How do you pronounce Evie?

Shebamommy · October 2014

EH-vee or EE-vee? With the full name Evelyn, it seems obvious to me that it would be EH-vee (same EH sound as in Evelyn), but after running it by a few people, it seems it's not so obvious ...

ChelsiAnn13 · October 2014

Ee-vee

It's my daughters nickname which we planned on using. We actually spell it Eevee too, but that's due to personal family reasons.

oliversbear · October 2014

Evie I pronounce Eve-ee. And if all I knew was Evie, I would not naturally assume it was from Evelyn.

I have a childhood friend who uses the nickname Evi, which she pronounced Ehv-ee. But that's from a Greek name which has that syllable in it.

naflmj · October 2014

I prefer Eh-Vee

crystalw88 · October 2014

EE-vee

jessicah628 · October 2014

I had an Aunt Evelyn whose nn was pronounced eh-vee. But if I just saw Evie spelled with no context for the person's full name, I'd assume it was ee-vee.

Spring78 · October 2014

Ee-vee as a stand alone name, no question. I'd say ee-vee as a nn for Evelyn, too. A nn eh-vie as a family pet name is fine, I suppose. However, if someone introduced themselves as eh-vie in a professional setting I'd just think they were trying to be a little special and move on. In print, it is ee-vee every time.

kmvisioli · October 2014

I'd say EE-vee, even as a nn for Evelyn.

divinemsbee · October 2014

With no context, it's EE-vee. You could go around correcting people, but that's going to get old. If it's going to bother you, I would not use this nn.

PB&J714 · October 2014

EE-vee

atrinh11 · October 2014

I find it really interesting so many people are saying EE-vee. I had a great aunt Evelyn who went her whole life by Evie, pronounced EH-vee. I guess that is why it is not at all weird to me. I honestly didn't think anyone in this thread would have said EE-vee. Interesting...

Ravenhill · October 2014

That is my great grandmothers name, everyone pronounced it EH-vee. I like EE-vee better but both are cute!!

allthecheese · October 2014

atrinh11 said:

I find it really interesting so many people are saying EE-vee. I had a great aunt Evelyn who went her whole life by Evie, pronounced EH-vee. I guess that is why it is not at all weird to me. I honestly didn't think anyone in this thread would have said EE-vee. Interesting...

FFwifey said:

I've never heard of Ee-vie at all. I pronounce it Eh-vie and had a friend named Evelyn who ALWAYS went by Eh-vie. I'm Canadian if that matters- maybe it's different here? Haha

I thought duh of course Eh-vie even tho I didn't immedietly think Evelyn. The responses here were so surprising to me! and @FFwifey I'm Canadian too but the Evelyn nn Evie I know is from the south.

blu-eyedwife · October 2014

The only Evies I've know have all been Eh-vies.

conradraging · October 2014

Definitely would say ee-vie if I saw it but connected to Evelyn I'm fine with eh-vie. It's just not as intuitive to me.

daystardreams · October 2014

There is a little Evie in my class this year. She pronounces it Ee-vee but it is a stand alone name.

estrellita23 · October 2014

I usually say Ee-vee but I did know a girl when I was younger that pronounced it Ev-ee (not sure if her name was actually Evie, it might have been Evelyn). I wouldn't be bothered by either pronunciation.

4N6s · October 2014

Ee-vie --- I've seen it as a nickname for Genevieve.

this decaf life · October 2014

EE-vee

EXL311 · October 2014

DD is Evangeline, nn Evie (Eevee). I think the nn Evie for Evelyn should be pronunced Eh-vie although I have a friend with an Evelyn who calls her daughter Evie with the same pronunciation as mine.

jennypolkadots · October 2014

Eh-vie as a nickname for Evelyn. This seems natural to me. I would spell it Evy though... I have a friend named Evelyn that goes by Evy and this is how she spells it and it seems really straight forward.

As a stand alone first name, or short for a name with a long E like Evangeline then I would say Ee-vee. It's one of those you will get both pronounciations and correct one time. Not a big deal.