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I love the musical, but I love Rice and Lloyd Webber any time of the day or night. But it is the only association I have with Evita, so right now I'm hearing Don't Cry for Me, Argentina in my head. I'm not American, and from the outside looking in, I don't think many names are unacceptable there: certainly, most names get used sooner or later. In the musical, the female lead is Eva Peron, who is an ambitious girl from a country town who rises to be the wife of Juan Peron, the president of Argentina: I recommend it. She isn't the kind of stellar character one would willingly name one's daughter after, but Eva, Eve or Evelyn, nn Evita, could work though I don't think a nn is necessary; those names can stand alone.