Evelyn or Megan?

[LazyLinePainterJane]

DH and I are at loggerheads debating these two names. I like the first, he likes the latter. I like Meg, not keen on Megan but DH says that Meg goes better with DS's name.

I don't want to discourage him as he has spent the last 23 weeks set on one name that I vetoed and refusing to budge so any movement in the name department is good.

So which do you prefer?

AND, if you like Evelyn, what other names do you like or possibly choose for your children as I love the name but feel strange using it?

Thanks!

Evelyn please. I LOVE it, but know it would be shortened to Eve or Evie whether I like it or not, and DH is Adam, so that's just too silly!

surely evelyn is unisex?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh

Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also Evelyn.

Now that would be confusing.

Evelyn is very classy
Megan is nice, but it is very much of its time iykwim

well yes, but Evelyn was his middle name for a start, and while it is used as a male name as well, it is uncommon.

Does anyone know any boys called Evelyn?

No, but John Wayne's real name was Marion and the wrestler known as Big Daddy was really called Shirley. So lets face it anything goes!

I have an Evelyn Mary..she is dead cute and really easy and slept through the night early on.

she is known as Evie though

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Sim, when I was about 17 I had a real thing about a sub-par second rate indie band called Marion, and swore that I would name my son Marion after them

Yes, I agree with YorkshirePudding - I prefer the EVelyn pronunciation.

Never knew about Big Daddy's real name. No wonder he got into wrestling. Probably started in the playground. Reminds me of that great Johnny Cash song 'A Boy Named Sue'.

love both of them. Megan is very very popular here (3 in DD2?s preschool class!) but no Evelyns.
(Couple of Evies in primary school though..)

LazylinepainterJane: God, hope you didn't! Strange what some parents think are great names though isn't it, the Geldofs weren't exactly kind to FiFi-Trixibelle, Peaches and whatever the other one was called, something else beginning with a P I think. Ah I remember, it was Pixie. Poor bloody things. Also what about Apple! Isn't that what Gwynned Paltrow called her daughter. When I was in hospital after giving birth to my DS I asked the woman in the next bed what she was calling her DS and she said Norman! I just had to say politely that's nice! This is only 8 years ago I might add!

I know an Evelyn, she can be referred to as Evil Lyn behind her back so I wouldn't recommend it tbh

LOVE Evelyn
not keen on Megan

I also love Evangeline!

sim, don't worry I didn't, but it wasn't until I was pregnant first time around that I realised what a terrible idea it was

hmmm Evangeline...mulls it over

Oh yes Evangeline that is lovely. There was a drama on years ago set in about the 1920/30's about two sisters I think they designed clothes. Can't remember the name of it. It's a lovely name.

Never thought about the Evil Lyn possibilities, changed my name about Evelyn now. Go for Megan instead!

Yeh and what I meant to say was that one of the sisters was called Evangeline!

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I prefer Evelyn to Megan.

Other ideas

Cara
Polly
Tessa
Nina
Helena

Yorkshirepudding: Ah yes that's the one, I used to enjoy that programme. Showing my age now, that was yonks ago!

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So aside from MArgaret, are there any other names that can be shortened to Meg?

Funny I was wondering where they had got to since House of Elliot. Don't watch Holby City anymore used to and don't watch CSI either.