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Do you like Eva?
How do you pronounce it in English?
I used to always think it was okay and I was only aware of the English pronunciation EE-va.
But a British friend of mine pronounces it EH-va (short EH as in Ever) in English and I quite like it. Now I am not sure if this is a common British pronunciation. How do you pronounce Eva in English where you're from? Did you ever hear it as EH-va in English?
I am only asking about English pronunciations because I know Eva can be pronounced differently in other languages. In German it's EH-fa but the EH is long and outside of English speaking countries I've heard it as EH-va (long EH) a lot. But the British friend said EH-va (short EH), so like Ever but with an -a ending.
She says Evelyn as EEV-linn and that seems to be the common British pronunciation. But I don't know how most people in Britain would say Eva, I always assumed EE-va.
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How do you pronounce it in English?
I used to always think it was okay and I was only aware of the English pronunciation EE-va.
But a British friend of mine pronounces it EH-va (short EH as in Ever) in English and I quite like it. Now I am not sure if this is a common British pronunciation. How do you pronounce Eva in English where you're from? Did you ever hear it as EH-va in English?
I am only asking about English pronunciations because I know Eva can be pronounced differently in other languages. In German it's EH-fa but the EH is long and outside of English speaking countries I've heard it as EH-va (long EH) a lot. But the British friend said EH-va (short EH), so like Ever but with an -a ending.
She says Evelyn as EEV-linn and that seems to be the common British pronunciation. But I don't know how most people in Britain would say Eva, I always assumed EE-va.
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I love the name Eva, have done for years. I also love Eve and go back and forth on which I prefer. I’m from Australia and pronounce Eva as EE-va and that’s the only way I’ve heard it pronounced here. I’ve heard it pronounced like your friend pronounces it, but only once. And that was an American not British person.
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It's beautiful!
Pronounced Ee-vuh.
Pronounced Ee-vuh.
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I like it, prounounced EE Va, I'm in Australia
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My go-to is EE-va. But I know people named Eva who pronounce their name the same as Ava. So I always follow their lead on that. I've never heard the EH-va pronunciation. I don't like it as well, but I see how some would get there. I have definitely heard the British pronunciation of Evelyn as EEV-lin, too, though.
This message was edited 5/17/2021, 7:16 AM
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