All About Eve

Why haven’t I thought of [name_f]Eve[/name_f] before?

[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] is a family name on both sides (his grandmother, my great-grandmother) but, as much as I think it’s a handsome name, I just can’t see past it’s current popularity.

[name_f]Eve[/name_f], on the other hand, has apparently never seen the US top 400, even now with [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_u]Everly[/name_u]/[name_f]Evie[/name_f] all riding high.

And I love that she’s all at once short, simple but substantial. Questions though…

What do you think of the name [name_f]Eve[/name_f]?
Would the current popularity of similar sounding names bother you?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think I can avoid ‘[name_f]Evie[/name_f]’ and use just [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or ‘E’. Or even initials like EJ.
What middle names would you pair with [name_f]Eve[/name_f]?

On the last point, I am gravitating towards alliteration ([name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u]) or four syllables ending in the ee-ah sound ([name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Azalea[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]). Any other suggestions?

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I think [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is beautiful! One of those names that are simple yet very elegant.
I personally wouldn’t use it, because there are too many popular names with the nickname [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. I think it’s unavoidable. You can’t know what her friends will call her or what she will choose to go by, and [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is a very obvious nickname.
Have you thought about [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] with the nickname [name_f]Eve[/name_f]? I feel like it’ll be less likely she will go by [name_f]Evie[/name_f] if you already call her by another nickname.
I love alliteration with [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] is just stunning, I don’t think I could beat that. [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elsinore[/name_f] sounds nice too though.

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I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] childhood name crush was [name_f]Bella[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. For many years that was going to be the name of my daughter.
I also like [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
What about …
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Lavina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u]

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@minxtruck I like [name_f]Eve[/name_f]!!
Here some middle name ideas:
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Manon[/name_f]

Using the idea of @tallemaja, What about using the initials to create [name_f]Eve[/name_f]?
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] for example

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] it! As you say, it’s simple, sleek, beautiful and timeless.

Honestly, yes. [name_f]Eve[/name_f] has been a solid contender in my list for years (I have actually had [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] as my [name_f]Eve[/name_f] combo for a while, love love love it!) but there are soooo many [name_f]Evie[/name_f]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_u]Evan[/name_u] type names round here at the moment that it’s never jumped out at me as The special name.

Possibly? She or her friends might decide she’s an [name_f]Evie[/name_f] one day, though – how much would that bother you?

[name_u]Endellion[/name_u] is my fave! I love the alliteration in [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] too.

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] is so simple and classic that you can really go to town in the middle, I think. I love long, elaborate and quirky names with [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. Maybe…

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Angelou[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Delphinium[/name_f] (too much?!)
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] Rosamud
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Snapdragon[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]

I’m having too much fun with this!

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I LOVE [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. It’s sleek, elegant, simple and beautiful. If [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] doesn’t have such strong personal meaning to me, I’ll definitely already add [name_f]Eve[/name_f] on my list.

No, the popularity of similar sounding names don’t bother me. I think you can avoid [name_f]Evie[/name_f] if you insist on [name_f]Eve[/name_f]/E/EJ, except if she prefers [name_f]Evie[/name_f] herself once she’s a bit older.

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] - my first thought, even before I read the end of your post where you mentioned it yourself.
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]

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I like [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! I agree with previous posters about [name_f]Evie[/name_f] being somewhat unavoidable if she decides to go by it! [name_f]My[/name_f] only suggestion would be nn EE-VEE (like the initials E.V.) not EV-ee. ([name_f]Evie[/name_f]) Would that help? I think if you nicknamed her E.V. (still written down as [name_f]Eve[/name_f]), then Ev-ie nickname would sound like someone was just mispronouncing her nickname and she would probably correct them. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

I love your middle name options! [name_f]Eve[/name_f] was on my list for a while (I decided there were too many [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] etc), but while it was, I had [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f].

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[name_f]Eve[/name_f] is my favorite Ev- name! I do accosiate the name strongly with [name_m]Adam[/name_m] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] from the Bible, but it’s not overwhelming. I’d love to meet a little [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is glorious!

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I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f], it’s on my list! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite [name_f]Eve[/name_f] combos are [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Lenora[/name_f]. I love [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] too and it’s also a family name for me. You could always consider [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] as a middle for a more uncommon name.

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I have such a complicated relationship with [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! I’ve had a few really close relationships with Eves, and the interactions have slowly turned [name_f]Eve[/name_f] from one of my favorite names into one that makes me melancholy. However, I think it’s an absolutely gorgeous name- regardless of my own connotation!
Current popularity of similar sounding names doesn’t bother me at all. [name_f]Eve[/name_f] has been around for a while but I don’t think it will be confused with any other names too often! It retains it’s uniqueness.
You can absolutely one hundred percent avoid [name_f]Evie[/name_f]! One of the easiest ways to do this would just be reinforcing the other nicknames- E is super cool and mysterious, and EJ/E.?. has so much personality!
As for middle names, I really love all your ideas. I like alliteration a lot, as well as the pairing of [name_f]Eve[/name_f] with a middle beginning in a vowel. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your list are [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]! I know it’s sorta ‘out there’, but [name_f]Eve[/name_f] Acidalia was one that was on my list for a while too!

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I prefer [name_f]Evie[/name_f] but [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is a sweet name.

Some combos:
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]

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[name_f]Eve[/name_f] is beautiful. It’s suscint, tidy, bright and sweet while also feeling strong and interesting.

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] is magical though i enjoy the idea of an initial nickname - EJ, EB or even ED/[name_f]Edie[/name_f] would be cute.

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeray[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Julietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Brunhilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Briella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Daniella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Briar[/name_u]

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I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u]! [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]? [name_f]Eve[/name_f] Vivienna? Kind of close to [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]!

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Oh wow, lots of replies and some really helpful views on popularity and nicknames! Thanks everyone. I’m definitely keeping [name_f]Eve[/name_f] on my shortlist and I’ll just share a few of my favourite middle name suggestions…

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[name_f]My[/name_f] cousin who is more like a little sister is named [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! So I have very nice associations with it. I think it’s so pretty and sweet. She goes by “E” as a nickname, never [name_f]Evie[/name_f] so it can definitely work!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your middles are [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u], both are stunning!
I’ll also suggest [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elanor[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elora[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Emerald[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Enora[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Dandelion[/name_u], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Larkspur[/name_u], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Oceana[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u], and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and I’ve only ever been called [name_f]Evie[/name_f] by my family so it’s a totally avoidable nickname! Sometimes I get [name_f]Evie[/name_f]/[name_f]Neve[/name_f]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f] as they’re more common so I think people just presume that’s my name too but it’s easily corrected!

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I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f]! Although that’s partly because I love [name_f]Evie[/name_f] too! But it’s similarity to more popular names wouldn’t bother me
And I think [name_f]Evie[/name_f] would definitely be avoidable, I’m sure there’d be people who would try to call her [name_f]Evie[/name_f], but it’s easy enough to correct them. Although I find, certainly while they’re little, people tend to take your lead rather than trying to nickname them themselves.
However as she gets older it would be up to her, whether she lets people call her [name_f]Evie[/name_f] or not

I’d definitely pair it with something longer, [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is rather beautiful! Although I do enjoy alliteration too!
Some suggestions (sorry for any repeats):
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeray[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]

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I’m happy to hear that there are other people who are using just “E” for their [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. I think it’s so cute and spunky as a nickname. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] suggestions, [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Dandelion[/name_u] is particularly sweet!

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Yes, you’re quite right and I don’t really mind what she prefers as she gets older. It’s really what’s used within the family that I would like to be something we enjoy as much as [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]! I was so disappointed when [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] [name_u]Diaz[/name_u] used it as a middle. Now everyone will think it’s celebrity inspired!

Interesting! It wouldn’t have occurred to me that something so easy and straightforward like [name_f]Eve[/name_f] would be mistaken for anything, but I guess it happens more than you would think!