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Help[Opinions] Re: Evanna
in reply to a message by mirfak
Evanna was, at one point, a Top 10 name of mine. I loved it! It's still on my PNL, but I'm not as passionate as I used to be about it. If I had to give a "rating," it would be 4 stars.
I've always instinctively pronounced it as eh-VAN-uh, though from what I understand most people say it with a long E in the beginning.
Evanna is in the same name family as most "Arthurian" or Celtic (mainly Welsh) names. It wouldn't be out of place among Guinevere, Gwenith / Gwyneth, Megan / Meghan, Rhiannon, Aneirin, Gareth, Gavin / Gawain, Morgan, etc.
I consider Evanna miles ahead of Vanna, which seems to me too much like a nickname rather than a full name (and is also heavily associated with Vanna White).
Evan on a guy is okay, I'm not opposed to it, but it has also always seemed to me to be a bit... weak. I don't know. It's softer than most masculine names I'm used to hearing, so I can see how it caught on in feminine usage (e.g. Evan Rachel Wood). Anna, meanwhile, is a very recent love of mine - I'd never even thought about it as a name until there was a post on here asking about it, which made me consider how pretty it actually is (especially paired with an unexpected middle name). Eve by itself is perfectly all right, though not my style.
Finally, I would much rather meet a little Evanna than a little female Evan. Evanna would be refreshing in real life.
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I've always instinctively pronounced it as eh-VAN-uh, though from what I understand most people say it with a long E in the beginning.
Evanna is in the same name family as most "Arthurian" or Celtic (mainly Welsh) names. It wouldn't be out of place among Guinevere, Gwenith / Gwyneth, Megan / Meghan, Rhiannon, Aneirin, Gareth, Gavin / Gawain, Morgan, etc.
I consider Evanna miles ahead of Vanna, which seems to me too much like a nickname rather than a full name (and is also heavily associated with Vanna White).
Evan on a guy is okay, I'm not opposed to it, but it has also always seemed to me to be a bit... weak. I don't know. It's softer than most masculine names I'm used to hearing, so I can see how it caught on in feminine usage (e.g. Evan Rachel Wood). Anna, meanwhile, is a very recent love of mine - I'd never even thought about it as a name until there was a post on here asking about it, which made me consider how pretty it actually is (especially paired with an unexpected middle name). Eve by itself is perfectly all right, though not my style.
Finally, I would much rather meet a little Evanna than a little female Evan. Evanna would be refreshing in real life.
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Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/
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