Evelyn (name)
Evelyn is an English first and family name . As a first name it is usually female, but there are also male namesake in English-speaking countries, for example Richard Evelyn Byrd . In German, however, the name is practically exclusively regarded as female.
Evelyn as a first name
origin
Originally the English form of the Anglo-Norman name Aveline , which in turn is a nickname of the Germanic name Ava . Since the origin of Ava has not been proven with certainty, no reliable information can be given about Evelyn. One possible interpretation would be little bird . The Irish variant of Aveline is Eibhlin , which became Eileen in anglicised form .
Today the name is also used as a further training for Eve (see Eva ).
Spellings
- Эвелина Russian
- Evelyn , English
- Evelin , German
- Eveline , French
- Evelyne , French, German
- Evelina , Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish
- Evelien , Dutch
- Ewelina , Polish
name day
- May 26
- 24th of December
Well-known namesake
Evelyn
- Evelyn Ashford (* 1957), American sprinter
- Evelyn Buckwar (* 1964), German mathematician
- Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1870-1960), British nobleman
- Evelyn Dörr (* 1964), German author and director, theater and dance scholar
- Evelyn Everett-Green (1856-1932), British novelist
- Evelyn Fischer (singer) (* 1964), German singer and presenter
- Evelyn Fischer (journalist) , German journalist
- Evelyn Glennie (* 1965), British drummer and composer
- Eveline Gottzein (* 1931), German engineer
- Evelyn Gressmann (1943-2018), German actress and voice actress
- Eveline Hall (* 1945), German model, ballet dancer and writer
- Evelyn Hamann (1942–2007), German actress
- Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier (1931–2017), German sculptor and medalist
- Eveline Hasler (* 1933), Swiss writer
- Evelyn Hecht-Galinski (* 1949), German publicist
- Evelyn Herwegh (* 1961), German rower
- Evelyn Hofer (1922–2009), photographer of German origin, later Mexican and English citizen
- Evelyn Holst (* 1952), German journalist and author
- Evelyn Insam (* 1994), Italian ski jumper
- Evelyn Jamison (1877–1972), British medievalist
- Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), American actress
- Evelyn Klengel-Brandt (* 1932), German archaeologist
- Evelin König (* 1966), German television presenter and journalist
- Evelyn Künneke (1921–2001), German singer and actress
- Evelyn Lauder (1936–2011), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Evelyn Meyka (* 1936), German actress, radio play and voice actress
- Evelyn Opela (* 1945), German actress
- Evelyn Pernkopf (* 1990), Austrian ski racer
- Evelyn Ruzicka (* 1982), Austrian actress, singer and songwriter
- Evelyn Sanders (* 1934), German writer
- Evelyn Thomas (* 1953), American singer
- Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941), Anglo-Catholic mystic and theologian
- Evelyn Venable (1913–1993), American actress
- Evelyn Weiss (1938–2007), German art historian
stage name
- Evelyn (* 1980 as Evelyn Valerie Zangger), Swiss singer and songwriter
- Evelyn Brent (1899–1975; actually: Mary Elizabeth Riggs), American actress of the silent film era
- Evelyn Vysher (* 1973 under the real name Evelyn Fischereder), Austrian presenter, singer and speaker
Evelyne
- Evelyne Ackermann (* 1991), Swiss floorball player
- Evelyne Binsack (* 1967), Swiss mountain guide, helicopter pilot and adventurer
- Evelyne Crochet (* 1934), French-American pianist
- Evelyne Gebhardt (* 1954), German politician (SPD)
- Evelyne Kolnberger (* 1941), German writer and translator
- Evelyne Kraft (1951–2009), Swiss actress
- Evelyne Leu (* 1976), Swiss freestyle skier
- Evelyne Müller (* 1962), Swiss cyclist
- Evelyne Marie France Neff (* 1941), politician with German and French citizenship
- Evelyne Polt-Heinzl (* 1960), Austrian literary scholar and critic and curator
- Evelyne Trouillot (* 1954), Haitian writer
Eveline
- Eveline Artmann (* 1968), Austrian lawyer and professor
- Eveline Crone (* 1975), Dutch cognitive developmental psychologist
- Eveline Drummen (* 1987), Dutch ballet dancer
- Eveline Fischer (* 1969), British video game music composer
- Eveline Goodman-Thau (* 1934), rabbi and professor of Jewish religious and intellectual history
- Eveline Hasler (* 1933), Swiss writer
- Eveline Kooijman (* 1980), Dutch photographer living in Germany
- Eveline von Maydell (1890–1962), German silhouette artist
- Eveline Rohrgger (* 1977), Austrian ski racer
- Eveline Suter (* 1979), Swiss actress, singer and musical artist
- Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (* 1956), Swiss Federal Councilor (2008–2015)
Well-known namesake
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1883–1907), British diplomat, Consul General of Egypt
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1903–1973), British governor in various colonies
- Evelyn Barker (1894–1983), British Army general in World War II
- Evelyn Dennison Hone (1911–1979), last British governor of Northern Rhodesia
- Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff (1863-1926), British diplomat
- Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), English writer
- Evelyn Henry Wood (1838–1919), British Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Army
Evelyn as a surname
- John Evelyn (1620–1706), English writer
- Judith Evelyn (1909–1967), American theater and film actress