Message: "Eliza or Eve" - Behind the Name

Eliza or Eve

by Morgan1599

4/14/2018, 2:09 PM

I’ve recently fallen in love with these names. I think I’m leaning towards Eve, but I just want to see which you all prefer and why.

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#Eliza #Eve

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- Azifa

4/15/2018, 12:59 PM

Eve

- RDNZL

4/15/2018, 8:36 AM

Eliza. Has more zing.

- Millie (ImSorryIfILoveYou96)

4/15/2018, 5:17 AM

I LOVE Eve! I also like Eliza but it hasn't made it onto my long list whereas Eve has featured in my top ten a number of times over the last couple of years.

I love the simplicity and beauty of Eve. Three letters and 1 syllable and yet nobody would dispute this as a full name.

As a child, I had a friend named Eve though mostly we called her Evie, and I sometimes called her E.

Evie is becoming more common in England (as are most "-ie" names) but I prefer Eve.

- Anneza

4/15/2018, 1:19 AM

I prefer Eve, though I'd rather use Elizabeth. Eliza seems flimsy as a fn.

- Pink Princess

4/14/2018, 5:10 PM

Eve all the way. It's a fave of mine and I find it so beautiful in it's simplicity. We considered Eve for our DD, but Eden was our #1 name for years, so we couldn't give up the chance of using it. I'd definitely consider using it should I be blessed with a second DD.

- Ruta (XironDarkstar)

4/14/2018, 4:22 PM

Eve. I don't like Elisa as much as I like Elisabeti, and even though I prefer Evelyne to Eve, Eve is nice.

- Martha (CarolineCarolina)

4/14/2018, 4:11 PM

I like both but I love Eliza. I'm not able to explain why I love Eliza so much -- it's not particularly elegant or pretty sounding, but I just love it. Eve is very pretty, though. I like it a lot too.

- Olwen (Likeyeahwhatev)

4/14/2018, 3:41 PM

I prefer Eve. Eliza is alright. Very country sounding, imo, I think of a pioneer girl in a bonnet and braids. Eve seems more quiet, but also more interesting.

- noel (glaucous)

4/14/2018, 3:31 PM

I think I named a doll Eliza when I was 6. I thought it was peppy yet poised back then, and I still kinda do.

But I'd rather be Eve.

- Wordsmith

4/14/2018, 3:22 PM

Eve

Eve has much more flair than Eliza, which is pretty lackluster to me.

- mirfak

4/14/2018, 3:06 PM

I prefer Eve.
I understand the appeal of Eliza but to me it seems sort of graceless and overbearing compared to elegant Eve.
Also I don't really like it when names start with unstressed El or Al or whatever. Uh, it sounds like "uh Liza" in my accent. Eh, so it's like every time I say it I'm ah, hesitating.

This message was edited 4/14/2018, 3:08 PM

- queenv

4/14/2018, 2:18 PM

I also like both, but I prefer Eve. Something about its elegant simplicity as opposed to Eliza, although I do usually like longer, more complex names. Also, it bothers me that Eliza is a shortened form of Elizabeth. If I wanted to call a daughter Eliza, I'd put Elizabeth on her birth certificate.

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