[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!
[name_m]Just[/name_m] wondering, do you think that [name_f]Eva[/name_f] (Ee-vuh) is a plausible nickname for [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] (Ee-von) ?
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] can feel a little heavy and a tad dated, so I was trying to think of a nickname to freshen it up a bit. I like [name_f]Eva[/name_f] - I feel it keeps Yvonne’s elegance while adding a bit of youthfulness. [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is alright, but I strongly prefer [name_f]Eva[/name_f].
Thank you!
I think [name_f]Eva[/name_f] can definitely be a nickname for [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f], but I’d probably spell it Yva!!
I think that all the sounds are there, but it is a little confusing going from Y to E in the beginning. I feel like Yva would also clarify some pronunciation that [name_f]Eva[/name_f] wouldn’t (ee-vuh vs eh-vah vs ay-vuh)
If you’re tied to the spelling [name_f]Eva[/name_f], I do think it can work!! Overall, I like her vibes: sweet, smart, and fresh!!
Thank you! I am very attached to the Eva spelling however, and I really dislike the Yva spelling - the Y there looks wrong to me just like how Evonne also looks wrong. I always want to pronounce Yva like Eye-vuh!
Luckily when it’s being said out loud, the Y vs E difference won’t be noticeable.
I love the vibes of Eva too!
It’s certainly plausible. It passes in terms of sound. It also passes as a reasonable diminutive of [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] due to Eva’s brevity and lightness.
Some may struggle to connect the two because [name_f]Eva[/name_f] lacks familiarity as a nickname for [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f], the different spellings especially in settings where a person has only seen one name on paper, or because they think of [name_f]Eva[/name_f] as a separate name.
I think most people would find it reasonable though. I think it works. [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] ‘Eva’ is lovely.
I get where you’re coming from, but it feels really stretchy.
Why do you think so?
Yeah totally
Sound wise, I think it works. Unexpected, but Eva adds something light and breezy, while she’d have the name Yvonne for more serious occasions (or if she just ends up suiting that better in general!)
The Yva spelling might connect them more closely but that could get said EYE-vuh depending where you are so if you like Eva better, go with that.
It absolutely works. I know an [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] who gets called [name_f]Evie[/name_f], and as far as I know it’s never been an issue.
Sound-wise, I think it makes sense. The spelling throws me off though. Personally I’d spell it Yva.
I think it definitely works!
I think it works! The sounds are basically identical so it feels very intuitive. [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is lovely and she really brightens [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]!
Spelling wise, I don’t really think it’s a problem. I know a [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] that goes by [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] and the fact that the first letter is different doesn’t matter to me, at least! I don’t see [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] “Eva” as any different!
The spelling, I think. (Like Yva would be less stretchy, but I already saw that you said you don’t like Yva.) And that [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is usually used on its own, as a separate name.
It sounds a lot less stretchy when you just hear it and don’t see it though. So maybe it’s fine?
heck yea! 
and i love the idea of bringing yvonne back, by the way! my great grandma was dorothy yvonne! eva is also the sweetest! 
I think it works! I love it.
Thank you!
I think it’s also like how I’d use [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Cate[/name_f] - [name_f]Cate[/name_f] technically looks more matchy on paper, but since they both have the hard C / K sound it works. [name_m]Just[/name_m] like how [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] and [name_f]Eva[/name_f] have the same E sound. I think she brightens [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] too!
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] is a lovely combo! 
I think [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] is one of the “grandma names” that hasn’t really been brought back yet but I think having a cute nickname could help that along!
oh absolutely. i could see a little tomboy yvonne going by “yves” as well.
I think [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or [name_f]Evie[/name_f] works better, but [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is not that much of a stretch at all
It’s 100% doable, in my opinion! But I do strongly prefer the Yva spelling. I know you said you’d pronounce that eye-vah at first glance, but I assume she’d go by [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] most of the time, and Eva/Yva as an occasional nickname? In which case it’d be clear that it’s pronounced with an ee sound like [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]! It’s not a big deal at the end of the day, but I’d say that Yva is not at all stretchy, while [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is a tiny bit stretchy. I go by a nickname that’s spelled differently from my full name and it’s not an established one the way [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] “Kate” is, and people do stumble over the spelling quite often, so it’s just a minor annoyance that I’d avoid if I could.