Evelyn (name)
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava ).[ 1] Evelyn Pierrepoint (d. 1726), who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn .[ 2] [ 1]
In some cases, the given name may represent an anglicized form of the Irish names Aibhilín and Éibhleann.[ 1] [ 3] Old Irish óiph ("beauty, radiance").[ 4] [ 5]
People with this first name
Women
Evelyn Anderson (dancer) (1907–1994), American dancerEvelyn M. Anderson (1899–1985), American physiologist and biochemistEvelyn Ankers (1918–1985), American actressEvelyn Ashford (born 1957), America female sprinter, gold medalist of the women's 100 meters running during the 1984 Summer OlympicsEvelyn Aswad (fl. 1990s–2020s), American legal scholar and professor at the University of Oklahoma College of LawEvelyn Margaret Ay (1933–2008), American beauty pageant winner (Miss America, 1954)Evelyn Vida Baxter (1879–1959), Scottish ornithologistLady Evelyn Beauchamp , née HerbertEvelyn Berezin (1925–2018), American computer designer best known for designing the first computer-driven word processorEvelyn Bonaci (1916–2008), Maltese politicianEvelyn Booth (1897–1988), Irish botanistEvelyn Brent (1901–1975), American film and stage actressEvelyn Campbell (actress) (1868 – ?), British-born American actressEvelyn Carow (born 1931), German movie editorEvelyn Carrera (born 1971), Dominican Republic volleyball playerEvelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1870–1960)Evelyn Cheesman (1882–1969), British entomologist and travellerEvelyn Colon (1961–1976), formerly unidentified American homicide victimEvelyn Colyer (1902–1930), British tennis playerEvelyn Y. Davis (1929–2018), American activist shareholderEvelyn Magruder DeJarnette (1842–1914), American authorEvelyn De Morgan (1855–1919), English Pre-Raphaelite painterEvelyn de Soysa (1893–1973), third woman member of Senate of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka)Evelyn Dick (1920-unknown), Canadian convicted murdererEvelyn Dove (1902–1987), British singer and actressEvelyn Everett-Green (1856–1932), English novelistEvelyn Finley (1916–1989), American actress and stuntwomanEvelyn Furtsch (1914–2015), American sprinterEvelyn Gandy (1920–2007), American Lieutenant Governor of the state of MississippiEvelyn García (born 1982), Salvadorian cyclistEvelyn Gardner (1903–1994), English aristocrat and socialite, and first wife of Evelyn WaughEvelyn Gigantes (born 1945), Canadian politician and Cabinet MinisterEvelyn Glennie (born 1965), Scottish virtuoso percussionist who has been deaf since age 12Evelyn Gleeson (1855–1944), English embroidery, carpet, and tapestry designerEvelyn Beatrice Hall (1868–1956), English writer and biographer of VoltaireEvelyn Hamann (1942–2007), German actressEvelyn Hart (born 1956), Canadian ballerina and principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg BalletEvelyn Hartley (born 1937), American woman who has been missing since 1953Evelyn Hatch (1871–1951), English muse of Charles Lutwidge DodgsonEvelyn Holt (1908–2001), German film actressEvelyn Hooker (1907–1996), American psychologist most noted for her studies on homosexualityEvelyn Bryan Johnson (1909–2012), American pilot with a world record number of flying hoursEvelyn Keyes (1916–2008), American actress most noted for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind Evelyn "Champagne" King (born 1960), American R&B and disco singerEvelyn Künneke (1921–2001), German singer and actressEvelyn Lau (born 1971), Chinese-Canadian poet and novelistEvelyn Laye (1900–1996), British theatre actressEvelyn Lear (1926–2012), American soprano and opera singerEvelyn Lincoln (1909–1995), personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassinationEvelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954), American sculptor elected as a full member of the National Academy of DesignEvelyn Mase (1922–2004), South African nurse and first wife of Nelson MandelaEvelyn Matthei (born 1953), Chilean politician, former Minister of Labor and candidate for President of Chile in 2013Evelyn McHale (1923–1947), American bookkeeper, subject of an iconic photograph showing her body after she jumped from an observation platform of the Empire State BuildingEvelyn Mora (born 1992), Finnish entrepreneurEvelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), American model noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover by her first husbandEvelyn Paul (1883–1963), British illustratorEvelyn Preer (1896–1932), African-American actress and blues singerEvelyn Reed (1905–1979), leading member of the American Socialist Workers Party and women's rights agitatorEvelyn Regner (born 1966), Austrian Member of the European ParliamentEvelyn Sandberg-Vavalà (1888–1961) also known as Evelyn May Graham Sandberg or Evelyn Kendrew, art historianEvelyn Sears (1875–1966), American tennis playerEvelyn Selbie (1871–1950), American actressEvelyn Sharma (born 1986), German-Indian actress and modelEvelyn Šilina (born 2001), Estonian footballerEvelyn Stevens (cyclist) (born 1983), American road cyclistEvelyn Greenleaf Sutherland (1855–1908), American journalist, author and playwrightEvelyn Thomas (born 1945), American disco singerEvelyn Tubb , English soprano and long-time member of The Consort of MusickeEvelyn Underhill (1875–1941), English writer on mysticism and metaphysical poetEvelyn van Leeuwen (born 1972), Dutch wheelchair basketball playerEvelyn Varden (1893–1958), American character actressEvelyn Verrasztó (born 1989), Hungarian swimmerEvelyn Svec Ward (1921–1989), American fiber artistEvelyn Wells (1899–1984), American biographer, especially of the ancient Egyptian royalsEvelyn Whitaker (1844–1929), English children's writerEvelyn Prescott Wiggin (1900–1964), American mathematician and university professorEvelyn Williams (artist) (1929–2012), British artistEvelyn Williamson (born 1971), New Zealand triathlon athleteEvelyn M. Witkin (1921–2023), American geneticistEvelyn Wood (teacher) (1909–1995), American advocate of speed readingEvelyn Young (1915–1983), American film actressEvelyn Zangger (born 1980), Swiss singer-songwriter
Female variants
Eveleen
Evelien
Evelin
Evelin Hagoel (born 1961), Israeli actressEvelin Ilves (born 1958), former First Lady of EstoniaEvelin Jahl (born 1956), German discus throwerEvelin Lanthaler (born 1991), Italian lugerEvelin Lindner (born 1954), German-Norwegian medical doctor, psychologist, scholar and authorEvelin Novak (born 1985), Croatian opera sopranoEvelin Ramón (born 1979), Cuban composer and singerEvelin Samuel (born 1975), Estonian singerEvelin Talts (born 1977), Estonian long-distance runnerEvelin Vacsi (born 1993), Hungarian volleyball playerEvelin Võigemast (born 1980), Estonian actressEveline
Eveline Brunner (born 1996), Swiss figure skaterEveline Burgess (1856–1936), American chess playerEveline M. Burns (1900–1985), British-American economist, writer and instructorEveline Crone (born 1975), Dutch neuroscientistEveline Cruickshanks (1926–2021), British historianEveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1901–1990), German zoologist and drawerEveline Fischer (born 1969), British video game music composerÉveline Gélinas (born 1974), Canadian actressEveline de Haan (born 1976), Dutch field hockey playerEveline Hanska (c.1805–1882), Polish noblewoman, wife of Honoré de BalzacEveline Hasler (born 1933), Swiss writerEveline Herfkens (born 1952), Dutch civil servant, diplomat, and politicianEveline Hill (1898–1973), British Conservative Party politicianEveline Lowe (1869–1956), British politicianEveline Adelheid von Maydell (1890–1962), German silhouette artistEveline Nünchert (born 1943), German chess playerEveline Peleman (born 1993), Belgian rowerEveline Peterson (1877–1944), English badminton playerEveline Saalberg (born 1998), Dutch track and field athleteEveline Winifred Syme (born 1888–1961), Australian artistEveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 1956), Swiss lawyer and politicianEvelyne
Men
Evelyn Ashley (1836–1907), British barrister and Liberal politicianEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), Consul-General of Egypt from 1883 to 1907Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1903–1973), Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959Evelyn Barker (1894–1983), British Army officer in World War I and IIEvelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819–1889), British horse breederEvelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (1800–1873), British statesmanG. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991), British ecologistEvelyn King (politician) (1907–1994), British member of ParliamentEvelyn Frederick Charles Ludowyk (1906–1985), Sri Lankan Burgher Trotskyist, author, playwright, criticEvelyn Owen (1915–1949), Australian inventor of the Owen submachine gun Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1655 –1726)Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711–1773)Evelyn Pierrepont (MP) (1775–1801), British Member of ParliamentEvelyn de Rothschild (1931–2022), British financier and member of the prominent Rothschild familyEvelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset (1882–1954)Evelyn Shirley (1788–1856) , British politicianEvelyn Shirley (1812–1882) , British politician, antiquary and genealogistEvelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1843–1906), English classical scholarEvelyn Stuart (1773–1842), British soldier and Tory politicianEvelyn Sturt (1815–1885), English-born Australian police magistrateEvelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English satirical novelist, whose first wife was Evelyn GardnerEvelyn Webb-Carter (born 1946), former advisor to Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and current Controller of the Army Benevolent FundEvelyn Wood (British Army officer) (1838–1919), British Field marshal, Victoria Cross recipient
People with this surname
Deborah Evelyn (born Deborah Evelyn Sochaczewski), Brazilian actressEdward Evelyn , 1st Baronet, Tory MPEdward Evelyn (footballer) , Welsh athleteFrederick Evelyn , 3rd Baronet, English aristocratGeorge Evelyn (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGilbert Evelyn , English politicianHugh Evelyn , 5th Baronet, British naval officerJohn Evelyn (disambiguation) :
John Evelyn (1620–1706), English writer, gardener and diaristJohn Evelyn (1591–1664) , English politician, MP for BletchingleyJohn Evelyn (Parliamentarian) (1601–1685), English politicianJohn Evelyn the Younger (1655–1699), English translatorSir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, of Godstone (1633–1671)John Evelyn (1677–1702) , English politician, MP for BletchingleySir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, of Wotton (1682–1763), British politicianSir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet MP for Helston 1727–1741 and 1747–1767 and Penryn 1741–1747John Evelyn of Wotton (1743–1827), cousin of Frederick Evelyn
Sir John Evelyn, 4th Baronet (c. 1758 –1833)John Evelyn (bobsleigh) (born 1939), British Olympic bobsledderJudith Evelyn (born Judith Evelyn Morris), American actressLeya Evelyn , Canadian artistLyndon Evelyn , Tory MPWilliam Evelyn (disambiguation) :
Fictional characters
Evelyn, a character in the film Pearl Harbor
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace, a playable champion character in the video game League of Legends K/DA
Evelyn Evelyn Conjoined twins Eva and Lyn who put their names together to form "Evelyn" so they can clear confusion. Because of their longing for privacy and inability to be separated, they grew to hate each other.Evil-Lyn , a character from the Masters of the Universe toy line and associated mediaEvelyn Borden, a character in The Ring Two Rings Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Sissy Spacek, and Kayli Carter at different points
Evelyn Carnahan/O'Connell , lead character in Stephen Sommers ' reboot of The Mummy Evelyn Claythorne, former employee of TASCorp, Tari's envious gaming partner, and overall secondary antagonist of Meta Runner
Evelyn Couch, a character in the 1991 American comedy-drama Fried Green Tomatoes
Evelyn Deavor, a character in Incredibles 2
Evelyn Harper, mother of Charlie and Alan Harper on Three and a Half Men
Evelyn Hugo, titular character of the novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid
Evelyn Johnson , Tobias Eaton's mother in the Divergent Evelyn Miller, an author in Red Dead Redemption 2
Ted Evelyn Mosby , the protagonist in the TV series How I Met Your Mother Evelyn Cross Mulwray, played by Faye Dunaway in the classic noir film Chinatown
Evelyn Napier , a character from Downton Abbey Brendan Patricks Evelyn Oakleigh , Hope's wealthy and eccentric English fiancé from Anything Goes Evelyn Peters, the English teacher of Alex and Conner Bailey in The Land of Stories
Evelyn Robin, the wife of Christopher Robin in Disney's "Christopher Robin "
Evelyn Sharp/Artemis Crock , a fictional character from Arrow
Evelyn Shaw, a character in the TV series Chuck
Evelyn Smythe , played by Maggie Stables in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on Doctor Who Evelyn Bluthorn Stratton, a character in the American TV sitcom Silver Spoons
Evelyn Tremble , played by Peter Sellers in the James Bond satire Casino Royale Evelyn Quan Wang , the protagonist in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once
References
^ a b c Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Evelyn" . A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ Withycombe, E. G. (1977). The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names ISBN 0-19-869124-6 ^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Eibhlín" . A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Éibhleann" . A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ "oíb" . Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
