English
Etymology
Medieval English form of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root avi, of uncertain meaning, possibly "desired, wished for" , or aval "strength". By folk etymology the female name is seen as a diminutive of Eve.
Proper noun
Evelyn
- given name|female.
- A surname derived from the female given name.
- given name|male, transferred use of the surname.
Translations
trans-top|female given name
Finnish: Eveliina
French: �velyne
trans-mid
Swedish: Evelina
trans-bottom
Related terms
Ava
Eileen
Eveline
German
Proper noun
Evelyn
- given name|female||de: borrowed from English.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Evelyn
- given name|female||no: borrowed from English.
Category:Surnames
is:Evelyn
sr:Evelyn
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