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Evelyn name meaning

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1k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Evelyn mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Evelyn

User Submitted Origins

English
55%
Spanish
20%
French
16%
Indian (Sanskrit)
4%
Filipino (Philippines)
3%
Hebrew
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Evelyn is of French origin and means "Desired, light, hazelnut, give life, companionship and peace and harmony".
  2. According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Evelyn means "The meaning of Evelyn is 'life'. It is also of Latin origin, where its meaning is 'bird' and French origin, where its meaning is 'little bird, hazelnut'".
  3. According to 2 people from Germany and the United States, the name Evelyn is of French origin and means "Bringer of Light".
  4. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Evelyn means "Amazing,beautiful,kind,peace maker".
  5. According to a user from Nigeria, the name Evelyn means "The moon's light".
  6. A user from India says the name Evelyn is of French origin and means "Beautiful girl or beautiful bird".
  7. According to a user from Illinois, U.S., the name Evelyn is of Irish origin and means "Mother of light".
  8. 2 submissions from Ohio, U.S. agree the name Evelyn means "Hazelnut" and is of French origin.
  9. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Evelyn means "Life".
  10. According to a user from North Carolina, U.S., the name Evelyn is of African Dutch (Afrikaans) origin and means "It mean nice,kind,shy,love".
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Medieval English form of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root avi, of uncertain meaning, possibly "desired, wished for", or aval "strength". By folk etymology the female name is seen as a diminutive of Eve.

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A matronymic surname​.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Evelyn was also found in the following language(s): German and Norwegian

Notable Persons Named Evelyn

Notable Persons Named Evelyn

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh was a novel, biography, short story, travelogue, autobiography, satire, humour, and travel literature writer. He was most active from 1923 to present. Evelyn was born on October 28th, 1903 in London, England, United Kingdom. He died on April 10th, 1966.

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Evelyn Sharma

Evelyn was given the name Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma on July 12th, 1986 in Frankfurt.

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Evelyn N. Farkas

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Evelyn Ward

Evelyn Ward was an actress and actor. She was most active from 1949 to 1965. Evelyn was born on May 21st, 1923 in West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. She died on December 23rd, 2012.

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Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit was a model, chorus girl, and actress. Evelyn was given the name Florence Evelyn Nesbit on December 25th, 1884 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Evelyn is also known as Evelyn Nesbit-Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. She left this life on January 17th, 1967.

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Evelyn Lozada

Evelyn Lozada is a television personality, model, and spokesmodel.Her ongoing career started in 2010. Evelyn was given the name Evelyn Alexandra Lozada on December 10th, 1975 in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.

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  • Evelyn Glennie
    Musician
  • Evelyn Keyes
    Actress
  • Evelyn Ankers
    Actress
  • Evelyn Mase
  • Evelyn Ng
    Poker Player
  • Evelyn Underhill
    Novelist
  • Sue Carol
    Actress
  • The Earl of Cromer
    Office Holder
  • Evelyn Sanguinetti
    47th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
  • Evelyn Venable
    Actress
  • Sir Evelyn Wood
    Constable of the Tower
  • Evelyn Brent
    Actress
  • Evelyn Lincoln
    Personal Secretary to the President
  • Everlyn Sampi
    Actress

Notable Persons With the Last Name Evelyn

Notable Persons With the Last Name Evelyn

Judith Evelyn

Judith Evelyn was an actress. She was most active from 1941 to present. Judith was given the name Evelyn Morris on March 20th, 1909 in Seneca, South Dakota. Judith is also known as Morris and Evelyn. She died on May 7th, 1967.

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Evelyn

Evelyn is a musician. She was most active from 2001 to 2001. Evelyn was given the name Evelyn Valerie Zangger on December 6th, 1980. Evelyn is also known as Evel7n.

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Deborah Evelyn

Deborah Evelyn is an actor and actress. Deborah was given the name Deborah Evelyn Sochaczewski on March 12th, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro.

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William John Evelyn

William was born on July 27th, 1822. He left this life in 1908.

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William Evelyn

William was born on February 10th, 1723. He passed away on August 13th, 1783.

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John Evelyn

John was born on December 13th, 1655. He died on March 24th, 1699.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Evelyn U.S.
  White 33.57% 64.26%
  African American 51.17% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 3.68% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 9.86% 16.26%

Of Last Name Evelyn

People with the last name Evelyn are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Evelyn

  • What name lists does Evelyn rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Evelyn? Evelyn is the 102nd most popular name of all time. In 2019 Evelyn was the 10th most popular name. As a last name Evelyn was the 20,697th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Evelyn have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 585,733 babies born with the first name Evelyn in the United States. That's more than enough people named Evelyn to occupy the country of Western Sahara with an estimated population of 567,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Evelyn? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 122 new born babies.
  • When was Evelyn first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Evelyn is Friday, April 10th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Evelyn born? The highest recorded use of the first name Evelyn was in 1921 with a total of 14,278 babies. That's a lot of babies named Evelyn!
  • Random Evelyn Factoid: According to the 1950 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Evelyn ranks 48th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Georgia. Imagine that, 185 babies in Georgia have the same name in 1950.
  • Weird things about the name Evelyn: The name spelled backwards is Nyleve. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lynvee. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Evelyn? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,278 people with the last name Evelyn.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Evelyn? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Evelyn as their last name since less than 1 person in 233k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Evelyn name meaning

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