Names of the Week
*
*
Fact of the Week
 More

Evelyn Meaning

    

What does Evelyn mean?

The name Evelyn is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Evelyn is "life".

It is also of Latin origin, where its meaning is "bird" and French origin, where its meaning is "little bird, hazelnut".

Evelyn is used as both a boys and girls name.

It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced E-ve-lyn.

The Given Name Evelyn

Evelyn is a variant of Eve, Avis. See Eve, Avis for further details.

Evelyn is quite a popular name and a welcome find.

A special name that is sure to be loved.

Alternate names include Evaleen, Evalina, Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelia, Evelien, Eveliina, Evelin, Evelina, Eveline, Eveling, Evelyne, Evelynn, Evelynne.

Evelyn falls into the name categories bird, classic.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Evelyn Roberts.

Evelyn Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 10 in baby name popularity for girls with 10,376 occurrences. It ranked 6,417 in baby name popularity for boys with 13 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 9 in baby name popularity for girls with 10,712 occurrences. It ranked 7,218 in baby name popularity for boys with 11 occurrences.

Want to see how Evelyn sizes up? How it compares to some other names? Then check out the Evelyn Name Popularity Page.

Evelyn Related Names

Evelyn is a variant of Eve, Avis.

Variants of the name Evelyn include Evaleen, Evalina, Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Evelia, Evelien, Eveliina, Evelin, Evelina, Eveline, Eveling, Evelyne, Evelynn, Evelynne.

The name Aibhlin is a form of Evelyn.

Famous Evelyns

  • Evelyn ~ 1 hurricane
  • Evelyn Roberts ~ Actor

Evelyn Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Evelyn.

Children named Evelyn are often fresh and academic but most of all they are read more >>

Evelyn Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Evelyn in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Evelyn.

Just for fun, see the name Evelyn in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Evelyn in Nautical Flags page.