Love the name Eva like Eh-va How to spell it?

Girl Names
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maybe [name_f]Evalena[/name_f], eh-vah-lay-na or eh-vah-lee-na more unique but still pretty

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Thank you! I was starting to think I was the only person who pronounced -r at the end of [name_u]Ever[/name_u].

I think I would just go with [name_f]Eva[/name_f] (or [name_f]Ava[/name_f] - AY-va or [name_m]AH[/name_m]-vah - if need be).
Reasons:

  1. With names like [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] people know there are multiple correct pronunciations. You could have HAH-nah or Han-na or [name_m]AH[/name_m]-nah and [name_f]ANNE[/name_f]-[name_m]AH[/name_m]. There is really no reason why they shouldn’t be able to wrap their head around multiple [name_f]Eva[/name_f] options.
  2. There are multiple correct [name_f]Eva[/name_f] pronunciations: Depending on where you are from. Letting people know that you prefer the Italian E-vah over the English EE-va (or the Dutch AY-va or [name_m]German[/name_m] E-fah) will just make you look wordly. It’s not like you are making up a name or a spelling that doesn’t already exist somewhere with a significant history that even the most basic person can understand. ***
  3. Is it really that important that the receptionist at the dentist says the name 100% correctly? [name_f]My[/name_f] full name is [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and because of where I live people can be looking at my ID and still say [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]. Boggles my mind but in the grand scheme of things it’s really no big deal - the people who are closest to you, and the people who matter will know - that’s really all that matters. (Isn’t it?)

***It can be really hard to write out how something sounds. I’d suggest trying Eva in multiple language configurations on a site like NaturalReaders.com. The trial on the site has electronic voices but at least you can try different languages and see if any of them work for you.

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I also prefer [name_f]Eva[/name_f] as e-va, not a big fan of ee-va. I think your idea of using [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] sometimes nn to [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is a good idea. It’s easy enough to say, “no, [name_f]Eva[/name_f] short for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]” and people will get it. In fact I was considering this myself.

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“Ehva” just sounds like [name_u]Ever[/name_u] with a British accent, to me.

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my name is [name_f]Eva[/name_f] and i pronounce it ee-va although people think i say emma on the phone i would pronounce ava like aa-va and ever like eh-va i like the spelling of [name_u]Ever[/name_u] :slight_smile:

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[name_u]Ever[/name_u]? That’s how I pronounce it.

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I would spell it [name_u]Ever[/name_u] :slight_smile:

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I grew up with a Hispanic [name_f]Eva[/name_f] whose name was pronounced exactly as you would like: EH-va (as in, the way English people and others with non-rhotic accents pronounce [name_u]Ever[/name_u]).

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Except that in some accents (English?) [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] is pronounced Ee-vlyn. Like Evil-in.

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[name_f]Eva[/name_f] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_u]Ever[/name_u] are definitely not “eh-vah” to my ears. I think using your pronunciation of [name_f]Eva[/name_f] as a nickname to [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] is an awesome idea. :slight_smile: It’s perfect. I knew what you were going for when you first posted, but as soon as as I thought of “[name_f]Eva[/name_f], short for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]” the pronunciation made so much more sense in my head.

Also, I have never heard [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] pronounced with the long E.

Also, this is quite the resurrected thread, isn’t it? :stuck_out_tongue: