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Evelyn: phonetically speakin "Eh-vil-in" or "Eve-lin"?

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SGirl · 17/01/2009 22:21

I really like the name Evie as a girl's name but, should i have a girl, would like to christen her Evelyn. I am, however, unsure of the female pronunciation of the version as it can be for either sex. Can anybody help???

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PoloPlayingMummy · 18/01/2009 20:14

eve-lin if it's a girls name
ever-lin for a boy

LittleDoe · 18/01/2009 20:50

My DH's Mum was called Evelyn, pronounced Eev-lin. However my old next door neighbour prounounced it Ev-lin.

We're all Scottish. I think the Eev-lin pronounciation is prettier, but probably because of the current popularity of Evie / Eva / Eve etc.

I was thinking of using it if we have a girl (as DH's Mum is dead and I never met her so thought it would be a nice touch), but wondered if it was a bit old-fashioned? Glad to hear there are discussions about it though!

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