Longer version of Eva

[renishas.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Eva but I think it's too short. So I'm looking for a longer version that would use Eva as a nickname. The only one I can think of is Evalyn which I'm not a huge fan of.

Any ideas?

Comments

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

Evangaline.

My husband Vetoed it:( I wanted it so we could call her Eva:)

[hollis1975.livejournal.com]

evelyn.

i have said this before and i will say it again. name your baby a name you like. dont try to fit your childs name around a nick name you like because they will have to live with that FULL name) that you may be MEH about) their whole life. if you like eva name her eva.

[hollis1975.livejournal.com]

or you may also be dissapointed in the future when she no longer wants to be called a nick name and go by a full name you didnt really think about.

[renishas.livejournal.com]

Which is why I'm looking for a full name that I also like. My last name is rather short and a short first name doesn't feel like a complete name.

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

Evanna
Evita
Yvette

I think Eva works fine on its own, though.

[kkleigha87.livejournal.com]

An old friend of mine in junior high was named Evalena... we called her evie but eva would work too

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

evaline
evangeline

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Evangeline.

Evadne?
Evalina?

[sxylilwitch.livejournal.com]

I knew a Genevieve who went by Evie, so Eva wouldn't be too far of a stretch

[starskye.livejournal.com]

I'm going to agree with everyone- Evangeline, or Evangelina. I like either. (I also love plain Eve or Eva as well)

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I love both Eva and Eve just on their own.
I was also going to suggest Genevieve or Annevieva, but I'm not really fond of either of them. I like Evelyn ok, and Evangeline is cute. Just Eva is still my favorite. :)

Maybe pair with with a middle name/second first name, like Mary Jane, and then technically Eva can still be a nickname? Like, Eva Jane, Eva Lisette, Eva Maribel, Eva Maeve, Eva Pearl, Eva Josette, Eva Rose, Eva Marie, Eva Louse(a), etc. etc.?

[renishas.livejournal.com]

The pairing is a good idea. I'll have to consider that.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Evanna
Evanie
Evania
Evangeline

Pairing sounds really good (love love love Eva Jane), but Eva works fine on its own. It's currently my favourite name.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

I agree, I see it a lot around here. My daughter's preschool class has three girls that go by their first-middle combination:

Isabella Sophia (yeah, it's a mouthful!)
Anna Paige
Hayley Rose

Even my own grandmother goes by the first-middle Mary Ellen. I think Eva is a lovely name on its own and sounds great with a one-syllable middle.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Evangeline. Geneva might also work.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Poking through the archives:)

Other suggestions -

Eveliese/Evaliese
Evolet
Evely (sounds like Emily with a v - my great aunt's name...but hers is spelled Evil Lee LOL)