Just curious

almariebennett

I'm just curious what strangers think of my DD's name.  Obviously, we love it and she is actually named after my grandma, who I adore.  I know it's unusual, and I honestly am curious what people really think when I tell them her name.  It is Eveline, pronouned Ev-a-line (not Evelyn).  We call her Evie for short.

starsmaycollide

I've never heard it before, but I think it's really sweet she is named after her great grandma.  It's pretty, and Evie is a very cute nn

Heidisean

I like it! We are naming this baby Evangeline and calling her Evie!

E3A7AGGIE

I prefer the pronunciation "Ev-a-lyn" more, but your DD's name is still cute. I think she'll spend a lot of time correcting people in her later years, but oh well!

carrie204

I love it.. ; )

inlovewithB

I really do like it, but like pp stated she will probably have to correct people often.

OctoberCAPA

Agree she's going to spend a lot of time correcting pronunciation and spelling it.  The nn is cute.

strangebird

I like it; in fact, I like it much better than Evelyn. And I don't know how much struggling she'll have to do over pronunciations--the "-line" names are gaining popularity rapidly. I see Emmeline, Adeline, Coraline on this board all the time and I know a little girl named Araline. As more people get used to this suffix, it will be less and less likely to be mispronounced.

Out of curiosity are you pronouncing Evie Eh-vee like the name? Or Ee-vie?

almariebennett

strangebird:

I like it; in fact, I like it much better than Evelyn. And I don't know how much struggling she'll have to do over pronunciations--the "-line" names are gaining popularity rapidly. I see Emmeline, Adeline, Coraline on this board all the time and I know a little girl named Araline. As more people get used to this suffix, it will be less and less likely to be mispronounced.

Out of curiosity are you pronouncing Evie Eh-vee like the name? Or Ee-vie?

Thanks!!  The nn is pronounced Eh-vee.  And yeah, I figured it would get mispronounced often, though you make a great point with the -ine ending names.  What's funny, though, is for the longest time I thought my grandma's name was pronouced Evelyn because people would mispronounce it, and she was too polite to correct them... lol. 

cshoem01

LOVE IT

cjheidi

Your DD is a doll by the way.

I've only ever heard Evelyn, but I think I like Eveline better! I really like the -line ending trend though.  

mr&mrswelch

It reminds me of Coraline. It sounds like you were working within the current trends, but still wanted something that not a lot of other kids had.

macchiatto

I think it's pretty, and Evie is a cute nn. Do people mispronounce it a lot?

braveangel2

If I saw someone post Eveline, I would think they created it. But lo and behold, it's a real name...a form of Evelina which shares its roots with Evelyn. It's not a far cry from my daughter's name, Emmeline and the line instead of leen sound seems Americanized also. Anyway, I think it's a good namesake with a story, and with all the popular E names out there, this one might just be a breath of fresh air.