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[Facts] Evelina
How do you/would you pronounce Evelina? I think it looks gorgeous in print, and I've never heard it before.
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My great-grandmother's name was Evalina / Evelena (the spelling is disputed), and she pronounced it as eh-veh-LEE-nuh : )

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It's a popular name here in Sweden. It's pr. eh-veh-LEE-nuhShort and sweet like Swedish summer....
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eh-veh-LEE-nuh - the name is quite common in Poland but spelled Ewelina.
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I pronounce it: ay-vuh-LEE-nahPhotobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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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".
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This message was edited 8/12/2006, 8:47 PM

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