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EHV-uh-lin; EHV-lin; EEV-lin

Evelyn

OriginEnglish from French and German
Meaning"desired; or water, island"
GenderGirl
US Rank#8

Top 1000

NB Rank#33

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Variation of Aibhilin

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Famous Evelyns

  • Evelyn Ashford

    American Olympic sprinter

  • Evelyn Margaret Ay

    Miss America 1954

  • Evelyn Louise Keyes

    American actress

  • Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs)

    American actress

  • Evelyn "Champagne" King

    American R&B singer

  • Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie

    Scottish percussionist

  • Evelyn Beatrice Longman

    American sculptor

  • (Florence) Evelyn Nesbit

    American model; wife of architect Stanford White

  • Ellen Lucille "Evelyn" Thomas

    American disco singer

  • Evelyn Stevens

    American cyclist

  • Evelyn Lozada

    American reality television personality ("Basketball Wives")

  • Evelyn Murphy

    67th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

  • Evelyn Ward

    American actress; mother of singer David Cassidy

  • Evelyn M. Witkin

    American geneticist

  • Evelyn Lear

    American operatic soprano

  • Evelyn Mase

    first wife of Nelson Mandela

  • (Elsie) Evelyn Laye

    English actress

  • Evelyn García (Marroquín)

    Salvadoran cyclist

  • Evelyn O'Rourke

    Irish broadcaster

  • Evelyn Verrasztó

    Hungarian Olympic swimmer

  • Evelyn Lee Marie "Everlyn" Sampi

    Australian actress

  • Evelyn Knight

    known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation

  • Evelyn Knight

    American pop singer

  • Evelyn Francis McHale

    American subject of a 1947 photograph depicting "the most beautiful suicide"

  • Evelyn McGee

    Colbert, wife of TV personality Stephen Colbert

  • Evelyn Day Bentley (b. 2008)

    daughter of singer Dierks Bentley & Cassidy Black

  • Evelyn Gabel (b. 2009)

    daughter of singer Laura Jane Grace & Heather Hannoura

  • Evelyn Tierney

    daughter of actors Indira Varma and Colin Tierney

  • Evelyn Morneau (b. 2010)

    son of baseball player Justin Morneau

  • Evelyn Penn Willis (b. 2014)

    daughter of actor Bruce Willis

  • Evelyn Grace Mumford (b. 2015)

    daughter of singer Marcus Mumford and actress Carey Mulligan

  • Evelyn Renee Flacco (b. 2016)

    daughter of NFL player Joe Flacco

  • Evelyn Mae Forsyth (b. 2020)

    daughter of reality tv personalities Joy Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth of “Counting On”

Evelyn in pop culture

  • Evelyn Robin

    character in "Winnie,the,Pooh" series

  • Evelyn Mulwray

    character in 1974 film "Chinatown"

  • Evelyn Salt

    main character in film "Salt"

  • Evelyn Smythe

    audio companion of the Sixth Doctor from Doctor Who

  • Evelyn

    character in film "The Ring 2"

  • Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan

    character in film "The Mummy"

  • Evelyn Gardener

    character in film "A League of Their Own"

  • Evelyn Johnson

    a main character in 2004 film "Pearl Harbor"

  • Evelyn Eaton

    character in the Divergent Trilogy

  • Evelyn Harper

    character on TV's 'Two and a Half Men'

  • Evelyn Vogel

    character on TV's "Dexter"

  • Evelyn "Button" Peters

    main character in"The Book of Bright Ideas" by Sandra Kring

  • Evelyn Peerbaugh

    character in the 'Sister Circle' series

  • Evelyn Couch

    character in Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes"

  • Evelyn "Eva" Leland

    character in the Elsie Dinsmore series

  • Evelyn "Artemis" Sharp

    Character from DC Television Universe's "Arrow"

  • Evelyn Ferrars

    mother of Juliette Ferrars from Tahereh Mafi's "Shatter me" trilogy

  • Crabtree and Evelyn

    retailer of bath and body products

  • Evelyn Deavor

    character in "Incredibles 2"

  • Evelyn and Evelyn Neville

    fictional conjoined twin sisters portrayed by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley as a musical duo

  • Evelyn Hugo

    main character of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

  • Evelyn Parker

    character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077"

  • Evelyn Mullner

    character in the video game "Stardew Valley"

Variations & nicknames

  • AvelineIrish
  • EvaleenIrish

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