Evelyn

Evelyn \e-ve-lyn, ev-el-yn\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Evelyn used as a boy name pronounciation, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in English as EHVahLihN or EHVLihN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Evelyn: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Evelyn?

Evelyn is of Hebrew and Old French origin. It is used mainly in English. Old French origin: From aveline which means 'hazelnut' ; avis which means 'bird'. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is itself from the Gaelic name Aibhilin (Old Irish) or Eibhlín (Old Irish) due to the pronunciation of '-bh-' as 'v'. The alternative pronunciation of a silent '-bh-' leads to the variant short names for Eileen. The Gaelic names are derived from Aveline (Old French), which is of uncertain origin. Aveline could be from the Old French for 'hazelnut', or it could be from avis ('bird'), or it could ultimately be a diminutive of Ava. Evelyn was adopted by English speakers as a feminine first name by the end of the 19th century. In literature, the Latinate form Evelina has been made known by the Fanny Burney novel Evelina (1778). See what does the name Evelyn mean for more info. In addition, Evelyn is a form (English) of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish Eva name popularity. Evelyn a form (English) of the English and French Eve pronounciation. Evelyn is a widely used name; it has 37 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of Avaline meaning of name, Aveline meaning of name (also used in French), name Evaleen, name Evalin origin, Evalina definition, meaning of Evaline (also used in French), Evalyn pronounciation, name Evalynn, what does the name Evalynne mean, baby name Eveleen, Evelene meaning, Evelina meaning and origin (also used in Italian and Scandinavian), Eveline name variations (also used in German), short names for Evelyna, Evelynn name popularity, baby name Evilina, Evilyn meaning, Evleen pronounciation, nicknames for Evlene, meaning of Evlin, Evlina name, baby name Evline, Evlyn pronounciation, Evlynn name popularity, baby name Evlynne, and name Ewalina origin. Other English forms consist of the shortening Eve meaning and origin (also used in French), the diminutives nicknames for Evie (also used in Spanish, and Hungarian) and Evvie name, and the spelling variants short names for Evelin (also used in German), Evelyne definition, and nicknames for Evelynne. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the Spanish Avelina pronounciation, the Gaelic Eibhlhin pronounciation, the Gaelic name Eileen origin, the Finnish Eveliina meaning of name, and the Polish name Ewelina meaning. See also the related forms, the German nicknames for Ava and the Gaelic Eibhilin name popularity. Evelyn is very popular as a baby girl name, and it perceived as trendy. Its usage peaked in 1919 with 1.134% of baby girls being named Evelyn. It had a ranking of #11 then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #39 with a usage of 0.299%, having regained some lost ground in the recent decade. Among all girl names in its family, Evelyn was the most popular. Evelyn was 79% more widely used than the 2nd most popular name, Eva name, in 2010. Evelyn has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 186 times more baby girls than boys who were named Evelyn in 1930.

The following famous people share the name Evelyn:

• Actress Evelyn Laye, born Elsie Evelyn Lay 10 July 1900 - 17 February 1996, Bloomsbury, London, England
• Musician Evelyn Glennie, born Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie July 19, 1965, Aberdeen, Scotland.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Evelyn:

the name Evlin name popularity, the English, Gaelic, and Irish Eibhlín meaning of name, the name Evaleen meaning, the English name Evalyn meaning, the English and German Evelin definition, the English Evelyne meaning of name, the English Evelynn pronounciation, the English baby name Evelynne, the name Evlina name variations, the Irish Aibhilin definition, the name name Evalina origin, the English and French Evaline pronounciation, the name Evelene name variations, the Dutch Evelien meaning, the Finnish Eveliina meaning and origin, the English, Italian, and Scandinavian short names for Evelina, the English and German nicknames for Eveline, the name name Evelyna, the name name Evleen meaning, and the name meaning of Evlene.

The baby name Evelyn fun facts:

The name Evelyn in reverse order is "Nyleve".

The numerological value of the name Evelyn is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Evelyn?

Evelyn is in the top names in USA.