Message: "Evelina" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Evelina

by PrettyPinkBoomstick

8/12/2006, 3:57 PM

How do you/would you pronounce Evelina? I think it looks gorgeous in print, and I've never heard it before.

- Ciarda

8/13/2006, 11:48 AM

My great-grandmother's name was Evalina / Evelena (the spelling is disputed), and she pronounced it as eh-veh-LEE-nuh : )

- Caprice

8/13/2006, 9:43 AM

It's a popular name here in Sweden. It's pr. eh-veh-LEE-nuh

Short and sweet like Swedish summer....

- Agata (ADT)

8/12/2006, 8:48 PM

eh-veh-LEE-nuh - the name is quite common in Poland but spelled Ewelina.

- Mar (X-Mar)

8/12/2006, 4:19 PM

I pronounce it: ay-vuh-LEE-nah

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

8/12/2006, 4:14 PM

I would pronounce it "eh-veh-LEE-nuh", though I suspect that back in the 19th century a lot of its bearers in the USA said "eh-veh-LINE-uh".

- Agata (ADT)

8/12/2006, 8:47 PM

This message was edited 8/12/2006, 8:47 PM

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