Evelyn

  • [ EV-ə-lin (English), EV-lin (English) ]
  • 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.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Eveline, Evelyn
GERMAN: Evelyn
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Evie, Evvie
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Avelina, Aveza, Avila
DUTCH: Evelien, Eveline
ENGLISH: Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Aveline, Avice, Avis, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene, Lina
ESTONIAN: Evelin
FINNISH: Eveliina
FRENCH: Eveline, Évelyne
GERMAN: Ava, Evelin
HUNGARIAN: Evelin
IRISH: Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen
ITALIAN: Evelina, Lina
POLISH: Ewelina
SCOTTISH: Aileen
SWEDISH: Evelina