including my born and bread Brummie mother.

Violet is awful. Sounds like violent.

Annie is cute.

They are all nice really so do what you feel, but I don’t personally go for Annie because people may assume it’s a nickname for Anne or Andrea. I also wouldn’t use Betsy because it sounds cute on a little girl but not so much on an adult. Hmm, and Madeline makes me think of Madeline McCann too. Violet is lovely.

Thank you everyone
interesting as I’m also midlands and I don’t know any that pronounce it Ever-Lyn

Everyone will pronounce Madeliene "lynn" as that's how it's pronounced.

Love love love Violet.

I have a Violet, and I also hate Vi. Unfortunately folk have started calling her Vi already. I actually love Violet as a middle name though, and am sometimes gutted that me and DH couldn’t agree on another first name to have Violet as a middle name.

Annie Violet gets my vote!

never heard the name Evelyn pronounced with an r in it, so I'd ditch that one. Annie and Ruby are quite sweet

In my school/uni/post uni life violet would probably have been shortened to V(ee) if that would be any better?

I like Nancy and Evelyn

Annie is my all time favourite name . Pretty and timeless.

Annie is so lovely. Mine is ten and I love saying it every time.

I like all the names (not helpful!) but would avoid names that can be pronounced different ways, especially if you choose a different pronunciation to the norm, as they will spend their whole lives having their name pronounced incorrectly.
One of my best friends since school is called Karen, pronounced Care-en. Teachers got it wrong all through school It still pisses her off.

Annie or Madeline for me

Annie, Nancy or Betsy

The other names are lovely, but the pronunciation you are choosing is unusual and your child will spend a lot of time correcting others (or if they aren't the sort to speak up, putting up with others saying their name wrong).

Nancy - great
Ruby - nice, but more overdone than Nancy
Phoebe - nice, but Pheeebs
Violet - nice but probably had it’s day and the Vi thing is an issue

Evelyn - all the Eve names done to death, 3 different ways of saying it, PITA

Betsy - it’s too twee as a full name but Elizabeth nn Betsy is nice
Annie - same. Annabel? Annis, Annelise?

madeleine - the end syllable is always lyn, so forget that one.

I really like Nancy and Betsy! And Evelyn nn Eva

madeleine (pronounced line not Lyn) - not with the "line" pronunciation, sounds ugly
annie (just Annie not Anna or anne) - nice, but I would put Anna on the BC as Annie is a bit too cutesy
phoebe (only issue is this is dds 3 middle name but she doesn’t mind) - nice
violet (I love Violet but dislike nn Vi which I think rules this out for us but it will be a middle name) - not keen, sounds too like violent
evelyn (pronounced ever-Lyn not eve-Lyn) - nice
ruby - nice
Nancy & Betsy (I’m unsure on these I think they’re lovely but not sure if she’d thank me) - OK but a bit cutesy for my tastes. I would do Betsy as a nickname for Elizabeth.

Annie or Nancy for me

I like Phoebe and Annie, and I like the Elodie suggestion

Elodie is lovely