Baby names info for EVELYN:

• Gender: boy or girl
• Syllables: 3
• Characters: 6
• Pronunciation: EV-a-lin

Origin and Meaning:

• English meaning of the name EVELYN for a boy:
  • from an old surname, related to Eve

• English meaning of the name EVELYN for a girl:
  • hazelnut

• French meaning of the name EVELYN for a girl:
  • life

• Hebrew meaning of the name EVELYN for a boy:
  • life

• Hebrew meaning of the name EVELYN for a girl:
  • life giving

• Irish meaning of the name EVELYN for a girl:
  • light

Baby Names Popularity:

• EVELYN is the 39^th most popular girl's name in the United States.

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Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• EVELEEN EVELIEN EVELIINA EVELIN EVELINA EVELINE EVELYNE EVELYNN EVELYNNE

Nicknames:

• EVE, EVY

EVELYN appears in the following lists of names:

• Miss World 2006 pageant contestants
• National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
• Miss America pageant winners