I've been having the same internal debate about
Gina being a legitimate nn for
Evangelina! Thing is, I love the combo
Evangeline /
Evangelina Belrose (Belrose is a family name on DH's side), but I also want to honor a couple of female relatives on
MY side w/the names of
Jeanne &
Jeannie. I thought using
Jeanna would be a great way to honor them, but my
Jeanna combos aren't nearly as inspiring as
Evangelina Belrose. I've been thinking I should use
Evangelina & the nn
Gina. I seriously think it *could* work!
As for
Adeline &
Evangeline as sisters...are you prn them both with the -leen ending or is one -line and the other -leen? Or are you prn
Evangeline with a -lyn ending? As long as the endings are prn differently, I think they're fine for sisters; they may look similiar, but I think it's just similar enough to provide continuity in the sibset, IYKWIM.