Okay, so here’s the story. I’m getting married at the end of the month and our plan is to TTC in about a years time or so. We’ve been discussing potential name options. We both agree on a girls name we like but have slightly differing opinions on spelling, so thought I’d throw it out here to see what everyone else thinks.
The name we like is [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] ([name_f]Evette[/name_f]).
I naturally assumed we would spell it starting with the E but he likes the Y beginning better. I’m not against either, the only issue I have is that I associate the ‘Y’ spelling with names such as ‘[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]’ which to me sound old (My grandmothers name Is [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] [name_f]Beverly[/name_f]). I also wonder if (since it’s not an ultra-common name in the younger generations) people will know how to say it immediately if it is spelt that way -whereas ([name_f]IMO[/name_f]) [name_f]Evette[/name_f] is obviously pronounced exactly as it is spelt- so no room for error.
So, two questions I suppose:
What do you think of the name [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]/[name_f]Evette[/name_f]? Does it sound old-fashioned like ‘[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]’ and which is your favourite spelling?
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] is way better than [name_f]Evette[/name_f] ([name_f]Evette[/name_f] sounds made-up, like [name_f]Eve[/name_f]+ette). It’s a refreshing name in an era full of Sophias, Emmas and Isabellas. It has a lot of class
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] wins by far for me. It is far prettier and has a sense of regalness that the more “modern” [name_f]Evette[/name_f] lacks. Also, I’ve never heard/seen [name_f]Evette[/name_f] before though I am more familiar with [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] perhaps due to it’s french origins.
I think it is a little old fashioned, as Nameberry’s own page pokes fun at, but I agree that it is a classy name next to overused.
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] wins by far. If it helps, [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] Monreal is someone from the younger generation (she is 22 years old) who wears her name well. She stars/starred in the shows Faking It and Matador.
Am I mistaken in thinking both spellings are still pronounced the same way - with the ‘Y’ sounding as ‘E’. We say ‘[name_f]Evonne[/name_f]’ even though it is spelt ‘[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]’. I would still pronounce it ‘[name_f]Evette[/name_f]’ if spelt with the Y. However, as I type this, I’m saying it out loud with the ‘Y’ sound at the beginning like ‘Y-vette’ and it’s growing on me.
I also looked up the meanings and apparently ‘[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]’ is [name_m]French[/name_m] and means ‘yew’ and ‘[name_f]Evette[/name_f]’ is of Hebrew origin which is interesting.
Anyway, thank you. I do really like the name. I find it interesting that people think it is popular. I’m in Australia and in my entire 32 years on this planet I have only ever met one person with that name.
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] for sure as it’s the original french spelling of the name. I believe (but may be incorrect) that [name_f]Evette[/name_f] is a made up spelling (Americanization of a french name no doubt).
I love the name. Very beautiful and should be used more.
I’m going to go against the crowd and say [name_f]Evette[/name_f]. I think it will help with pronunciation and with the popular of Ev names ([name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Evie[/name_f]) I think she will fit right in.
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] is classic. [name_f]Evette[/name_f] just looks misspelled, but still sounds lovely. You shouldn’t cater to ignorance–go with [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]!
While I do place [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] with [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] (not difficult due to the similarity of the two) and consider them both to be rather dated (1930-1960’s), and while I understand that [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] is obviously the more legitimate spelling of the name, I quite like the [name_f]Evette[/name_f] variation myself. I find it to look a lot less harsh (as the Yv- together tends to do to the name) and feels much fresher and contemporary.
Oh, definitely [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]! So elegant and beautiful! I think it would be so cool to have a name that starts with a Y. I would pronounce [name_f]Evette[/name_f] with a short e sound the first time I saw it… which sounds like “a vet.” [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] wins by a long shot.
[name_f]Evette[/name_f] being a Hebrew name, not sure I buy that. I am pretty sure they are simply saying it’s a variant of [name_f]Eve[/name_f], and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is a Biblical name…? (It’s not how it sounds in Hebrew in any case). I can’t find anything about [name_f]Evette[/name_f] as an actual Hebrew name, I’ve known a far number of people who use very Hebrew names and never heard it, and the Hebrew form of [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is [name_f]Chava[/name_f].
[name_f]Evette[/name_f] is just a smush of [name_f]Eve[/name_f] + ette, I suspect. Or a way to make [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] “easier” to read.
I can’t argue that [name_f]Evette[/name_f] doesn’t blend with the current trend of [name_f]Evie[/name_f]/[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f] etc. but I don’t actually think that’s a good thing? I’d rather have a name with a current sound but a point of difference than a new name clearly designed to ride out the [name_f]Evie[/name_f]- trend.
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] just reads much less forced to me. And more distinct.
I would go short and sweet three-letter [name_f]Eve[/name_f] if I was worried about simplicity/pronunciations, or [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] if I wasn’t. I wouldn’t do [name_f]Evette[/name_f] at all.
I think we have a winner with [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] for certain. It’s exactly the type of name I like. Not too common, but not silly-made-up sounding and off the wall. It’s feminine and timeless. So now, we just need a middle name.
