I’ve always pronounced [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] as “[name_f]Eve[/name_f]-angel-leen” with the nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f] “Eee-vee.” I recently watched Rattled on TLC and the [name_u]Gardner[/name_u] quads are [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Indie[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. Their dad pronounced [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]'s name as “Ehv-angel-leen” nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f] “Ehv-ee.”
[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]? I feel lost now lol
I have always used [name_f]Eve[/name_f]-ann-gel-een. Same as your first pronunciation, starting with [name_f]Eve[/name_f] (ee sound) and ending with Leen.
I switch back and forth. I have an great aunt named [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and she pronounces it “uh-[name_u]VAN[/name_u]-juh-lynn” where the beginning is almost like a short a sound and the ending is like the name [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]. Which I always thought was unusual, but she says that everyone she knows with the name pronounces it that way. (She’s pretty old and from the southern United States but not the [name_m]French[/name_m] influenced part, I don’t know if that makes a difference?) But when I see the name and it’s not connected to my aunt, I say “ee-[name_u]VAN[/name_u]-juh-leen” with the long e sounds.
The first syllable is kind of fluid for me, I’ll say either ‘ee’ ‘ih’ ‘eh’ or ‘uh’ interchangeably, and to tell you the truth I don’t even realize I’m doing it. Though my most commonly used pronunciation I think is ‘Eh’ or ‘in’ and I would only use the ‘ee’ pronunciation to clarify or emphasize.
And just FYI I was raised in the same area the gardeners are from so our accents should be pretty similar
That’s actually my middle name! [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. I pronounce it eh-van-gel-een, but I’m not really bothered about the eve-anne-gel-een. It’s okay both ways for me.
We have the same problem with [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
Some say [name_f]Eve[/name_f]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u], nn Ee-vee; others say Ehv-elle-len, nn Ehv-ee.
I’ve always gone with the Ehv or Uhv pronunciation because of its connection to evangelical. The first time I actually heard it said was on The [name_f]Princess[/name_f] and the Frog and they say it like that too.
I also always thought that [name_f]Evie[/name_f] was prn. like Ehv-ee because it was a nn for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (to find out most people say Eev-ee even for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]).
I know a young [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] who pronounces it ih-van-jel-een, though the “ih” is pretty much interchangeable with “ee.” I’ve heard it both ways from her mother. Her mother is of [name_m]French[/name_m] heritage, so that might have some bearing. I’ve also heard [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] as ih-van-jeh-lyn. I prefer, and would say if asked, ih-van-jel-een.
I say eh-[name_u]VAN[/name_u]-jeh-leen usually but I’d say [name_f]Evie[/name_f] EE-vee. And I’d use [name_f]Evie[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. In my accent, ee-[name_u]VAN[/name_u]-jeh-leen sounds forced.