Evangelia - nn help!

[Goldblend]

Our DD will be named Evangelia for family reasons. I know it’s a long , non British name and so I need help!

I want a nice nn that could work with Evangelia as a full name but not an Eve, Evie, Eva etc. as they are all so overused.

I am also not a fan of Angie, Angela, Angelina, Lina, Lia!

Would Lily work?

The letter of Evangelia I like are E-A-N-L-I !

I need some inspiration please!

You know you really don't. She is your child and only you and your husband get an opinion on what to name her.

Don't subject the poor kid to a name you clearly dislike because of politics. Shove it in as a middle name and tell everyone else to mind their fucking business.

We “have to” name her Evangelia after a family member and because of “politics” and traditions that can be unfollowed only just because we are not fans of a name!

I think this is incredibly sad, toxic situation to find yourself in.

I know of a couple of children who have been given a first and a middle name and get called the middle name, eg Charles Tobias gets called Toby (not a RL example). Could you do this, eg Evangelia Rose and call her Rosie ?

@SeeingSpots Well I did this for my firstborn and still now years later I am bullied because of the name choice. Sorry but I prefer to name my kid a name I don’t like than having people making my life difficult and miserable because of the name I chose.

If relatives, I'm assuming it's relatives are bullying you over your children name choices then why are you still in touch with these people? Do you think they will magically not to be twats and bully you because you cave in and use the name they want? Please don't call your poor daughter a name you don't like just because these people tell you to, stand up for yourself and your daughter cut the bullying twats out of your lives and call her a name you actually like.

We “have to” name her Evangelia after a family member
No, you don't.

because of “politics” and traditions that can be unfollowed only just because we are not fans of a name
I think you meant cannot.
Even Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and Wills and Kate, had a choice in naming their children.

What about pick a middle name you love and let that stick? I agree it's your baby, not Great-Granny Evangelia's so my first suggestion would be to use it as a middle name but understand family/ maybe cultural politics may feel too heavy to refuse.

My nan was known by her middle name I think for similar reasons

I think the intuitive diminutives are Eve/ Evie and Ellie. She will probably pick up.one of these at school. Angie or Angel would make sense too. I like Vanya best though, that is rather cool (I know it can be a male diminutive too).

Alina/ Lily/ Lina are completely different names and not really related to Evangelia.

@Goldblend , they will continue to bully you regardless of what you call your baby.
Even if they bullied you for not having named DD1 Evangelia.
Bullies do not stop bullying because you give in.

I agree with the suggestion of choosing a middle name you like and just have her go by that if you’re insistent on this name as a first name.

Just read your update. Bullying you is really not ok. This won't change things. If they're bullies they will find something else to pick on.

I have a double-barreled first name. Might that be a compromise?

No. What would you hyphenate with Evangelia? It's already 5 syllables.

@Goldblend with the letters you like in the name what about Nia? Bit of a stretch but when you think Harry is Henry …

Jelly?

Vanya is actually quite nice, that's a really good suggestion.

But I still maintain that you should just pick a name you like.

@RoseBucket , Harry from Henry isn't much of a stretch though
Nia from Evangelia isn't obvious at all, whereas Lia is, but OP doesn't like it.

Thanks all for the suggestions!

What about Lila?

What about Lia? You’re just taking the end of the name then

I prefer Lila from Lia but I don’t know if it would be nice as a nn

I know the name has a hard g but Gia would work with a soft g?

All the first born men in my fathers family had the same name and my mum bucked the trend and refused to give it to my brother - as much as everyone bitched and whined over it, ultimately it's not their baby and not their choice. If they bully you over this, then seriously reconsider having them in your life. As a parent you will need to advocate for your children - you really can't do that if you can't advocate for yourself!
I also refused to give my children dh's ancestral family name because it wouldn't be well received in Britain (dh avoided telling anyone his middle name for years but it does have to be declared on passports etc). Again, relatives didn't like it but they aren't living in Britain, but my children would be.

If you are determined to go ahead with this, could you adapt it to Evangeline or Evangelina? These would be easier than getting people to pronounce Evangelia with a hard g.
Also angel is a nice nickname imo.

I'd have Evangelina as the full name with Lina as nn.

I just think Evangelina is easier, it rolls off the tongue better with the n added in.

@Goldblend , Lila is said as Ligh-la, and it doesn't really flow from Evangelia.

Just give the baby a name you like instead of saddling her with a name that doesn't really work in the UK that even her own mother doesn't like.

If they are still bullying you over your first child then will it make much difference to use a name you actually like for your second? Can they make things any worse? In what way are they bullying? Is there a reason you still have these people in your lives, do you all live together?

Sorry can you please explain how Lila is pronounced as I think I got it wrong?

I would pronounced it as Lee- la

not like lie-la , like Delilah.

How is it pronounced in the Uk?