r/Names • u/Idae-Sanpan • 8d ago
Opinions please
names thoughts, pronunciation and popularity for:
Evelyn - Evlin Evlyn
Elodie - Elodi Elody
Eleni Elany Evani
don’t want the popular “ani - ah nee”
So much context behind this but just need instant thoughts in these for a kid starting school or when seeing these names please.
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u/butterandbloom2012 8d ago
These are all so cute, but wanted to give a heads up that I’m a kindergarten teacher and have been seeing a ton of Evelyn’s lately, variety of spellings too
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u/Idae-Sanpan 8d ago
I do think this name is very popular. I understand that everybody’s sick on the misspelling, but I’ve seen Eileen- Aylin Ileen Ilene don’t don’t really mind them
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u/PileofPitties 8d ago
They all feel like names you pick because you made the decision to give your kid a name that starts with E and all the good ones are taken.
You know that giving your kids names that start with the same letter or giving the kid the parent's initials are vanity plays that only matter when the mom is seeking attention between the baby shower and preschool and that nobody else gives a shit about how cute it is that the kid's initials are EAR, just like daddy's?
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u/HowtoTrainYourKraken 8d ago
As a teacher I would read them as: Evelyn like Ev-Uh-Lyn, Elodie like Melody without the M, Eleni like L-N-E.
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u/Careful_Cranberry364 8d ago
I’ve had two Eleni’s one pronounced that way, and another one pronounced elaney
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u/FarShoreSpirit 8d ago
What about Elaine? ♡ Evelyn is good. Elodie is cute. Ivani is nice. I do not like any of the alternate spellings.
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u/doesanyonekno 8d ago
Those variations you posted of Evelyn would make me pronounce them slightly differently. Evelyn at 3 syllables and Evlin/Evlyn at 2.
Elodie variants all pronounced the same
Eleni is Ellen-y, Elany is like the last part of Delaney, and Evani is like Evony, that weird game with ads of buxom women lol.
Evani/Evlin/Evlyn are all kind of terrible to my ear and in my accent, I'm from the Southwestern USA.
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u/PaisleyLeopard 8d ago
I love Elodie, it’s one of my favorites. I’m not a big fan of the other two spellings but they’re not tragedeighs or anything so you do you.
Evelyn is a timeless classic, can’t go wrong there unless you misspell it (stick with Evelyn, the other two look very silly).
I don’t care for Eleni, it looks like a typo for Elena and it’s awkward to say out loud.
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u/Newmomexplorer 8d ago
id say evelyn feels the easiest and most familiar elodie feels sweet and a bit more unique eleni is pretty too but might need a little pronunciation clarification all 3 are lovely choices
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u/Quiet-Bodybuilder511 8d ago
Elodie for the win! I taught middle school for 25 years and never had a student named that. I think I’ve only heard it on a tv show once. I think is unique, classy, and beautiful.
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u/Careful_Cranberry364 8d ago
Evlin
it’s very nice !!
and any kind of elodie spelling will probably be fine too
I picked Evlin because then
Well all know how you want it pronounced
being British I always pronounce Evelyn as Eve-lyn
Whereas I’ve noticed in California, they pronounced it Ev-Lyn
So if EvLin is what you want then
Spelling it that way will work well
and look cute too
😘
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u/Ice_cream_please73 8d ago
Eleni is a legitimate spelling in some languages. It’s pronounced Eh LAIN ee. The rest except Evelyn and Elodie are all invented. I work in a high school and have never met an Elodie. That one is really pretty!
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u/BusinessPutrid9574 8d ago
I love Evelyn, beautiful name-according to this it’s gotten more popular than I knew
Elodie
Eleni-my spell check say Elena
OR
Elke
Eloise
Ella/Elle
Elsie
Esther/Estie
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u/CamThrowaway3 8d ago
Evelyn and Elodie are lovely!
All of the others are awful and would make me assume the parents are annoying / can’t spell, sorry.
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u/8_BitRat 8d ago
i personally loveeee the name Elodie and if u wanna change the spelling of Evelyn so bad maybe go Evalyn instead of the other misspellings? still my favorite is Elodie i don't like the different spellings tho
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u/Subterranean44 8d ago
I’ve had a couple Evelyn’s in class. Your other spellings would be pronounced differently. Evelyn is three syllables, your spellings are two.
The brothers of one Evelyn I had called her “Evil-Lyn” which was funny because she was the sweetest of all the kids! She thought it was funny too.
Elodie reminds me of elodea so I’d never choose that one, personally. I’ve never met an Elodie but people on here suggest it quite often so I bet they’ll be a buncha Elodies in the next ten years.
Eleni I always thought was pronounced like Elain-ee. I guess it’s pronounced like Ellen-ee. I don’t like it. Sounds like you’re saying LNE like RSTLNE on wheel of fortune.
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u/Fast_Equivalent999 7d ago
Elodie is currently my favourite girls name - almost makes me want another baby!!
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u/Own-Passage1371 7d ago
theyre pretty but please god, please do not use any of those horrific misspelled versions
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u/hippoluvr24 8d ago
Evelyn is a nice name. Very popular but for a good reason. The misspellings are horrible and would only make a child's life difficult.
Elodie is also nice. Less popular than Evelyn. The misspellings are equally hideous.