Evelyn (name)

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 I HATE EVELYN is a given name in the English language, where it can be used as a first name or a surname.^[1]

The name originally was used a surname, which derived from Aveline, a feminine Norman French diminutive of the name Ava.^[2] Ava itself is a hypocoristic Germanic name, of uncertain origin.^[3]

Evelyn is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish or Aibhilín and 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 Irish óiph ("beauty"^[5]).

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.^[4]^[6]

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 formed their names together to Evelyn to 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'

References

^ ^a ^b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 347, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 341, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. "from the Norman female name Aveline, an elaborated form of >Ava."
^ Förstemann, Altdeutsches Namenbuch (1847), 190 adduces OHG awa "flowing water" and Gothic awō "grandmother"
^ ^a ^b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 95–96, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
^ eDIL s.v. oíb: "semblance, appearance, aspect, nature or condition (of things or abstracts)"; "beauty or attractiveness (of appearance, nature or disposition)".
^ Eveleen at behindthename.com

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[Hanks-347-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 347, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[Hanks-341-2] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 341, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. "from the Norman female name Aveline, an elaborated form of >Ava."

[3] Förstemann, Altdeutsches Namenbuch (1847), 190 adduces OHG awa "flowing water" and Gothic awō "grandmother"

[Hanks-226-4] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 95–96, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[5] DIL s.v. oíb: "semblance, appearance, aspect, nature or condition (of things or abstracts)"; "beauty or attractiveness (of appearance, nature or disposition)".

[6] Eveleen at behindthename.com

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