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Ever and Evermore
Would these work?I like Ever in general and find it very name-y.I like Evermore a lot too, but see it more as a middle name.Something along the lines of Lily Evermore, Holly Evermore...does it work?
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Well, people have used them, so they work in that way.I could get used to it if I met someone named it, but right now, Ever doesn't sound pleasant to me as a name. Everest, Even, Eternity, Ivor, River, Everly sound better to me, and I don't even like those. It sounds incomplete, like Avery would without a Y or like "ever...?" I guess it could be a trendy NN because of Everly and Everest, but Ev seems more likely.I hear Evermore as an inverse of nevermore, plus it reminds me vaguely of surnames like Fillmore. I don't think I've seen/heard the word used (it seems antiquated like "verily") except in "The Raven" which I think most Americans would study in middle school, so it seems goth in a preppy way that I don't care for. If I wanted a name that reminded me of that, I'd just go with Lenore or possibly Raven. I know it's a Taylor Swift album also, but it reminds me of Poe and sounds purposely antiquated in that context too.My favorite Ever* name is Evergreen, mostly as a MN but not with Holly. My 2nd favorite would be Everett but as masculine.I like Holly Evermore more than Lily Evermore.

This message was edited 9/25/2023, 3:25 AM

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Ever feels just a bit too short, so I would prefer Evermore. Ever can always be the nickname! I like the association with the poem personally.
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I much prefer Ever. Because of the use of evermore and nevermore in Poe's famous poem "The Raven", Evermore just feels too creepy for me to seem appropriate as a given name.

This message was edited 9/24/2023, 10:18 AM

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I pick Ever out of the two. I also prefer Evermore as a middle name, it's too much as a first name because it's too word-y for me. I like how Ever is short and simple, and I would use it because even though it's more unusual, there are words like Grace, Hope, and Faith, that are used as names.Ever EvangelineEver CamilleEver EliseEver June Ever FlorenceEver JoelleI like Lily Evermore.Romy EvermoreSadie EvermoreTalia EvermoreLaurel Evernore
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I’m sorry, but I don’t like these names at all; I don’t find them as names, personally.
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Ever is just a common noun, evermore an elaboration on the theme.
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Don't like either
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Neve like Never is better. Ever and Evermore is tacky.
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I personally don't find Ever to be a name, though it sounds pleasant in theory Not keen on EvermoreI can only see Everlyn and Everley as working
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