Evelyn (name)

For other uses, see Evelyn.

Evelyn

Pronunciation	ev(ə)lin, eevlin
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	from Norman French Aveline
Region of origin	English language speaking areas
Other names
Related names	Evelin, Evelina, Evelyne

Evelyn is a given name in the English language, where it can be used as a first name or a surname.

The name originally was used a surname, which derived from Aveline, a feminine Norman French diminutive of the name Ava. Ava itself is a hypocoristic Germanic name, of uncertain origin.

Evelyn is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish or Aibhilín and Éibhleann. Aibhilín (variant Eibhlín) is itself derived from the Norman French Aveline. Éibhleann (variant Éibhliu), on the other hand, is said to be derived from the Old Irish óiph ("beauty").

Variant forms of the feminine first name Evelyn include: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelien, Evelin, Evelina, Eveline, Evelyne and Ewaline. Some of these forms may (also) have arisen as diminutive forms of Eve.

Evelyn is a popular name in the U.S., ranking #10 in 2018 and #9 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1910s.

Persons with the given name

Women

• Evelyn M. Anderson (1899–1985), American physiologist and biochemist
• Evelyn Ankers (1918–1985), American actress
• Evelyn Ashford (born 1957), America female sprinter, gold medalist of the women's 100 meters running during the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Evelyn Margaret Ay (1933–2008), American beauty pageant winner (Miss America, 1954)
• Evelyn Vida Baxter (1879-1959), Scottish ornithologist
• Evelyn Berezin (1925–2018), American computer designer best known for designing the first computer-driven word processor
• Evelyn Booth (1897–1988), Irish botanist
• Evelyn Brent (1901–1975), American film and stage actress
• Evelyn Carrera (born 1971), Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1870–1960)
• Evelyn Cheesman (1882–1969), British entomologist and traveller
• Evelyn Colyer (1902–1930), British tennis player
• Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette (1842–1914), American author
• Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919), English Pre-Raphaelite painter
• Evelyn Dove (1902–1987), British singer and actress
• Evelyn Everett-Green (1856–1932), English novelist
• Evelyn Finley (1916–1989), American actress and stuntwoman
• Evelyn Furtsch (1914–2015), American sprinter
• Evelyn García (born 1982), Salvadorian cyclist
• Evelyn Gigantes (born 1945), Canadian politician and Cabinet Minister
• Evelyn Gandy (1920–2007), American Lieutenant Governor of the state of Mississippi
• Evelyn Glennie (born 1965), Scottish virtuoso percussionist who has been deaf since age 12
• Evelyn Gleeson (1855–1944), English embroidery, carpet, and tapestry designer
• Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868–1956), English writer and biographer of Voltaire
• Evelyn Hatch (born 1869), English muse of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
• Evelyn Hart (born 1956), Canadian ballerina and principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• Evelyn Hartley (born 1937) American missing woman who has been missing 1953
• Evelyn Holt (1908–2001), German film actress
• Evelyn Hooker (1907–1996), American psychologist most noted for her studies on homosexuality
• Evelyn Bryan Johnson (1909–2012), American pilot with a world record number of flying hours
• Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), American actress most noted for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind
• Evelyn "Champagne" King (born 1960), American R&B and disco singer
• Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Chinese-Canadian poet and novelist
• Evelyn Laye (1900–1996), British theatre actress
• 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 Nesbit (1884–1967), American model noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover by her first husband
• Evelyn Preer (1896–1932), African-American actress and blues singer
• Evelyn Reed (1905–1979), leading member of the American Socialist Workers Party and women's rights agitator
• Evelyn Sears (1875–1966), American tennis player
• Evelyn Selbie (1871–1950), American actress
• Evelyn Sharma (born 1986), German-Indian actress and model
• Evelyn Stevens (born 1983), American road cyclist
• Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland (1855–1908), American journalist, author and playwright
• Evelyn Thomas (born 1945), American disco singer
• Evelyn Tubb, English soprano and long-time member of The Consort of Musicke
• Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941), English writer on mysticism and metaphysical poet
• Evelyn Varden (1893–1958), American character actress
• Evelyn Verrasztó (born 1989), Hungarian swimmer
• Evelyn Wells (1899–1984), American biographer, especially of the ancient Egyptian royals
• Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929), English children's writer,
• Evelyn Williams (artist) (1929–2012), British artist
• Evelyn Williamson (born 1971), New Zealand triathlon athlete
• Evelyn M. Witkin (born 1921), American geneticist
• Evelyn Wood (teacher) (1909–1995), American advocate of speed reading
• Evelyn Young (1915–1983), American film actress
• Evelyn Valerie Zangger (born 1980), Swiss singer-songwriter

Female variants

Eveleen

• Eveleen Myers (1856–1937), English photographer
• Eveleen Mary Weldon Severn (1882–1942), American philatelist
• SS Eveleen, a British coaster in service under this name 1920–43 and 1946–57

Evelien

• Evelien Bosmans (born 1989), Belgian actress
• Evelien Gerrits (born 1985), Dutch cricketer
• Evelien Koogje (born 1959), Dutch rower

Eveline

• Eveline Brunner (born 1996), Swiss figure skater
• Eveline Burgess (1856–1936), American chess player
• Eveline M. Burns (1900–1985), British-American economist, writer and instructor
• Eveline Crone (born 1975), Dutch neuroscientist
• Eveline Cruickshanks (born 1926), British historian
• Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1901–1990), German zoologist and drawer
• Eveline Fischer (born 1969), British video game music composer
• Éveline Gélinas (born 1974), Canadian actress
• Eveline de Haan (born 1976), Dutch field hockey player
• Eveline Hanska (c.1805–1882), Polish noblewoman, wife of Honoré de Balzac
• Eveline Hasler (born 1933), Swiss writer
• Eveline Herfkens (born 1952), Dutch civil servant, diplomat, and politician
• Eveline Hill (1898–1973), British Conservative Party politician
• Eveline Lowe (1869–1956), British politician
• Eveline MacLaren (1883–1955), Scottish lawyer
• Eveline Adelheid von Maydell (1890–1962), German silhouette artist
• Eveline Nünchert (born 1943), German chess player
• Eveline Peleman (born 1993), Belgian rower
• Eveline Peterson (born 1959), English badminton player
• Eveline Winifred Syme (born 1888–1961), Australian artist
• Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 1956), Swiss lawyer and politician

Men

• Evelyn Ashley (1836–1907), British barrister and Liberal politician
• Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), Consul-General of Egypt from 1883 to 1907
• Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1903–1973), Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959
• Evelyn Barker (1894–1983), British Army officer in World War I and II
• Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819–1889), British horse breeder
• Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (1800–1873), British statesman
• G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991), British ecologist
• Evelyn King (politician) (1907–1994), British member of Parliament
• Evelyn Owen (1915–1949), Australian inventor of the Owen submachine gun
• Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1655 – 1726)
• Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711–1773)
• Evelyn Pierrepont (MP) (1775–1801), British Member of Parliament
• Evelyn de Rothschild (born 1931), British financier and member of the prominent Rothschild family
• Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset (1882–1954)
• Evelyn Shirley (1788–1856), British politician
• Evelyn Shirley (1812–1882), British politician, antiquary and genealogist
• Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1843–1906), English classical scholar
• Evelyn Stuart (1773–1842), British soldier and Tory politician
• Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (1815–1885), English-born Australian police magistrate
• Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English satirical novelist, whose first wife was also named Evelyn
• Evelyn Webb-Carter (born 1946), former advisor to Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and current Controller of the Army Benevolent Fund
• Evelyn Wood (British Army officer) (1838–1919), British Field marshal, Victoria Cross recipient

Persons with the surname

• Deborah Evelyn (born Deborah Evelyn Sochaczewski), Brazilian actress
• Edward Evelyn, 1st Baronet, Tory MP
• Edward Evelyn (footballer), Welsh athlete
• Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Baronet, English aristocrat
• George Evelyn (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilbert Evelyn, English politician
• Hugh Evelyn, 5th Baronet, British naval officer
• John Evelyn (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • John Evelyn (1620–1706), English writer, gardener and diarist
• Judith Evelyn (born Judith Evelyn Morris), American actress
• Leya Evelyn, Canadian artist
• Lyndon Evelyn, Tory MP
• William Evelyn (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Evelyn Robin, the wife of Christopher Robin in Disney's "Christopher Robin"
• Evelyn Smythe, played by Maggie Stables in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on Doctor Who
• Evelyn Tremble, played by Peter Sellers in the James Bond satire Casino Royale
• Evelyn Cross Mulwray, played by Faye Dunaway in the classic noir film, Chinatown.
• Ted Evelyn Mosby, in How I Met Your Mother
• Evelyn Evelyn, conjoined twins Eva and Lyn who put their names together to form "Evelyn" so they can clear confusion.
• Evelyn Napier, a character from Downton Abbey, portrayed by Brendan Patricks.
• Evelyn Sharp/Artemis Crock, a fictional character from Arrow
• Evelyn Carnahan/O'Connell, sidekick and love interest in Stephen Sommers' reboot of The Mummy franchise.
• Evelyn Deavor, a character in Incredibles 2
• Evelyn Borden, a character in The Ring Series played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kayli Carter in flashbacks and Sissy Spacek onscreen
• Evelyn Shaw, a character in the TV series, 'Chuck'

See also

• Evelin, variant spelling
• Avelina, female first name
• Evelyn baronets, three titles created for members of the Evelyn family