View Message

[Opinions] Evelyn
For a girl, of course. What do you think?This was my favorite name when I was 11 or 12, but everyone I knew told me it was terrible, because it was an old lady name. Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I don't like the hard EV sound at the start.I much prefer Eve. Simple, beautiful, elegant Eve.I've also never understood why Evelyn (EV-lin) and Eve (EEV) are pronounced so differently but EEV-lin doesn't sound right to the ear either!
vote up1
EV-uh-lyn isn't interesting to me. I can see it as youthful again now, and that's nice, but the sound doesn't appeal to me personally. It reminds me of the word evolution. Has a mundane vibe, unsurprising. I would still appreciate it as a good name if I met a girl named it right now.EVE-lyn is kinda interesting. I'm still lukewarm because of the generic feeling I get from the -lyn part, though.

This message was edited 4/21/2018, 11:09 PM

vote up1
I used to like Evelyn quite a bit, but it’s been so overused that I’m not that big of a fan of it anymore.
vote up1
I absolutely love it, even with the rise in popularity. I think it’s gorgeous, but I dislike the nn Evie.
vote up1
I really like it. I even GP-ish like it on a boy, possibly because of Evelyn Waugh.
vote up1
I prefer Evelina / Eveline / Aveline / Évelyne.
vote up1
The fact that it is related to my first name means I can't hate it, but I prefer the other spellings like Evelyne, Eveline, and Evelin. I also like Ewelina.
vote up1
I know I'm not keeping with the times with this one, but it's eternally dumpy to me. I'm surprised it came back so soon.
vote up1
I think it sounds old lady-ish, but I don’t think it’s bad. It makes me think of an amber color.
vote up1
I see a spring green color, with flashes of violet.
vote up1
Still an old lady name to me.
If we pronounced it EVElyn, it would be pretty and I'd like it. But I don't think you could make people say that. Perhaps if you called a child Eve-Lynne? But I wouldn't bother.
It's somewhat popular where I live, among French-speakers. Pronounced Ev-LEEN.
vote up1
I went to school with an EVElyn (female) and then there's Evelyn Waugh, also EVElyn. Those are the only two I've come across so I can't say for sure, but maybe it's the standard prn here, or was.eta: I don't like evuhlin either.

This message was edited 4/21/2018, 1:46 PM

vote up1
It's almost always EVElyn here in South Africa; the only exception I know of was an EVElyn who was always known as Eve (that's normal!) but who was called EVuhlyn by her high school headmistress.I like it better turned inside-out: Lyneve. Helps the pronunciation too!
vote up1
I think it could get into the top ten, maybe, in the next year or two. I'm counting BAs (because what else would I be doing with them) and it's #4 right now. I thought it was cool and interesting when I first heard it (I was in 7th grade and my math teacher said it was her daughter's name) but now it's just kind of meh. Nothing wrong with it but doesn't interest me. I'm over anything -lyn(n). Would rather see just Eve.
vote up1
Well, you were ahead of the curve!I’m not a huge fan, personally. It seems very bland to me. As a middle name, paired with the right first name, it can sound nice, but by itself it’s the name equivalent of a saltine cracker. I can see why it’s popular - it fits in well with other popular names - but personally I don’t see the appeal at all.
vote up1
I quite like it on a man, but not for a girl
vote up1
I had a great aunt named Evelyn (sister was Charlotte). The first time I heard it for a younger person was in The Mummy (1999), but I think that was set in the 20s, anyway; the character was called Evie, and I remember liking it then.Now it just reminds me of the song/album "Evelyn Evelyn" which I've listened to way too much, and the Lyn part seems sort of tired.

This message was edited 4/21/2018, 10:44 AM

vote up1
I love it! It's definitely back in style
vote up1
I think it's ugly, harsh-sounding despite its soft individual sounds. Among the currently trendy old-lady names, this one is one of the more inexplicable. Lillian I can totally understand even though I don't like it. Annabelle too. But Evelyn?
vote up1
I think it might be trendy again because of the -lyn ending.
vote up1
Right. To me, it fits right in with that trend.
vote up1