Talk:Evan

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[edit] Other pronounciation?

What is the other pronunciation (according to the "either")? Please be careful when you edit.--68.63.58.122 09:05, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Is Evo pronounced "Ev-oh" or "E-voh"? -It is pronounced "E-voh" although there does exist the nickname "ev-voh" Kingerik 16:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Evo is typically pronounced "E-voh" - but obviously it can be read as "Ev-oh".

[edit] Name Gender

The gender neutrality of the name Evan is not to be debated, as the name is intended only for males. There are however, some absurd cases of females being called Evan, such as actress 'Evan Rachel Wood,' which is clearly a missuse of the name. As derived from John, it is fair to ask, would you call a girl John? Evan, as a nickname for names such as Evangeline is borderline acceptable due to the inherent meaning of the name. Such nicknames can be shortened to 'Ev,' neutral in its gender.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.225.198.198 (talk • contribs).

Just because it was originally intended, does not mean that that is always the case, as in the cited instance of Evan Rachel Wood, and I'm sure there are many others. To say it's a misuse to give a girl this name to me seems arrogent, and besides, we're talking about Evan, not John (even though that's the name's origianl source). Evan, to me, is gender-neutral like Bobby, or Tristan, or (more well-known), Alex and Sam.--十八 04:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

It's a masculine name; the feminine form is usually Yvonne. And most of those examples you cite are short forms of actual feminine names ("Sam" = Samantha; "Alex" = Alexandra; "Bobby" = Roberta, etc. ... even "Evan" for a girl sometimes = Evangeline or Evangelina). SchutteGod 16:20, 10 September 2007 (UTC)