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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
EVE female English, French, Biblical From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. God created her from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion. At the urging of a serpent she ate the forbidden fruit and shared some with Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.Despite this potentially negative association, the name was occasionally used by Christians during the Middle Ages. In the English-speaking world both Eve and the Latin form Eva were revived in the 19th century. |
FULL FORMS |
GERMAN: Ava |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Avelina, Aveza, Avila |
DUTCH: Evelien, Eveline |
ENGLISH: Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Aveline, Avice, Avis, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene |
ESTONIAN: Evelin |
FINNISH: Eveliina |
FRENCH: Eveline, Évelyne |
GERMAN: Evelin |
HUNGARIAN: Evelin |
IRISH: Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen |
ITALIAN: Evelina |
POLISH: Ewelina |
SCOTTISH: Aileen |
SWEDISH: Evelina |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
ENGLISH: Lina |
ITALIAN: Lina |
OTHER FORMS |
ENGLISH: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Eveline, Evelyn, Evie, Evvie |
GERMAN: Evelyn |