So we are having a girl and her first name is [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], with the nickname [name_f]Eve[/name_f].
For her middle name we are hoping to honor a close family member whose name is [name_f]Becky[/name_f] [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]. Its pretty important to my husband especially as she is like a second mom to him and has no granddaughters of her own. I am not a fan of either of those names with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], so I’ve been looking for variants such as the various spellings of [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] (even though her name isn’t actually [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]), and all the [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f]/Lynnae etc names but not loving any of them with the first name. I’m also a huge name meaning freak… and none of the names seem to fit well with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] meaning-wise either… with the exception of maybe [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] but our last name is a 2 syllable name (Goettl, pronounced like [name_m]Gable[/name_m] except with a T sound instead of a B) and I just don’t know if it’s “it”. All the [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] variants aren’t working well for me next to the “leen” ending on [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] either. … too awkward. SO… I did actually finally come across an obscure variation of the name [name_f]Belen[/name_f], spelled Belynne
[name_f]Belen[/name_f] is the Spanish name for Bethlehem, which could be a cool tie-in to the name [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] since [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] means " bringer of the gospel " and the gospel story began in Bethlehem. Beyond that, Belynne would be an obvious mix between the names [name_f]Becky[/name_f] and [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]. It would be pronounced like Ba-LYNN/buh-LYNN as in [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Boleyn.
After weeks of pulling my hair out looking for a name that could possibly work and still sound unique and elegant with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] I was super excited to find this one, but most people seem to hate it… especially with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. I think it’s possible they’re right but I still think it sounds better than the other options!
Since this is an unbiased place I figured I’d run it by you ladies and see what you think.
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] Belynn/Belynne/Bellyn Goettl
Again the other possible suggestions are
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] Goettl
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f] Goettl
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] Lynnae Goettl
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Becca[/name_f] Goettl
Names that have been suggested that I have indefinitely vetoed:
Evangeline Lynn
Evangeline Lynda
Evangeline Becky
Evangeline Becklynn
Evangeline Becky-Lynn
So please don’t suggest any of those!
Thoughts?