So I have a few questions about the name [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to answer as much or as little as you like. I am not looking for names just want thoughts/opinions.
How do you pronounce the name. I pronounce it Eve-lyn does anyone else pronounce it or have heard pronounced like this before.
What middle names would you give a girl with the first name [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
What would you name siblings to a girl name [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
Would you use the name and how popular is it where you are
In Australia, I believe it’s exclusively pronounced “Ev-uh-lin”. I like this pronunciation including for the nickname Evvy (as distinct from Evie). I think I associate Eve-lin with the boy version of the name, like when men were called Hilary (in the US) - but that’s probably not relevant at all! It’s around number 22 for girl names in Oz, so fairly popular but I don’t actually know any little Evelyns.
Audrey
Constance
Victoria
Adelaide
Sylvia
Marianne
Lydia
Cecily
Pearl
Camille
Rosemary
My great aunt was Evelyn so it has a familiar feel for me and I see it as an elegant, English name - but I just don’t love “Lyn” names so I wouldn’t use it myself.
I probably wouldn’t use it personally, but I think it’s a really nice name. It was one of the first names I remember thinking was beautiful when I was a child! It’s in the top 10 in my state, though I don’t hear it as much as I do others (Amelia, Charlotte, Olivia). I do hear Evie, Avery, Ava, etc. quite a bit, which does make seem more popular than it actually is.
My instinct is to pronounce it Eve-lyn too, but I’ve heard people use ev-uh-lyn or ev-lyn more often. However, Eev-lyn is listed on behindthename as a legitimate pronunciation. I like all three so I tend to switch between them, though I think Eve-lin is my fave.
Historically it’s eev-lin for a boy and ehv-uh-lin for a girl, but I think that has probably mutated over time and I don’t think anyone would be too surprised by a girl eev-lin. In fact it’s a top name for one of my besties, with that pronunciation! I really like it although not at the very top of my list.
For sisters I’d go with something similarly elegant and vintagey - [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
How do you pronounce the name? Eh-veh-lin, this is also the only way I’ve ever heard it pronounced so I assume it’s the most common
Similar names to Evelyn—Myrtle, [name_f]Maybelle[/name_f], [name_f]Francine[/name_f], [name_f]Doris[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (vintage, 1920s-50s names or names with a similar style)
Would you use the name and how popular is it where you are—I’ve never met anyone my age (18) or younger with this name, only women in their 50s and older. I know it suddenly became popular, but I’ve never seen on anyone young. In my opinion it sounds kind of out of date even though it’s popular
middle names:
evelyn amelia
evelyn ruby
evelyn clare
evelyn jane
evelyn amabella
evelyn cecilia
evelyn pearl
siblings:
audrey
sophie
violet
claire / clara
sylvie
vivian
margot
cora
stella
vera
use:
i’d probably use it! even if it’s ranking for the whole of the usa is high, i don’t find that those popular names are really so popular anymore. i only know one olivia, and two emmas! i know far more chloe’s and oddly margarets who all go by nicknames (macey, maggie, mikaela etc).
I pronounce it ehv-uh-lin. I know of the other pronunciations but never hear them where I am. I know of quite a few Evelyns of all ages. It’s currently in the Top 10 where I am. Wouldn’t use it myself because I know so many, plus so many more -lyn names, but it is elegant and ages well, imo.
It’s Ev-uh-lyn. As others have said, Eve-lyn pronunciation is male. If you want [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], do a double barrel, otherwise there will always be confusion! Yes, I would consider using it, I had an aunt named [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], she was referred to as Auntie Ev.