Evelyn - how do you pronounce it?

[Sorbustree123]

I always thought it was EVE-LYN, but understand it's also pronounced EV-A-LYN? Trying to work out if one is more common than the other in the UK? Are there regional variations?

I’ve heard both. I can never say it right though. I have friends who have 3 children with E names. The first two are pronounced with an Eh sound, so like Edward and Edwina, but their Evelyn is pronounced Eve-lynn. If I’m saying all 3 names I’m too deep in the Eh sound to pull myself back to the Ee sound 😂

Ev uh lynn

We have 3 in Year 1 this year - 1 Ev-lin, 1 Ev-er-lin, Eve-lin.

1 Eve-lin.

Three syllables for a girl, two for a boy.

All those saying 2 syllables for a boy - how many boys called Evelyn do you actually know?

I only know girls and they pronounce it either Eev-lin or Ev-eh-lin

I default to EEV-lyn and have definitely known a couple of female ones pronounced like this - both a lot older than me though. I used to know an EV-lyn about my own age. Never met one with more than two syllables!

EVE-lyn

I've never ever heard anyone pronounce Evelyn Waugh any other way.

Ever Lynn

Oh, and Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also an Evelyn, and I've never heard any suggestion that her name was pronounced differently from his

Oh, and Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also an Evelyn, and I've never heard any suggestion that her name was pronounced differently from his

Of course not - it's the same name

In Ireland it's usually EV-lyn so that's my default pronunciation until told otherwise.

I've know
Eve - lins
Ever - Lins
and
even one Eva - Lin (but she was the only one I've ever know say it like that)

I've only ever heard EV-lin in Scotland. Most of the ones I know are 70+ though, not heard of any children named this.

I've been out of the UK too long, I think--I would say "Eev-lin," every time, but that's probably wrong!

I would be massively put off this name for that reason (it's also been done to death, to be honest). Pity, as it's inherently such a pretty name.

Ava leen
I'm Dutch

My grandmas name ❤️
Not sure but think I've heard people call her by both ways - she wouldn't have minded.

eh/veh/linn

but I’ve never met one from the UK. They were all American.

Eve-lyn not Eva-lyn