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Dance Concert names
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Cathy! I haven't met anyone born after 1975 who goes by Cathy/Kathy. I am so bored of Katie... I'd like to see Cathy/Kathy make a comeback as the Catherine/Katherine/Kathleen nickname.
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There is a few of the kids who are Chinese, including Cathy, so that could be why.
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I like:Priya
Evelina
Liliana (this used to be a favorite of mine)
Phoebe
Sofia (yay this spelling!)
Olivia
Lara
Lillian
Zoe
Sophie
Theodora
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ThomasI also like Sage, but as a feminine name.Overall, interesting group!
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Bex, I was at school with an Evelyn, almost universally known as Eve, whose name was almost universally pronounced EEVlyn when it had to be. The exception was the headmistress - not the kind of person one could correct! - who made it three syllables EV-uh-lyn.I don't remember the R sound featuring much in Oz English - I hear nevah, ovah, etc, but that's mostly based on cricket and rugby commentators and my friend's wife. I'm wondering if the Everlyn version might sound like, well, Evelyn in three syllables. Or, is it really just what it looks like? In the US, for instance, I'd expect to hear the R; not here except among Afrikaans speakers.
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Eve /Evie/Evelyn is insanely popular here. I know at least 5 or 6 little ones. Theodora has an Evie in her class, in mums group, in music, in swimming nd in dancing!
Evelyn is always EV-uh-lyn here. We are not good at pronouncing our r's. Many people spell names more phonetically liek we pronounce them here which makes them seem rough sounding (I think) like Taylor on girls is almost always Tayla/Taylah now.
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Interesting indeed - thanks! So Evelyn = EVuhlyn but still shortens to Evie, not Evvie? OK ... who needs logic when you've got people?
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