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How would you pronouce the name Ave?
What version of Ave/Eve would you be most likely to use?
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AH-vehAlthough I would use Eve instead.
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[ah-VEH] (Ave Maria) or [AHV] (Portuguese for bird)
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I pronounce it "AH-vay" as in Ave Maria. I'd be more inclined to use Eve than Ave.
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I'd start with AH-vay like Ave Maria. If that got weird looks I'd rhyme it with Dave. :o)
I'm not a big fan of any, but I'd use Eva under duress.
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"AH-vay"Like Ave MariaAve is an interesting choice. I like it but would not feel comfortable using it, being non-Christian. Of course I suppose by that logic I couldn't use Eve either? Hmm. I do like Eve though.
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Um... well the nerd who knows classical Latin in me wants to say AH-way. But I'd know that's wrong, and probably say AH-vay, as in Ave Maria. If that was wrong, I'd guess AYV, as in the first syllable of Avery. I'd use Eve "Evie".
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Like the first part of Ave Maria.I like Eve as a middle name.
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AH-vay, as in Ave Maria.I dislike Eve, and Ave seems weird as a name, especially since it also makes me think "avenue." But I guess between the two I'd have to go with Eve.
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AYV as in Dave, or AV as in avenue. I am guessing you're after AV-eh, as in the Latin for hail, but anyone who wasn't a Latinist or a Catholic would probably go for one of the first two.If I had to, I'd choose Eva pronounced eh-va.
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Just curious what other people saw actually....
And I love your prn of Eva, it's my favorite!
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If it was a full name, I'd say AH-veh or AH-vay. If it was a nickname for something longer, it might be AYV.I'd use Eva "AY-va".
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AV-eh-nyooJust kidding.AH-veh, as in Ave Maria.
Barring that I'd say it to rhyme with Dave.I'd be most likely to use Eve (lovelovelove) or the not-really-related Evening (lovelovelove).
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Oh, Evening is a total GP of mine! There was a BA with it I posted a while back... I'll have to look now. It was absolutely lovely. EDIT:It was Evening Natalya Rose. That was a great name.

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I love that! Evening Natalya Rose is gorgeous, and I like that they added Natalya in there, because I feel like Evening Rose would be too.. I don't cutesy?
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I would pronounce it AH-vay, like Ave Maria. Though the first thing that would pop into my head would be AHV, like Ave short for Avenue. I'd use Eva. (EE-vah)
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Yes, Eva is nice... and now that you mention it... Ave is like Madison Ave, Lincoln Ave....
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