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English
Etymology
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.

Proper noun
Evelyn

1. given name|female.
2. A surname derived from the female given name.
3. given name|male, transferred use of the surname.

Translations
trans-top|female given name
Finnish: Eveliina
French: Évelyne
trans-mid
Swedish: Evelina
trans-bottom

Related terms
Ava
Eileen
Eveline

German

Proper noun
Evelyn

1. given name|female||de: borrowed from English.

Norwegian

Proper noun
Evelyn

1. given name|female||no: borrowed from English.

Category:Surnames

is:Evelyn
sr:Evelyn

• 2007-10-01 10:43 - Makaokalani - translations + de,no

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