What is "evelina"

Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in what Burney called a "vile poem".

In this 3-volume epistolary novel, title character Evelina is the unacknowledged, but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat, thus raised in rural seclusion until her 17th year. Through a series of humorous events that take place in London and the resort town of Hotwells, near Bristol, Evelina learns to navigate the complex layers of 18th-century society and earn the love of a distinguished nobleman. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set and is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

Evelina is a feminine given name which may refer to:

People:

• Evelina (singer) (born 1995), Finnish singer and songwriter
• Evelina Borea (born 1931), Italian art historian, author and curator
• Evelina Fernandez, American playwright and actress
• Evelina Haverfield (1867–1920), British suffragette and aid worker
• Evelina Kalisher (born 1994), Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
• Evelina Kos (born 1996), Slovenian footballer
• Evi Maltagliati (1908–1986), Italian stage, television and film actress
• Evelina Papantoniou (born 1979), Greek fashion model, actress and 2001 Miss Universe runner-up
• Evelina Papoulia (born 1971), Greek actress and dancer
• Evelina Petrova (born 1974), Russian composer and accordion player
• Evelina Puzaite (born 1982), Lithuanian classical pianist, composer and writer
• Evelina Raselli (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
• Evelina de Rothschild (1839–1866), English socialite
• Evelina Samuelsson (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
• Evelina Stading (1803-1829), Swedish landscape painter
• Evelina Tsvetanova (born 1974), Bulgarian former volleyball player
• Evelina Vorontsova (born 1972), Russian/Dutch concert pianist and pedagogue

Fictional characters:

• Evelina Anville, title character of the 1778 novel Evelina
• a main character in the 1788 opera Arvire et Évélina

Eveliina Tammenlaakso (born 1995), better known as simply Evelina, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. She is signed to the Universal Music Group label M-Eazy Music.