Evelina is a feminine

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, likely stemming from the Old Germanic name of ''Avelina''. The presently more common name ''Evelyn'' is presumed to stem from ''Evelina.'' During the Norman Conquest the name ''Aveline'' was introduced to Britain, and became popular during the 12th and 13th centuries. The name accumulated many variations, resulting in the creation of surnames such as ''Aveling, Eveling, Eveline, Aveline,'' etc. with the name ''Evelyn'' believed to have first been a masculine name derived from one of those surnames. In the 18th century an English trend of preferring the latin form of women's names lead the authour Fanny Burney to name the titular character of her 1778 novel "Evelina". The popularity of the book lead to ''Evelina'' becoming the most common version of the name up till the present day. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Evelina (singer), Finnish singer and songwriter Eveliina Tammenlaakso (born 1995) * Evelina Borea (born 1931), Italian art historian, author and curator *

Evelina Fernandez Evelina Fernández is an American playwright and actress from Los Angeles. Early life and education Fernández is a second generation Mexican-American. Fernández's grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1910 from Jalisco, to escape ...

, American playwright and actress * Evelina Haverfield (1867–1920), British suffragette and aid worker * Evelina Kos (born 1996), Slovenian footballer *

Evi Maltagliati Evi Maltagliati (11 August 1908 – 27 April 1986) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. Life and career Born in Florence as Evelina Maltagliati, she started her career at debuted in the theater just 15 years old, in the Galli-Gu ...

(1908–1986), Italian stage, television and film actress *

Evelina Papantoniou Evelina Papantoniou (; born 7 June 1979) is a Greek actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Star Hellas 2001 and represented Greece at Miss Universe 2001 pageant where she placed 1st Runner-Up. Miss Universe 2001 Papantonio ...

(born 1979), Greek fashion model, actress and 2001 Miss Universe runner-up *

Evelina Papoulia Evelina Papoulia (Greek language, Greek: Εβελίνα Παπούλια; born 25 March 1971) is a Greek actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Marina Kountouratou in the TV series ''Dyo Xenoi'' (1997). Career In 1989 she moved t ...

(born 1971), Greek actress and dancer * Evelina Petrova (born 1974), Russian composer and accordion player * Evelina Puzaitė (born 1982), Lithuanian classical pianist, composer and writer * Evelina Raselli (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player *

Evelina de Rothschild Evelina Gertrude de Rothschild (25 August 1839 – 4 December 1866) was an English socialite and a member of the Rothschild banking family of England. Biography Evelina de Rothschild was the daughter of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, the first ope ...

(1839–1866), English socialite * Evelina Samuelsson (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player *

Evelina Stading Evelina Stading (January 1, 1797– April 4, 1829), was a Swedish landscape painter. Biography Evelina Stading was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was either the daughter or the niece of the opera singer Franziska Stading (1763–1836). Stading s ...

(1803–1829), Swedish landscape painter *

Evelina Tshabalala Evelina Tshabalala (born 1965), a South African marathon runner and mountaineer, has climbed Aconcagua and Mount Kilimanjaro, despite being infected with the AIDS virus The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lent ...

(born 1965), South African marathon runner and mountaineer *

Evelina Tsvetanova Evelina Asenova Tsvetanova () (born ) is a Bulgarian female former volleyball player, playing as a setter. She was part of the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2 ...

(born 1974), Bulgarian former volleyball player *

Evelina Vorontsova Evelina Vorontsova (Russian: Эвелина Воронцова; born 19 April 1972, in Moscow) is a Russian/Dutch concert pianist and pedagogue. Biography Evelina Vorontsova studied under Rudolf Kehrer, Mikhail Voskresensky, Elena Kuznetsova at ...

(born 1972), Russian/Dutch concert pianist and pedagogue

Fictional characters

* Evelina Anville, title character of the 1778 novel ''

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

'' * a main character in the 1788 opera '' Arvire et Évélina''

References

# Withycombe, E.G., comp. (1950) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 113, {{given name Feminine given names Greek feminine given names Italian feminine given names Lithuanian feminine given names Swedish feminine given names

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