Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 21:42     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Historically, Evelyn started as a nickname for Eve.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 21:33     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:Yeah, but most people (well at least those that read) will think of Evelyn Waugh.


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? Evelyn was a male.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 20:42     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ev-ee? Really? Like heavy without an H? People will just think you are weird for pronouncing the kid's name wrong. Just go with Eve-ee or don't use a nickname at all.


I have a friend named Evelyn and she goes by Evie (like heavy without the H) and I think it's a great nickname. It's pretty much her name though, as no one calls her Evelyn.


Same thing for me, friend from home name Evelyn most people call her Evie as in heavy w/o the h


And another one. A family friend uses Evie (rhymes with heavy) as a nickname. I have known a few Eves but they weren't short for anything, and the two Evies (ee-vees) I knew were nicknames/variations for the full name Eve. One friend also uses Ava as a nickname for Evelyn, so I think you have a lot of options.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 20:23     Subject: Re:Nickname for Evelyn
Evelyn Waugh's name was pronounced Eve-Lynn, not Ev-a-lyn. FYI.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 20:09     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Yeah, but most people (well at least those that read) will think of Evelyn Waugh.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 19:44     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Evelyn is a very popular name these days. My friend's daughter uses Evie (pronounced Eve-ee) and I think that's cuter than the more boring Ev-ee.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2012 00:03     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I had a great aunt her name was Eavie like the way.you want to pronounce ever-er+ie.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 22:31     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't know what 14:42 is talking about . Evie (like you described OP) is the nickname that I've heard for Evelyn.


+1


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Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 21:32     Subject: Re:Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would not name my daughter Evelyn both b/c I don't like the name (at all) and because I think it's silly to name your child something you have no intention of calling them. Nicknames should develop organically.


Er.. thanks for the input!


I named my DD Evelyn with the intention of calling her Evy (if she was a girl-we weren't sure). One look at her and we could tell she was an Evelyn. I call her Evy or Ev on occassion but for the most part she's an Evelyn.

DD's the oldest of all the young Evelyn's I know, she's 10. I know five other Evelyns under the age of five.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 20:22     Subject: Re:Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:I would not name my daughter Evelyn both b/c I don't like the name (at all) and because I think it's silly to name your child something you have no intention of calling them. Nicknames should develop organically.


Er.. thanks for the input!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 20:19     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
"Her husband"
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 20:17     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I had an aunt Evelyn and everyone called her Evelyn. Occasionally her his and would call her Ev. As in what are we gonna do Ev?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 20:02     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ev-ee? Really? Like heavy without an H? People will just think you are weird for pronouncing the kid's name wrong. Just go with Eve-ee or don't use a nickname at all.


I have a friend named Evelyn and she goes by Evie (like heavy without the H) and I think it's a great nickname. It's pretty much her name though, as no one calls her Evelyn.


Same thing for me, friend from home name Evelyn most people call her Evie as in heavy w/o the h
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 14:34     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:If you were to name your child Evelyn (Ev-lin or Ev-uh-lin but NOT Eve-lin) and wanted to call her by something shorter, what would it be?

I don't want to use Eve-ee but would rather use Ev-ee...sounding like the beginning of EVer with an EE sound at the end. How would you spell that?? Evy? Evie? Would those get confused for eve-ee?

Another questions, is EVE a usual nickname or shortened form of Evelyn?


You could call her vy/vie or just "V"
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2012 10:48     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I had a college friend whose "real" name was Evelyn but everyone called her Evie (pronounced ev-ee with a short e in the beginning). It was a great name and fit her perfectly.