Evan or Ivan?

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Do you feel the difference between these two names? What vibe do you get for each? Thanks

I like Evan. Reminds me of Evan Dando.

Not keen on Ivan. Ivan the Terrible would put me off

I like both but if I had to choose I’d go with Ivan

Why are you still questioning me? I agreed it doesn’t rhyme with Leanne.

You originally posted that the Welsh name Ifan is not pronounced Ee-van. I replied that it is but agreed with you that the stress is equal and not all on the second syllable.

Ifan is a Welsh name and you seemed quite insistent on the pronunciation of it so I assumed you had some knowledge of phonetic Welsh and was confused when you said yv- van.

also- and not really relevant to the thread- I pronounce the y in teddy as Tedd-ee. As does everyone with my accent.

@Ooogle , because your answers aren't clear. I gave the IPA, which shows the syllable split and where the stress goes.

Y in Welsh is sometimes 'uh', but not always. (Bryn, Myfanwy, Llywelyn, Rhys)
ee-van would give you î-fan not ifan.

My answers are fine; you’re just being picky. I don’t know the IPA but it makes no difference as my answers about the Welsh name Ifan were not ambiguous.

I am fluent in Welsh so don’t need schooling on the phonetics, thanks. I know how to pronounce Ifan. I know the sounds y makes in Welsh words. On its own, y is an ‘uh’ sound, hence me referring to that phoneme. I think you need to leave it there now. The OP isn’t even considering Ifan; she’s considering Ivan which is a different name.

edited to add- i googled the î in the IPA. Like you say, it is the sound ee. That is the first sound in the name Ifan where I live in wales. Different parts of wales pronounce certain names differently. Îfan is not incorrect. Please don’t reply again about this because there’s literally nothing to add. You keep picking at me when I’ve not said anything wrong or unclear.

Whatever. OP was asking about Evan.

Evan, i think Diana Ross has a son named Evan.

Both really bad. Old fashioned but not in a good way

Neither - old fashioned

As is is Efan, pronounced Ev-AN.

Evan - Welsh
Ivan - Russian

OP I much prefer Evan to Ivan. I know of a few little Evans (and some Efans which is the Welsh spelling). Lovely name. I’m not a huge fan of Ivan

Evan = American 90s type name

Centuries old Welsh name.

Ivor is very Scandinavian

Isn't that Ivar, as in Ivar the Boneless? Ivor is Welsh.

These were also my preferred boys names. DS’s dad totally vetoed Ivan as a first name and he ended up with Evan as a middle name (his paternal grandfather was Welsh so much approved of by the family). DS is now 26 and I love his name, his first name is a biblical, family name and it suits him. I feel that Evan is softer and Ivan stronger and more traditional but I like both. I also like Ivor.

Whatever you choose i am sure the child has a greeat future ahead of him. Ivan sounds foreign. Evan is technical specalist, Ivan is physical labour.

Prefer Evan to Ivan (the terrible).

Like in the surname Ev-ANS?

Me too: Evan Welsh, Ivan as in Ivan the Terrible.

But oddly I prefer the latter. Evan makes me think of a middle aged bloke who likes gardening and wears slippers when he comes inside, and Ivan makes me think of ... Ivan the Terrible, which is a bit more exciting.

I like the name Ivan. Sounds more interesting somehow for me. Evan is (I think - correct if wrong) a Welsh name but I remember it more from 90s American bands/films. That said, most people may not have that association and it is a very nice name too. Both good choices in my opinion.

@schoolsoutforever , Evan is the anglicised form of Ifan, which has been very popular in Wales in recent decades. It's a nice name.