Man or woman going up many levels but not all

• Soprano Lear of the Met
• ''Brideshead Revisited'' author Waugh
• Hurricane that battered Cape Breton in 1977
• Crabtree & ___, retailer of body products
• The most famous Waugh
• Track star Ashford
• Speed-reader Wood

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, a double diminutive of Eve or in some cases from Old High German Avelina , from Avi . Popular (top 20) for girls born in U.S. c.1910-1930 and rising in popularity again 2000s.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Evelyn is a name in the English language, where it can be used as a first name or a surname . As a first name, it can refer to persons of either sex , although it is more commonly borne by females. The name originally was used a surname, which derived from ...