Evelyn is a given name, very common in the English language, where it can be used as a
first name or a
surname.[1]
The name originally was used as a surname, which derived from
Aveline, which means "hazelnut" in modern french, but the older origin is a feminine
Norman Frenchdiminutive of the name
Ava.[2]
Ava itself is a
hypocoristicGermanic name, of uncertain origin.[3], often interpreted as meaning "bird" having origins in the word 'Avis" or "Water, Island, sland" coming from the proto germanic word "aue"
Evelyn is also sometimes used as modern variation of the name Eve, which means "life". Other variation is an Anglicisation of the Irish Aibhilín or Éibhleann.[4]Aibhilín (variant Eibhlín) is itself derived from the Norman French Aveline. Éibhleann (variant Éibhliu[1]), on the other hand, is said to be derived from the
Old Irishóiph ("beauty"[5]).
Variant forms of the feminine first name Evelyn include: Evaline,
Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelien, Eveliene, Evelin,
Evelina, Eveline, Evelyne,
Évelyne, Ewaline and Ewelina. Some of these forms may (also) have arisen as diminutive forms of
Eve.[4][6]
Lady Evelyn Beauchamp, née Herbert (1901–1980), daughter of 5th Earl of Carnarvon and one of the first in people in modern times to enter Tutankhamun's tomb
Evelyn Berezin (1925–2018), American computer designer best known for designing the first computer-driven word processor
Evelyn Lear (1926–2012), American soprano and opera singer
Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995), personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination
Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954), American sculptor elected as a full member of the National Academy of Design
Evelyn Mase (1922–2004), South African nurse and first wife of Nelson Mandela
Evelyn Matthei (born 1953), Chilean politician, former Minister of Labor and candidate for President of Chile in 2013
Evelyn McHale (1923–1947), American bookkeeper, subject of an iconic photograph showing her body after she jumped from an observation platform of the Empire State Building
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace, a playable champion character in the video game League of Legends and its associated virtual band
K/DA
Evelyn Evelyn,
Conjoined twins Eva and Lyn who put their names together to form "Evelyn" so they can clear confusion. Because of their longing for privacy and inability to be separated, they grew to hate each other.
Evil-Lyn, a character from the Masters of the Universe toy line and associated media
Evelyn Peters, the English teacher of Alex and Conner Bailey in
The Land of Stories
Evelyn Johnson, Tobias Eaton's mother in the
Divergent trilogy.
References
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006),
"Evelyn", A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 347,
ISBN978-0-19-861060-1.
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 95–96,
ISBN978-0-19-861060-1.
^eDIL s.v. oíb: "semblance, appearance, aspect, nature or condition (of things or abstracts)"; "beauty or attractiveness (of appearance, nature or disposition)".
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Evelyn is a given name, very common in the English language, where it can be used as a
first name or a
surname.[1]
The name originally was used as a surname, which derived from
Aveline, which means "hazelnut" in modern french, but the older origin is a feminine
Norman Frenchdiminutive of the name
Ava.[2]
Ava itself is a
hypocoristicGermanic name, of uncertain origin.[3], often interpreted as meaning "bird" having origins in the word 'Avis" or "Water, Island, sland" coming from the proto germanic word "aue"
Evelyn is also sometimes used as modern variation of the name Eve, which means "life". Other variation is an Anglicisation of the Irish Aibhilín or Éibhleann.[4]Aibhilín (variant Eibhlín) is itself derived from the Norman French Aveline. Éibhleann (variant Éibhliu[1]), on the other hand, is said to be derived from the
Old Irishóiph ("beauty"[5]).
Variant forms of the feminine first name Evelyn include: Evaline,
Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelien, Eveliene, Evelin,
Evelina, Eveline, Evelyne,
Évelyne, Ewaline and Ewelina. Some of these forms may (also) have arisen as diminutive forms of
Eve.[4][6]
Lady Evelyn Beauchamp, née Herbert (1901–1980), daughter of 5th Earl of Carnarvon and one of the first in people in modern times to enter Tutankhamun's tomb
Evelyn Berezin (1925–2018), American computer designer best known for designing the first computer-driven word processor
Evelyn Lear (1926–2012), American soprano and opera singer
Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995), personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination
Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954), American sculptor elected as a full member of the National Academy of Design
Evelyn Mase (1922–2004), South African nurse and first wife of Nelson Mandela
Evelyn Matthei (born 1953), Chilean politician, former Minister of Labor and candidate for President of Chile in 2013
Evelyn McHale (1923–1947), American bookkeeper, subject of an iconic photograph showing her body after she jumped from an observation platform of the Empire State Building
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace, a playable champion character in the video game League of Legends and its associated virtual band
K/DA
Evelyn Evelyn,
Conjoined twins Eva and Lyn who put their names together to form "Evelyn" so they can clear confusion. Because of their longing for privacy and inability to be separated, they grew to hate each other.
Evil-Lyn, a character from the Masters of the Universe toy line and associated media
Evelyn Peters, the English teacher of Alex and Conner Bailey in
The Land of Stories
Evelyn Johnson, Tobias Eaton's mother in the
Divergent trilogy.
References
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006),
"Evelyn", A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 347,
ISBN978-0-19-861060-1.
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 95–96,
ISBN978-0-19-861060-1.
^eDIL s.v. oíb: "semblance, appearance, aspect, nature or condition (of things or abstracts)"; "beauty or attractiveness (of appearance, nature or disposition)".
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.