How To Pronounce Evelyn

In British English, Evelyn is pronounced /ˈiːv.lɪn/ or /ˈev.ə.lɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈiːv.lɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈev.lɪn/.

Evelyn has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.