Anonymous
Post 07/19/2014 10:26     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:Evelyn Waugh's first wife was Evelyn Gardner. They were known as Hevelyn & Shevelyn!

He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn. But also, they both pronounced Evelyn like this: EVE-a-lynn. Not EH-va-lynn, the way it's commonly pronounced now
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2014 09:56     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:Lyn is a cute nickname. Stephen Colbert's wife is an Evelyn who has gone by Eh-vie for her whole life. This is my daughter's name but I don't like Eh-vie because it sounds too much like "heavy". I worried what she would be called if she had a weight problem.

This is ridiculous, you've basically already given your child a complex about her weight.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2014 09:53     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
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.


Evie is actually a very, very common nickname for Evelyn. Evelyn is becoming a more and more common little girls name and I know at least 2 little ones who go by Evie (and that is how they spell it).
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 10:48     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
Anonymous wrote:I've seen it spelling Evie, or Evvy and pronounced as you described, EV-ee. I think it's really cute


+1 for Evvy or Evvie, that eliminates the problem of mispronouncing as EEvie. Very sophisticated, too - like it!
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 10:45     Subject: Re:Nickname for Evelyn
I'm sorry but the only nickname that makes total sense to me is Eve...like New Year's Eve.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 10:39     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
My cousin is Evelyn and goes by Lynnie, pronounced "Linny"
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 10:09     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I know an Eh-vee. I think it's spelled Evvy. I would prob go "ie" if I were doing it.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 09:55     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
We know 2 Evelyns under 5 who go by EH-vee. I believe both spell it Evy/Evie, but you could always double the v (Evvy/Evvie) to convey that the vowel is short.

We also know 2 EE-vees in the same age range, both of whom have the full name Eve.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 09:48     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I know 4 Evelyns.
Two are EH-vee and two are EVE-ee. The EH-vees are both above age 40 and the EVE-ees are under 10.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 09:23     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I know an Ehvee.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 08:58     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
I too have never heard Evy only Eevie.

Guess it depends on where you live and the circles you run in.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 08:51     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
My childhood friend was Evelyn nn evie. It was super cute, and she's actually held onto the nn into adulthood. It fits her.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 08:23     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 totally disagree. "EV-ee" is a very, very common pronunciation for the nickname of Evelyn the way you're pronouncing it ("EV-uh-lin). If you write it out, people might mispronounce it, but that's not a big deal.


I am sorry but I am the original poster and I have never, ever in my life met anyone named Ev-ee. I have met Eveleyn's whose nicknames were Eve or Eve-ee, but never Ev-ee. Sounds ridiculous to me, sorry. Where do you people live? Is this the hot new name in Bethesda or something?

This. You only hear this BS on DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2014 01:15     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
My name is Evelyn and i go by evie or lyn and i love it also my nefs called me evin
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2012 09:37     Subject: Nickname for Evelyn
My mom is Evelyn. She is Evelyn to pretty much everyone, but my dad will sometimes call her "Ev" (short E sound).

My mom's sister calls her "Eve," as in Christmas Eve, and it makes my mother batty.