Evelyn.
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname originating as a matronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Evelyn Waugh
A place name: A rural locality in Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.
A place name: A community in Middlesex Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
A place name: A locality in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
A place name: A former unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forms of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root *avi-, of uncertain meaning, possibly “desired, wished for“ (compare Latin avēre, "to wish for") or aval “strength”. By folk etymology also misunderstood as a diminutive of the feminine given name Eve, q.v. Doublet of Eileen. Also compare Ava.
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