Eva

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[Poll #789901]

I recently saw the movie Evita, and I've absolutely fallen in love with the name Eva. My only issue with it is that I have a feeling that most people will pronounce it the Anglicized way, like Eve with an a at the end, rather than the Spanish way, kind of like Ava. To keep the pronunciation that I want, I'm thinking that I should just use Ava, which is already on my list, though I do like Eva.

As a standard disclaimer, children are a long, long way off for me. I'm just really into names (and Evita).

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That's my name :)

I usually introduce myself as Eva, pronounced Ee-va, to people I won't personally deal with much - it's easier for people to say and spell, and I don't have to explain anything. I really don't mind, especially if it's someone like, say, the dentist or if I'm ordering something on the phone.

My friends and family pronounce it like non-rhotic Ever, which is the original Polish pronounciation and which I like. Others say it like Ava, which is nice too. Either is fine with me.

This is a bit of a pain when people ask how my name is "really" pronounced, and sometimes I'm not sure how I should pronounce my own name... LOL!

I say if you want it pronounced like Ava, use Ava or your kid will be faced with this annoyance. It's a MINOR annoyance, but sometimes I wish I'd just stuck with one straightforward pronunciation ;)