English Explanatory Dictionary

Evelyn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A place name:
  5. A rural locality in Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  6. A community in Middlesex Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A locality in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
  9. A former unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛvəlɪn/ /ˈiːvlɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Evelyn (female).wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Evelyn (male).wav

Word forms

Evelyn

Etymology

Medieval English form of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root *avi-, of uncertain meaning, possibly “desired, wished for“ (compare Latin aveo (“to wish for”)), or aval “strength”. By folk etymology the name Eve is seen as a diminutive of the female given name. Doublet of Eileen. Also compare Ava.

Related words

Ava Eileen Ev Eveleen Eveline Evelynn

Derived words

Mount Evelyn

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 伊夫琳 Czech: Evelína Estonian: Evelin Finnish: Eveliina French: Évelyne Greek: Εβελίνα Hungarian: Evelin Irish: Eibhlín Latvian: Evelīna Polish: Ewelina Portuguese: Evelina Portuguese: Evelin Russian: Эвели́на Russian: Э́велин Swedish: Evelina
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