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How do you pronounce?
by Sofia
2/15/2008, 8:53 AM
How do you pronounce these names? From some comments I got the impression that people pronounce them in different ways. My pr. is in brackets.
And I'd love to hear what you think of them? Thanx!Ava (AH-vah)
Eva (EH-vah)
Iva (EE-vah)

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- Karcoolka
2/17/2008, 8:10 AM
Ava "AH-vah"
Eva "EH-vah"
Iva "EE-vah" (shortly)
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- Alcyone
2/16/2008, 2:52 PM
Ava (AY-vah)
Eva (EE-vah or EH-vah)
Iva (EYE-vah)
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- Pink Princess
2/15/2008, 10:39 PM
Ava (AY-vah)
Eva (EE-vah)
Iva (EYE-vah)I love Ava, I think Eva is also very nice, but Iva is nms.
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- AG.
2/15/2008, 6:35 PM
Ava - AY-vah
Eva - AY-vah or EH-vah, I've heard both
Iva - This one is new to me, but I want to say IH-vah (kind of between IH-vah and EE-vah) because it reminds me of Ivo more than Ivy.(Canada)
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- a (guest)
2/15/2008, 4:38 PM
Ava = AY-vah
Eva = EH-vah
Iva = EYE-vah
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- Eilis (Suibhne)
2/15/2008, 4:38 PM
I say:Ava, AH-vah
Eva, AY-vah (AY like ape)
Iva, EE-vah, but that's knowing its origin. I might be tempted to go with EYE-vah otherwise since it's so visually similar to Ivy EYE-vee. I very seriously dislike Eva said EE-va. I'm from the US, as a matter of interest.
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- Dot (Spider from Mars)
2/15/2008, 4:32 PM
I pronounce all the first syllables as the name of letter they begin with. AY-va, EE-va and I-va.
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- Kristen (iamkristen)
2/15/2008, 4:01 PM
Ava (Ay-vah)
Eva (EH-vah) or (Ee-vah)- I prefer ee-vah
Iva (Eye-vah)I love Ava by the way, though I pronounce it different.

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- CN (CSwe)
2/15/2008, 3:11 PM
The same way you pronounce itingen text
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- Julia (JuliaF)
2/15/2008, 2:50 PM
AY-vah is my intuitive pronunciation, but I like AH-vah much better.
I say Eva as EE-vah and Iva as EYE-vah (though I know an Iva said EE-vah).
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- Hola123
2/15/2008, 2:27 PM
Ava (AY-vah)
Eva (EH-vah)
Iva (EYE-vah)
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- BrittneyD
2/15/2008, 2:12 PM
Ava = AY-va
Eva = EE-va
Iva = EYE-va
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- Mar (X-Mar)
2/15/2008, 12:09 PM
Ava and Iva like you do (when I don't know anything about where she comes from) and Eva like AY-vah
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- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)
2/15/2008, 11:55 AM
Ava - Ay-vah
Eva - ee-vah
Iva - eye-vah

This message was edited 2/15/2008, 11:55 AM

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- quigonjecca
2/15/2008, 11:29 AM
AY-va
EE-va
EYE-va or IH-vaThe only one I really like is Eva, but I like Ava too.
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- rubymay92
2/15/2008, 11:10 AM
Ava - AY-vah
Eva - EE-vah
Iva - EYE-vah
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- orchid
2/15/2008, 10:38 AM
Wow, I pronounce all of these totally differently.Ava (AY-vah, like the sound in hay or bay)
Eva (EE-vah, like Eve with an "a" ending)
Iva (EYE-vah)
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- Milly. (guest)
2/15/2008, 10:38 AM
Ava (Ay-Vah)
Eva (EE-Vah)
Iva (Eye-Vah)
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- penguiny7
2/15/2008, 10:13 AM
Ava - EH-va
Eva - EE-va
Iva - IE-va
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- Sophie (eurythmic)
2/15/2008, 10:09 AM
I'd agree with your pronunciations
S xx
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- Havilah
2/15/2008, 9:54 AM
Ava= ay-va
Eva= ee-va
Iva= ? not too sure but I would probably say eye-va until corrected
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- Elinor (Elly747)
2/15/2008, 9:46 AM
Ava - AY-vahEva - EE-vahIva - I don't think I ever have said this out loud. It depends what I thought the origin was. My first instinct would be EYE-vah, like Ivah; but perhaps EE-vah if she were Eastern European.
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- Catarina (kollaps)
2/15/2008, 9:28 AM
Ava (ay-va)
Eva (eh-va)
Iva (ih-va)
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- ToveTer
2/15/2008, 9:26 AM
Finnish way:
Ava: Ah-vah
Eva: E-vah
Iva: I-vahEnglish way:
Ava: AY-vah
Eva: E-vah / I-vah
Iva: EE-vah
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- Katja Eidis
2/15/2008, 9:19 AM
Ava - AY-vahEva - EEVh-ahIva - Ih-vah
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- GasolineAllie
2/15/2008, 9:10 AM
Ava: I pronounce this AY-vah. I really like it, but it's way too popular here.
Eva: AY-vah, EH-vah, or EE-vah, parent's choice. It's a good, if unexciting, name.
Iva: EYE-vah. This is the most interesting of the three for me, because it's much more uncommon than the others.
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- Darkest (Nicola17)   +7
2/15/2008, 8:56 AM
ay-va
ee-va
eye-va
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- Rowena
2/15/2008, 11:15 PM
Same here, USd
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- heron
2/15/2008, 4:28 PM
same, New Zealand
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- Siri (guest)
2/15/2008, 4:12 PM
Ditto, US.
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- Delphi_Blue
2/15/2008, 4:08 PM
Same here
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- jj21jj
2/15/2008, 2:03 PM
same
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- Daddysdancer
2/15/2008, 12:34 PM
I pronounce them the same wayI sometimes pronounce Eva as ay-va depending on the situation.
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- Rachel Shay (Evil)
2/15/2008, 9:03 AM
ditto.
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