Evelyn is a traditionally unisex name that is today usually used only for girls.

Evelyn meaning of name. The name Evelyn is a result of combing the name. A male surname in modern use as a given. Evelyn comes from the Norman French name Aveline which was itself a diminutive form of the name Ava.

The origin of the name Evelyn is English. According to the numerology prediction of this name the lucky number is 11 and it impacts positively on personality development. Evelyn is also sometimes used as the English translation for the Gaelic name Aibhilín.

Nicknames for the name Evelyn include Eve Ev and Evvy and Lynn. Common nicknames for Evelyn include Eve Ev and Lynn and it is sometimes misspelled as Evelin Evalyn or. From an English surname which comes from the French name Aveline originally from the Latin avis meaning bird.

From the Old French aveline meaning. May also be a combination of the names Eve this first woman moniker is connected with the Hebrew for life or living and Lynn. The original form was the Norman French female name Aveline related to the Germanic AvaAvia of unknown meaning.

Ávila originates in the Germanic languages and most likely means yearned for It is the name of a Spanish city in the province of Castilla y León and is famous for being one of the cities with the most significant number of churches in the world. Evelyn can either mean little bird or beautiful bird depending on which translation is used. Evelyn derives from the French feminine given name Aveline which is from an obscure Germanic root which may mean desired wished for or water island.

Originally used as a surname Evelyn meaning wished for child has English origins and roots. Evelyn can be used as a masculine or feminine name though it has been far more common as a girl name for at least a century. The name Evelyn is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Beautiful Bird.