Evelyn is a given name in the English language, where it can be used as a first name or a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

.. The name originally was used as a surname, which derived from Aveline, a feminine

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to descri ...

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

of the name Ava.. "from the Norman female name Aveline, an elaborated form of >Ava." Ava itself is a

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for ...

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are als ...

, of uncertain origin. Evelyn is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Aibhilín'' or ''Éibhleann''. '' Aibhilín'' (variant ''Eibhlín'') is itself derived from the Norman French ''Aveline''. ''Éibhleann'' (variant ''Éibhliu''), on the other hand, is said to be derived from the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writte ...

''óiph'' ("beauty"). Variant forms of the feminine first name Evelyn include: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelien, Eveliene, Evelin,

Evelina ''Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'' is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in ...

, Eveline, Evelyne, Évelyne and Ewaline. Some of these forms may (also) have arisen as diminutive forms of Eve..Eveleen
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Evelyn M. Anderson Evelyn M. Anderson (March 20, 1899 – June 8, 1985) was an American physiologist and biochemist, most known for her co-discovery of adrenocorticotropic hormone (adreno-cortical thyroid hormone or ACTH) in 1934. Background Evelyn Anderson was b ...

(1899–1985), American physiologist and biochemist * Evelyn Ankers (1918–1985), American actress *

Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Game ...

(born 1957), America female sprinter, gold medalist of the women's 100 meters running during the 1984 Summer Olympics *

Evelyn Aswad Evelyn Mary Aswad is an American legal scholar and the Herman G. Kaiser Chair in International Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, and was previously an official in the United States Department of State.''Foreign Service Journal'', ...

(fl. 1990s–2020s), American legal scholar and professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law *

Evelyn Margaret Ay Evelyn Margaret Sempier (née Ay; March 8, 1933 – October 18, 2008) was winner of the 1954 Miss America beauty pageant. Early life Ay was born the daughter of German immigrants in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Pageantry She had a short but successfu ...

(1933–2008), American beauty pageant winner (Miss America, 1954) *

Evelyn Vida Baxter Evelyn Vida Baxter LLD FRSE FLS FZS MBE (29 March 1879 - 1 October 1959) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, and the first woman to receive Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union. Life Baxter was born on 29 March 1879 to ...

(1879–1959), Scottish ornithologist *

Evelyn Beauchamp Lady Evelyn Leonora Almina Beauchamp ( ; ; 15 August 1901 – 31 January 1980) was the daughter of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon. In November 1922, she, her father and the archaeologist Howard Carter were the first people in modern time ...

, (1901–1980), daughter of 5th Earl of Carnarvon and one of the first in people in modern times to enter Tutankhamun's tomb *

Evelyn Berezin Evelyn Berezin (April 12, 1925 – December 8, 2018) was an American computer designer of the first computer-driven word processor. She also worked on computer-controlled systems for airline reservations. Early life and education Berezin was ...

(1925–2018), American computer designer best known for designing the first computer-driven word processor *

Evelyn Booth Evelyn Mary Booth (1897–1988) was an Ireland, Irish botany, botanist, designer of the gardens at Lucy's Wood, and writer of ''The Flora of County Carlow''. She was described as "one of Ireland's most loved and respected botanists". Life Evel ...

(1897–1988), Irish botanist *

Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Brent was born in Tampa, Florida, and known as Betty. When she was age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...

(1901–1975), American film and stage actress *

Evelyn Campbell (actress) Evelyn Campbell (1865 – ? ) was a British-born American actress. Biography Evelyn Campbell was the stage name of Helen Petrie, born in Liverpool, England, in 1865. She was the daughter of Conrad and Helen Petrie. Coming to the United States wh ...

(1868 – ?), British-born American actress * Evelyn Carow (born 1931), German movie editor *

Evelyn Carrera Evelyn Carrera Pichardo (born October 5, 1971 in Santo Domingo) is a retired female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #5 jersey. There she ended up in ...

(born 1971), Dominican Republic volleyball player *

Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, (née Fitzmaurice; 27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960) was the wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. She was the elder daughter of politician and diplomat Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, ...

(1870–1960) *

Evelyn Cheesman Lucy Evelyn Cheesman (8 October 1881 – 15 April 1969) was a British entomologist and traveller. Between 1924 and 1952, Cheesman went on 8 solo expeditions in the South Pacific, and collected over 70,000 specimens, which she accompanied with ...

(1882–1969), British entomologist and traveller * Evelyn Colon, Formerly unidentified American homicide victim *

Evelyn Colyer Evelyn Lucy Colyer (later Munro, 16 August 1902 – 4 November 1930) was a female tennis player from Great Britain. With Joan Austin, sister of Bunny Austin, Colyer played doubles in the 1923 Wimbledon final against Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabet ...

(1902–1930), British tennis player *

Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette (, Magruder; March 4, 1842 – March, 1914) was an American Southern author of the long nineteenth century, who wrote stories in African American dialect. She contributed to '' Frank Leslie's Magazine'', '' The Centur ...

(1842–1914), American author * Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919), English Pre-Raphaelite painter * Evelyn de Soysa (1893-1973), third woman member of

Senate of Ceylon The Senate was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed and indirectly elected rather than directly elected. It was housed in the old Legislative Coun ...

(present-day Sri Lanka) * Evelyn Dove (1902–1987), British singer and actress *

Evelyn Everett-Green Evelyn Ward Everett-Green (17 November 1856 in London – 23 April 1932 in Funchal) was an English novelist who started with improving, pious stories for children, moved on to historical fiction for older girls, and then turned to adult romantic ...

(1856–1932), English novelist *

Evelyn Finley Evelyn Finley (March 11, 1916 – April 7, 1989) was an American B-movie actress and stuntwoman of the 1940s through the 1980s, mostly in western films. Sometimes she is credited as ''Eve Anderson''. Biography Born in Douglas, Arizona, Finley ...

(1916–1989), American actress and stuntwoman *

Evelyn Furtsch Evelyn Pearl Furtsch (later ''Ojeda'', April 17, 1914 – March 5, 2015) was an American sprint runner. Furtsch won the gold medal in the 4×100 m relay with teammates Mary Carew, Annette Rogers and Wilhelmina von Bremen at the 1932 Summer Olym ...

(1914–2015), American sprinter *

Evelyn Gandy Edythe Evelyn Gandy (September 4, 1920 – December 23, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. A Democrat who held several public offices throughout her career, she was t ...

(1920–2007), American Lieutenant Governor of the state of Mississippi *

Evelyn García Evelyn Yesenia García Marroquín (born December 29, 1982) is a Salvadoran cycle racer, who specialises as an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only ...

(born 1982), Salvadorian cyclist * Evelyn Gardner (1903–1994), English aristocrat and socialite, and first wife of Evelyn Waugh *

Evelyn Gigantes Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes (born 1 November 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions between 1975 and 1995, and was a prominent cabinet m ...

(born 1945), Canadian politician and Cabinet Minister *

Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015. Early life Glennie was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The in ...

(born 1965), Scottish virtuoso percussionist who has been deaf since age 12 *

Evelyn Gleeson Evelyn Gleeson (15 May 1855 – 20 February 1944) was an English embroidery, carpet, and tapestry designer, who along with Elizabeth and Lily Yeats established the Dun Emer Press. Early life and education Evelyn Gleeson was born in Knutsford, ...

(1855–1944), English embroidery, carpet, and tapestry designer * Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868–1956), English writer and biographer of Voltaire *

Evelyn Hamann Eveline Braun, (née Hamann; 6 August 1942 – 28 October 2007) commonly known as Evelyn Hamann, was a German actress best known for her work with popular German comedian Loriot as well as for her appearances in television series such as ''The ...

(1942–2007), German actress * Evelyn Hart (born 1956), Canadian ballerina and principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet * Evelyn Hartley (born 1937), American woman who has been missing since 1953 *

Evelyn Hatch Evelyn Hatch (1871 or 1874 – 1951) was an English child friend of the adult Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name of Lewis Carroll. She was the subject of photographs by Dodgson and is often part of the contemporary discussion ...

(1871–1951), English muse of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson * Evelyn Holt (1908–2001), German film actress * Evelyn Hooker (1907–1996), American psychologist most noted for her studies on homosexuality *

Evelyn Bryan Johnson Evelyn Stone Bryan Johnson (November 4, 1909 – May 10, 2012), nicknamed "Mama Bird", was the female pilot with the highest number of flying hours in the world. She was a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and a founding member of the Morrist ...

(1909–2012), American pilot with a world record number of flying hours *

Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind''. Early life Evelyn Keyes was born in Port Arthur, Texas, to Omar Do ...

(1916–2008), American actress most noted for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind'' *

Evelyn "Champagne" King Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her hit disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from ...

(born 1960), American R&B and disco singer * Evelyn Künneke (1921–2001), German singer and actress *

Evelyn Lau Evelyn Lau (; born July 2, 1971) is a Canadian poet and novelist. Biography Evelyn Lau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 2, 1971 to Chinese-Canadian parents from Hong Kong, who intended for her to become a doctor. Her parents' am ...

(born 1971), Chinese-Canadian poet and novelist *

Evelyn Laye Evelyn Laye (née Elsie Evelyn Lay; 10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996) was an English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood. Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie Ma ...

(1900–1996), British theatre actress *

Evelyn Lear Evelyn Shulman Lear (January 8, 1926 – July 1, 2012) was an American operatic soprano. Between 1959 and 1992, she appeared in more than forty operatic roles, appeared with every major opera company in the United States and won a Grammy Award in ...

(1926–2012), American soprano and opera singer * Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995), personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination * Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954), American sculptor elected as a full member of the National Academy of Design * Evelyn Mase (1922–2004), South African nurse and first wife of Nelson Mandela *

Evelyn Matthei Evelyn Rose Matthei Fornet (born November 11, 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as Minister of Labor and Social Security under Chilean President Sebastián Piñera until July 2013. She was the Independent Democrat Union Party's nominee fo ...

(born 1953), Chilean politician, former Minister of Labor and candidate for President of Chile in 2013 *

Evelyn McHale Evelyn Francis McHale (September 20, 1923 – May 1, 1947) was an American bookkeeper who died by suicide by jumping from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. A photograph taken four minutes after her death by photograph ...

(1923–1947), American bookkeeper, subject of an iconic photograph showing her body after she jumped from an observation platform of the Empire State Building * Evelyn Mora (born 1992), Finnish entrepreneur *

Evelyn Nesbit Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit; December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. She is best known for her years as a young woman in New York City, particularly her inv ...

(1884–1967), American model noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover by her first husband * Evelyn Paul (1883-1963), British illustrator * Evelyn Preer (1896–1932), African-American actress and blues singer *

Evelyn Reed Evelyn Reed (31 October 1905 – 1979) was an American communist and women's rights activist. In January 1940, she traveled to Mexico to see the exiled Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his wife Natalia Sedova. There, at the house of T ...

(1905–1979), leading member of the American Socialist Workers Party and women's rights agitator *

Evelyn Regner Evelyn Regner (born 24 January 1966) is an Austrian lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament from Austria since 2009. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria, part of the Progressive Alli ...

(born 1966), Austrian Member of the European Parliament *

Evelyn Sandberg-Vavalà Evelyn Sandberg-Vavalà ( Evelyn May Graham Sandberg; 1888 - 8 September 1961), also known by her married name as Evelyn Kendrew, was a British art historian who studied iconography in the Italian Renaissance. She published a book on ''Italian ...

(1888–1961) also known as Evelyn May Graham Sandberg or Evelyn Kendrew, art historian *

Evelyn Sears Evelyn Georgianna Sears (March 9, 1875 – November 10, 1966) was an American tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1907, she won the U.S. National Championship women's singles title, after beating Carrie Neely 6–3, 6–2 in ...

(1875–1966), American tennis player *

Evelyn Selbie Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ...

(1871–1950), American actress *

Evelyn Sharma Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma is a German actress and model who appears primarily in Indian films of the Hindi language. She marked her film debut with the 2006 American film ''Turn Left'' and made her Bollywood debut in the 2012 film '' From Sydney w ...

(born 1986), German-Indian actress and model * Evelyn Šilina (born 2001), Estonian footballer *

Evelyn Stevens (cyclist) Evelyn Lee Stevens (born May 9, 1983) is an American retired professional road cyclist. Early life Stevens was born in Claremont, California but grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, where she attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. She stud ...

(born 1983), American road cyclist * Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland (1855–1908), American journalist, author and playwright * Evelyn Thomas (born 1945), American disco singer *

Evelyn Tubb Evelyn Tubb is an English soprano, and long-time member of The Consort of Musicke and one of the world's greatest early music specialists, known for her innovative and original performances. Life She originally comes from the Isle of Wight and s ...

, English soprano and long-time member of The Consort of Musicke *

Evelyn Underhill Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. Her best-known is ''Mysticism'', published ...

(1875–1941), English writer on mysticism and metaphysical poet * Evelyn Varden (1893–1958), American character actress *

Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó (born 17 July 1989) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Her father and coach, Zoltán Verrasztó, and her brother, Dávid Verrasztó are also Olym ...

(born 1989), Hungarian swimmer *

Evelyn Svec Ward Evelyn Svec Ward (née Evelyn Svec; 1921–1989) was an American fiber artist, she was known for her abstract textile work. She was influenced by Mexican handicrafts and Mexican traditional fiber. She worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the t ...

(1921–1989), American fiber artist *

Evelyn Wells Evelyn Wells (7 April 1899 – 6 September 1984) was a 20th-century American biographer and author most known for her biographies of the ancient Egyptian royals of the 18th dynasty, Nefertiti and Hatshepsut. Biography Evelyn Minerva Wells was b ...

(1899–1984), American biographer, especially of the ancient Egyptian royals * Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929), English children's writer * Evelyn Williams (artist) (1929–2012), British artist *

Evelyn Williamson Evelyn Catherine Laura Williamson (born 30 August 1971) is an athlete from New Zealand, who competes in triathlon. Williamson competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-second place with a total time of ...

(born 1971), New Zealand triathlon athlete * Evelyn M. Witkin (born 1921), American geneticist *

Evelyn Wood (teacher) Evelyn Nielsen Wood (January 8, 1909 – August 26, 1995) was an American educator and businessperson, widely known for popularizing ''speed reading,'' although she preferred the phrase "dynamic reading". She created and marketed a system said to ...

(1909–1995), American advocate of speed reading *

Evelyn Young Evelyn Ebersis Young (November 17, 1915February 14, 1983) was an American film actress. At the height of her career in 1940, she appeared in 9 feature films. She was the leading female actress in ''The Wildcat of Tucson'' and '' Prairie Schoon ...

(19151983), American film actress * Evelyn Zangger (born 1980), Swiss singer-songwriter

Female variants

Eveleen * Eveleen Myers (1856–1937), English photographer *

Eveleen Mary Weldon Severn Eveleen Mary Weldon Severn (1882–1942), of Chicago, Illinois, was a philatelist who pioneered in breaking of the "glass ceiling" encountered by women in the ranks of philately, and founded the first women’s stamp club. She was the husband of ...

(1882–1942), American philatelist Evelien *

Evelien Bosmans Evelien Bosmans (born 9 November 1989) is a Belgian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2010. Selected filmography References External links * * 1989 births Living people Belgian film actresses People from Mol, B ...

(born 1989), Belgian actress *

Evelien Gerrits Evelien Gerrits (born 17 January 1985) is a former Dutch international cricketer whose career for the Dutch national side spanned from 2009 to 2011. Gerrits made her One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International debuts for the Netherla ...

(born 1985), Dutch cricketer * Evelien Koogje (born 1959), Dutch rower Evelin * Evelin Hagoel (born 1961), Israeli actress *

Evelin Ilves Evelin Ilves (''née'' Int, formerly Int-Lambot; born 20 April 1968) is the second wife of President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. She was the First Lady of Estonia from 9 October 2006 until their divorce on 30 April 2015. She was president ...

(born 1958), former First Lady of Estonia *

Evelin Jahl Evelin Jahl ( Schlaak and later Herberg, born 28 March 1956 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, East Germany) is a German former discus thrower, who won two Olympic gold medals representing East Germany. In 1976 she won the women's discus throwing e ...

(born 1956), German discus thrower * Evelin Lanthaler (born 1991), Italian luger * Evelin Lindner (born 1954), German-Norwegian medical doctor, psychologist, scholar and author *

Evelin Novak Evelin Novak (born 1985 in Čakovec) is a Croatian soprano. Novak was born in Croatia. At the age of 12 she started her singing education, four years later she won two first prizes at international competitions in Croatia. At the age of 17 she bec ...

(born 1985), Croatian opera soprano * Evelin Ramón (born 1979), Cuban composer and singer *

Evelin Samuel Evelin Samuel (born 13 May 1975) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, musical theater performer, author of children's books and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even record ...

(born 1975), Estonian singer * Evelin Talts (born 1977), Estonian long-distance runner * Evelin Vacsi (born 1993), Hungarian volleyball player * Evelin Võigemast (born 1980), Estonian actress Eveline * Eveline Brunner (born 1996), Swiss figure skater * Eveline Burgess (1856–1936), American chess player * Eveline M. Burns (1900–1985), British-American economist, writer and instructor *

Eveline Crone Eveline Crone (born 23 October 1975) is a Dutch professor of cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology at Leiden University. Her research focuses on risky behaviors in adolescent humans during puberty and examines the function of those ri ...

(born 1975), Dutch neuroscientist * Eveline Cruickshanks (born 1926), British historian *

Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus Eveline du Bois-Reymond Marcus (6 October 1901 – 31 January 1990) was a German zoologist and drawer. Life Eveline Du Bois-Reymond was the youngest daughter of Rene and Frieda du Bois-Reymond, as well as a granddaughter of physiologist Emil Du ...

(1901–1990), German zoologist and drawer * Eveline Fischer (born 1969), British video game music composer * Éveline Gélinas (born 1974), Canadian actress * Eveline de Haan (born 1976), Dutch field hockey player *

Eveline Hanska Eveline may refer to: * Eveline (given name) * "Eveline" (short story), a short story by James Joyce * Eveline, Missouri, United States * Eveline Street, in Windhoek, Namibia * Eveline Township, Michigan, United States See also * Evelyn (disambig ...

(c.1805–1882), Polish noblewoman, wife of Honoré de Balzac *

Eveline Hasler Eveline Hasler (born 22 March 1933) is a Swiss writer. Born in Glarus, she studied Psychology and History at the University of Fribourg and worked as a teacher in St. Gallen. She has written novels (for adults) and children's books which have bee ...

(born 1933), Swiss writer *

Eveline Herfkens Eva Leonie "Eveline" Herfkens (; born 9 January 1952) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist. Private life and education Eva Leonie Herfkens was born on 9 January 1952 in The Hague in the Netherla ...

(born 1952), Dutch civil servant, diplomat, and politician * Eveline Hill (1898–1973), British Conservative Party politician * Eveline Lowe (1869–1956), British politician *

Eveline Adelheid von Maydell Eveline Adelheid von Maydell ( Frank; 19 May 1890 in Tehran – 24 December 1962 in Sintra) was an ethnic German silhouette artist. Born in Iran, she studied drawing in Pärnu, Estonia, in Riga, Latvia and in St. Petersburg, Russia. She moved ...

(1890–1962), German silhouette artist * Eveline Nünchert (born 1943), German chess player * Eveline Peleman (born 1993), Belgian rower *

Eveline Peterson Eveline Grace Peterson (17 January 1877 – 1944) was an English female badminton player. She mainly competed in the All England Open Badminton Championships, Scottish Open and Irish Open from the 1910s to the late 1920s. Peterson was born in ...

(born 1959), English badminton player * Eveline Winifred Syme (born 1888–1961), Australian artist *

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 16 March 1956) is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2008 to 2015. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) until 2008, she has since then been a member of the ...

(born 1956), Swiss lawyer and politician Evelyne *

Evelyne Brochu Evelyne Brochu (born November 17, 1982) is a Canadian actress. In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit Canadian science fiction thriller TV series ''Orphan Black.'' Early l ...

(born 1983), Canadian actress *

Evelyne Gebhardt Evelyne Gebhardt (born 19 January 1954) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 to 2022. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Party of European Socialists. Her ma ...

(born 1954), German politician *

Evelyne Hall Evelyne Ruth Hall (née ''Davidson'', later ''Adams'', later ''Butler''; September 10, 1909 – April 20, 1993) was an American hurdler. She won the AAU title outdoors (80 m) in 1930 and indoors (50 m) in 1931, 1933, 1935. At the 1932 Olymp ...

(1909–1993), American athlete *

Evelyne Leu Evelyne Leu (born 7 July 1976) is a former Swiss freestyle skier. She won a gold medal in Aerial skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics. However, she failed to reach the Finals at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = ...

(born 1976), Swiss freestyle skier * Évelyne Sullerot (1924–2017), French feminist * Évelyne Thomas (born 1964), French television host

Men

Evelyn Ashley Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (24 July 1836 – 16 November 1907) was British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him. After entering Parliament at a by-election in ...

(1836–1907), British barrister and Liberal politician *

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, (; 26 February 1841 – 29 January 1917) was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British controller-general in Egypt during 1879, part of the international control whic ...

(1841–1917), Consul-General of Egypt from 1883 to 1907 *

Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evel ...

(1903–1973), Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959 *

Evelyn Barker General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the latter, he commanded the 10th Brigade during the Battle of France i ...

(1894–1983), British Army officer in World War I and II *

Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 – 6 November 1889), was a breeder of race horses and the winner of many classic races. Personal life His parents were the Reverend Hon John Evelyn Boscawen, Canon of Canterbury, (1790– ...

(1819–1889), British horse breeder *

Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington, PC (27 January 1800 – 7 March 1873) was a British statesman who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1857 to 1872. He is the eponym of Speaker Denison's rule. Background and education De ...

(1800–1873), British statesman * G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991), British ecologist *

Evelyn King (politician) Evelyn Mansfield King (30 May 1907 – 14 April 1994) was a British member of parliament for both the Labour Party and then the Conservative Party. The son of Harry Percy King and Winifred Elizabeth ''née'' Paulet, King was educated at Chelten ...

(1907–1994), British member of Parliament * Evelyn Frederick Charles Ludowyk (1906-1985), Sri Lankan Burgher Trotskyist, author, playwright, critic *

Evelyn Owen Evelyn Ernest Owen (15 May 1915 – 1 April 1949) was an Australian who developed the Owen gun which was used by the Australian Army in World War II, Korea and Vietnam wars. Early life Evelyn Owen was born on 15 May 1915 in Wollongong, New ...

(1915–1949), Australian inventor of the

Owen submachine gun The Owen gun, known officially as the Owen machine carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn Owen in 1938. The Owen was the only entirely Australian-designed and constructed service submachine gun of World War II and was used ...

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, (c. 16655 March 1726) was an English aristocrat, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn), and the grandson of ...

(c. 1655–1726) *

Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG (171123 September 1773) was an English nobleman and landowner, a member of the House of Lords. He was the only son of William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1692–1713) and his ...

(1711–1773) * Evelyn Pierrepont (MP) (1775–1801), British Member of Parliament *

Evelyn de Rothschild Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild (29 August 1931 – 7 November 2022) was a British financier and a member of the Rothschild family. Early life Evelyn de Rothschild was born on 29 August 1931. The son of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild (1 ...

(1931-2022), British financier and member of the prominent Rothschild family *

Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset (1 May 1882 – 26 April 1954) was a British Army officer, landowner, peer, and for eight years Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. He was also a baronet. Between 1 May 1882 and 5 May 1931, h ...

(1882–1954) * Evelyn Shirley (1788–1856), British politician *

Evelyn Shirley (1812–1882) Evelyn Philip Shirley (22 January 1812 – 19 September 1882), was a British politician, antiquary and genealogist. Background Shirley was born in London, the eldest son of Evelyn Shirley and Eliza, daughter of Arthur Stanhope. He was a descen ...

, British politician, antiquary and genealogist *

Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (12 July 1843 – 10 July 1906) was an English academic and schoolmaster, known as classical scholar and translator. Life Born at Aldborough, Norfolk on 12 July 1843, he was the third and eldest surviving son in the fa ...

(1843–1906), English classical scholar * Evelyn Stuart (1773–1842), British soldier and Tory politician *

Evelyn Sturt Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (25 October 1815 – 10 February 1885) was born in Dorset, England. He was the youngest son of Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt, a puisne judge in Bengal for the British East India Company, and Jeanette or Jeannette, n ...

(1815–1885), English-born Australian police magistrate *

Evelyn Waugh Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires '' Decl ...

(1903–1966), English satirical novelist, whose first wife was Evelyn Gardner * Evelyn Webb-Carter (born 1946), former advisor to Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and current Controller of the Army Benevolent Fund *

Evelyn Wood (British Army officer) Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, (9 February 1838 – 2 December 1919) was a British Army officer. After an early career in the Royal Navy, Wood joined the British Army in 1855. He served in several major conflicts including the Indian ...

(1838–1919), British Field marshal, Victoria Cross recipient

People with this surname

Deborah Evelyn Deborah Sochaczewski Evelyn (born 12 March 1966) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Of Jewish origin, Deborah is the daughter of economist Haroldo Bruce Evelyn and sociologist Suzana Sochaczewski Evelyn, and sister of the actor Carlos Evelyn. ...

(born Deborah Evelyn Sochaczewski), Brazilian actress * Edward Evelyn, 1st Baronet, Tory MP * Edward Evelyn (footballer), Welsh athlete * Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Baronet, English aristocrat *

George Evelyn (disambiguation) George Evelyn may refer to: * George Evelyn (1617–1699), English politician, MP for Reigate, Haslemere, and Surrey * George Evelyn (1641–1699), English politician, MP for Bletchingley and Gatton (UK Parliament constituency) * George Evelyn ( ...

, multiple people * Gilbert Evelyn, English politician * Hugh Evelyn, 5th Baronet, British naval officer * John Evelyn (disambiguation): **

John Evelyn John Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706) was an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, who is now best known as a diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society. John Evelyn's diary, or m ...

(1620–1706), English writer, gardener and diarist ** John Evelyn (1591–1664), English politician, MP for Bletchingley **

John Evelyn (Parliamentarian) Sir John Evelyn (11 August 1601 – 26 June 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660. Evelyn was the son of George Evelyn of West Dean, one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, and his wife Eliz ...

(1601–1685), English politician ** John Evelyn the Younger (1655–1699), English translator **

Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, of Godstone Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet (12 March 1633 – 10 August 1671) was an English landowner in Surrey. Created a baronet at the English Restoration, he inherited the Godstone estate in 1664. He quarreled extensively with his family to obtain more mon ...

(1633–1671) ** John Evelyn (1677–1702), English politician, MP for Bletchingley ** Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, of Wotton (1682–1763), British politician **

Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet (24 August 1706 – 11 June 1767) was a British courtier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 40 years from 1727 to 1767. Evelyn was born at Wotton, Surrey, the eldest son of Sir John Evelyn, 1st B ...

MP for Helston 1727–1741 and 1747–1767 and Penryn 1741–1747 **John Evelyn of Wotton (1743–1827), cousin of Frederick Evelyn ** Sir John Evelyn, 4th Baronet (c. 1758–1833) ** John Evelyn (bobsleigh) (born 1939), British Olympic bobsledder *

Judith Evelyn Judith Evelyn (born Evelyn Morris, March 20, 1909 – May 7, 1967) was an American-Canadian stage and film actress who appeared in around 50 films and television series. Early years Evelyn was born Evelyn MorrisLeya Evelyn, Canadian artist *

Lyndon Evelyn Lyndon Evelyn (c. 1759 – 30 April 1839) was a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament. He represented the Scottish constituency of Wigtown Burghs 1809–1812, Dundalk in Ireland 1813-1818 and St Ives in Cornwall Cornwal ...

, Tory MP *

William Evelyn (disambiguation) William Evelyn may refer to: * William Evelyn (priest) (died 1776), Dean of Emly in Ireland * William Evelyn (British Army officer) (1723–1783), British Lieutenant–General * William Evelyn (died 1813), Member of Parliament for Hythe * William ...

: **

William Evelyn (priest) William Evelyn was Dean of Emly from 1875 until his death"The diocese of Meath : ancient and modern" Coggan, A: Dublin, Joseph Dollard, 1867 in March 1776. References Irish Anglicans Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Dean ...

(died 1776), Dean of Emly in Ireland **

William Evelyn (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General William Evelyn (10 February 1723 – 13 August 1783) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament. The sixth son of Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet of Wotton, he was educated at Westminster School. He was commissioned as an En ...

(1723–1783), British Lieutenant–General **

William Evelyn (died 1813) William Evelyn (c. 1734–1813) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 34 years from 1768 to 1802. Evelyn was the son of William Glanville, formerly Evelyn, and his second wife, Bridget Raymond, daughter of Hugh Raymond ...

, Member of Parliament for Hythe **

William John Evelyn William John Evelyn JP DL (27 July 1822 - 26 July 1908) was a British Member of Parliament, landowner and philanthropist. He was MP for Surrey West in 1849 and again for Deptford in 1885.

(1822–1908), Member of Parliament for West Surrey and Deptford **

William Arthur Evelyn William Arthur Evelyn (4 October 1860 – 6 January 1935) was a distinguished historian of York, England. He championed the preservation and conservation of the city’s architectural and archaeological heritage. He also gathered an extensive coll ...

(1860–1935), historian of York

Fictional characters

*Evelyn, a character in the film ''

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the ...

'' *Evelynn, Agony's Embrace, a playable champion character in the video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by '' Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', ...

'' and its associated virtual band

K/DA K/DA is a virtual K-pop girl group consisting of four themed versions of ''League of Legends'' characters Ahri, Akali, Evelynn and Kai'Sa. (G)I-dle members Miyeon and Soyeon as well as American singers Madison Beer and Jaira Burns provide th ...

*''

Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn are a fictional musical duo created by Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls) and Jason Webley. According to the backstory provided by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of conjoined twin sisters (aka "Eva" and "Lyn"), Evelyn and ...

'',

Conjoined twins Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined ''Uterus, in utero''. A very rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher in ...

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 Evil-Lyn is a supervillainess in the Masters of the Universe toy line and the accompanying cartoon series ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''. An evil witch who aids Skeletor as his second-in-command with her powers of darkness. She is va ...

, a character from the Masters of the Universe toy line and associated media *Evelyn Borden, a character in ''

The Ring Two ''The Ring Two'' is a 2005 American supernatural psychological horror film and a sequel to the 2002 film '' The Ring'', which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film '' Ring''. Hideo Nakata, director of the original Japanese film ''Ring'', on wh ...

'' and '' Rings'', played by

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first significant role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' (1999–2000). She went on to appear in series such as ''Tru Calling' ...

, Sissy Spacek, and

Kayli Carter Kayli Carter (born July 8, 1993) is an American actress. She portrayed Sadie Rose in the Netflix western TV series '' Godless'', and Amber McCarden in the movie '' Bad Education'', opposite Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney. Her role in ''Priva ...

at different points * Evelyn Carnahan/O'Connell, lead character in

Stephen Sommers Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American filmmaker, best known for big-budget action movies, such as ''The Mummy'' (1999), its sequel, ''The Mummy Returns'' (2001), '' Van Helsing'' (2004), and '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) ...

' reboot of ''

The Mummy A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places * Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States * Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in P ...

'' franchise *Evelyn Claythorne, former employee of TASCorp, Tari's envious gaming partner, and overall secondary antagonist of '' Meta Runner'' seasons two and three. *Evelyn Cross Mulwray, played by Faye Dunaway in the classic noir film ''

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Aust ...

'' *Evelyn Deavor, a character in ''

Incredibles 2 ''Incredibles 2'' is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to ''The Incredibles'' (2004) and the second ...

'' *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 ''The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Taylor Jenkins Reid and published by Atria Books in 2017. The novel tells the story of the fictional Old Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo, who, at age 79, gives ...

'' by Taylor Jenkins Reid *Evelyn Miller, an author in ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'', played by Gibson Frazier * Ted Evelyn Mosby, the protagonist in the TV series ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main c ...

'' * Evelyn Napier, a character from ''

Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...

'', portrayed by

Brendan Patricks Brendan Patricks (born 3 December 1980) is a British actor and magician from Reading, England. He is well known for playing the role of Evelyn Napier in Downton Abbey. Patricks was born in Reading to an Irish father and English mother, and at ...

* Evelyn Oakleigh, Hope's wealthy and eccentric English fiancé from

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

*Evelyn Robin, the wife of Christopher Robin in Disney's "

Christopher Robin Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney ...

" *Evelyn Sharp/

Artemis Crock Artemis Crock is a fictional comic book character, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''Infinity, Inc.'' #34 (January 1987), she has appeared as both a supervillain and superhero, usually using her first ...

, a fictional character from ''

Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ...

'' *Evelyn Shaw, a character in the TV series ''

Chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

'' *

Evelyn Smythe Dr Evelyn Smythe is a fictional character played by Maggie Stables in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A professor of history from the ...

, played by

Maggie Stables Maggie Stables was a British actress who played the part of the companion Evelyn Smythe in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. Career Stables began acting as a second career af ...

in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

'' *

Evelyn Tremble ''Casino Royale'' is a 1967 spy parody film originally distributed by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast. It is loosely based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, the first novel to feature the character James Bond. ...

, played by Peter Sellers in the James Bond satire '' Casino Royale'' *Evelyn Wang, the protagonist in the film ''

Everything Everywhere All at Once ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as "Daniels"), who produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo. The plot centers on a ...

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