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I've been liking Eve a lot lately but trying to determine the same thing: nickname or full name. I do know a family who named one of their daughters Eve and it's very cute on her, so I know that Eve and Eva by themselves do work. Right now Eva is getting a bit popular like Ava so I'm liking Eve much better.

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My favorite long names are Evangeline and Evelyn (I prefer the British pronunciation EEV-lyn) but I usually think of using Evie as a nickname with them and not Eve or Eva (they definitely work though). Evalyn, Evelina, Evadne and Evangelina are all nice as well and would work perfectly with Eve or Eva as a nickname. I also found Evette which is quite pretty (there is Evonne too).

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Genevieve does work with nn Eve, in fact it works really well because you can hear the Eve sound at the end. Guinevere doesn't seem to work as much because although you can see the Eve in it you can't hear it and nicknames seem to work best if you can hear part of the sound in the full name.

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Oh, and I was just thinking what about Niamh or Neve? Maeve too or Maeva? Those are probably too short to deserve a nickname but they came to mind.

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Hope this helps!

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