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[quote=Anonymous]Eve is good because it has an unambiguous spelling and pronunciation in English.

The other names you reference do have ambiguities.

I just had a situation where someone at work told me to e-mail a contact that I heard as "Ava".  But it turned out to be "Eva".  They say Ayvah for that name and I say Eevah.

I think it's always better to have a name that people can spell and pronounce accurately.  I think it's a mistake to name American kids names like Siobhan.  All cultures have shorter and easier names - I welcome names from a variety of cultures.  I just feel bad watching the train wrecks of people dealing with people who can't say their name.  I've also lived and worked abroad and allowed people to give me nicknames that work for them.  I actually like that.  However, at times these days, I've even seen that getting people's names wrong is a micro aggression.  So make it easy for everybody to succeed.

P.S. I thought Andrew would be unique in a sea of Brayden/Jaydens/Haydens but there were 5 in his kindergarten class.  Sometimes luck is not on your side.[/quote]

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