Evelyn probably developed from Eibhlín pronounced ev-len which is the Gaelic rendering of the Germanic name Aveline from the element avi believed to mean desired.

Evelyn boy name meaning. Save to My Favorites. Uncertain possibly little bird. Evelyn is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish Aibhilín or Éibhleann.

The English may have also borrowed Evelyn from the Irish Eibhlín pronounced ev-len which is the Gaelic rendering of the Old French Aveline. This is the culture in which the name originated or in the case of a word the language. See the boy version of this name What does Evelyn mean.

Ava itself is a hypocoristic Germanic name of uncertain origin. Nicknames for the name Evelyn include Eve Ev and Evvy and Lynn. The name Evelyn is a result of combing the name Eve with Lynn.

Evelyn Origin and Meaning. What Does Evelyn Mean. What does Evelyn mean and stand for.

Later Evelyn was used as a given name for both boys and girls. The name Evelyn is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Beautiful Bird. It is of Norman origin.

Traditionally an English last name it used to be a boys name but now is typically used for girls. The name originally was used a surname which derived from Aveline a feminine Norman French diminutive of the name Ava. In the French origin Evelyn means Evelyn e-vel-yn eve-lyn as a boys name also used as girls name Evelyn is of Norman origin.