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Jenn
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Jenn asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 1 decade ago

Which baby name is better Evangeline or Riley?

I'm more fearful to ask friends and family what they think of the potential names for our daugher. Doesn't bother me if a stranger hates my childs name, but a relative might have more influence. Anyway, I'm a Disney fanatic so want my childs 1st name to have a Disney reference then the middle name to have a family reference.

My sons name is Jack Michael (Jack from Conderella, Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Michael is my husbands middle name.

Now, I am pregnant with a girl and we really like the name Riley and Evangeline. I wanted Riley initially but there is a popular tuxedo store in our area called "Jack O'Rileys" hmmph.. which is my son and her name. I feared Evangeline would be too different or too much potential to be made fun of too like eVAGINALy, or something stupid like that (even though we prefer to call her Eva for short). Anyway, I dont want to go on and on but you get the jist.

Riley or Evangeline? Which prefered?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    definitely evangeline!

    it has so many more options than riley does as far as nicknames go.

    it sounds a lot more feminine. i am a strong believer that girls should have names that sound girly, not names that are usually associated with boys such as kyle, ryan, etc.

    eva is majorly cute as a nickname too :) and there's no disgusting celebrities with the same name! there's only eva longoria (she's gorgeous) and evangeline lily that i can think of, and they both have class.

    if you do decide to go with riley, i would at least change the spelling to something more feminine, like rylee or ryleigh (:

    good luck !

  • Evangeline.

    That name is on my list. It's elegant, feminine and beautiful. It's not so common, but you can call her [ Eve, Eva, Angel, Angie, Evie]. She can also have a choice to have any nickname she wants. Riley sounds masculine and even though it's unisex, I'd think you'd have two boys. It's your child though, name her whatever you want.

    Suggestions:

    Evangeline Ruby.

    Evangeline Lily.

    Evangeline Renee`.

    Evangeline Ravyn.

    Evangeline Winter.

    Evangeline Celeste.

    Evangeline Blair.

  • Evangeline for a girl since Riley is a masculine BOYS name.

  • Andi
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I would go for Evangeline. It's less common, and there are so many nicknames for it! Eve, Eva, Angie, etc. Riley is in the Top 100 for the 2000s, and plus, there's the Jack O'Rileys reference, which, if it bothers you, you should avoid. Hope it helps!

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  • 5 years ago

    Noah or Isaiah: both are astounding. :] Aidan or Michael: Michael Paxton or Riley: Riley Ashton or Bryce: Ashton Blake or Chase: Blake Elijah or Joseph: both..Joseph somewhat extra. Cody or Liam: Cody. Mason or Roman: Roman. Thomas or Tyson: Thomas. Connor or Anthony: Connor. both are fantastic, although. :] Katherine or Audrey: Audrey. Danielle or Brooke: Brooke. Kimberlee or Noelle: Kimberlee if it is spelled Kimberly or Kimberley. Michelle or Lauryn: Michelle. Natalie or Cecilia: Natalie. Cecilia is particularly, too. Blair or Madison: Madison. Abigail or Courtney: Abigail. Evangeline or Maya: no longer quite both. Isla or Marlee: Neither. Ava or Danika: Ava.

  • 1 decade ago

    I love Evangeline. It is so pretty and feminine. You can shorten it to Evie too. It gives her quite a bit of choice for what she wants to be called when she's older, Eva, Evie, Eve, Angie, Angel. I dont personally associate it with ladybits but kids will find things in any name if they want to.

    Riley is good but comes across more masculine to me and make me think of the song/saying The life of Riley.

  • 1 decade ago

    Riley

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I LOVE the name Riley for a girl. It's one of my favorite names. I think it's cute and modern. Jack & Riley would make an adorable sibset. The two names go well together. Riley Nicole, Riley Annabelle, or Riley Jade would be pretty.

    Hope this helps :D

    ♥♥

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Evangeline.

  • Robin
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Riley

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