Evalyn

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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of EVELYN.

EVELYN female & male English, German

From an English surname which was derived from the given name AVELINE. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as mainly feminine due to association with the related name Evelina.

AVELINE female English (Rare)

From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of AVILA. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.

AVILA female Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". This name is also given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.

Names related to Evalyn：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Evaline, Eveleen, Eveline, Evelyn

GERMAN: Evelyn

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Evie, Evvie

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Avelina, Aveza, Avila

DUTCH: Evelien, Eveline