What is "evelyn"

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.

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 Aveline, a feminine Norman French diminutive of the name Ava.

Evelyn is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish or Aibhilín and Éibhleann. Aibhilín is a variant form of Eibhlín, which is also derived from the Norman French Aveline. Éibhleann, on the other hand, is said to be derived from the Old Irish óiph, which means "radiance", "beauty"; a variant of this name is Éibhliu, another Anglicised form of the name is Evilin. Another school of thought is that the name "Evelyn" means "hazelnut".

Variant forms of the feminine first name Evelyn include: Evelyne, Eveline, Evaline, Evelin, Evylen, Eveleen.

Evelyn is a 2002 drama film, loosely based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish courts (December, 1955) to be reunited with his children. The film stars Sophie Vavasseur in the title role, Pierce Brosnan as her father and Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea and Alan Bates as supporters to Doyle's case. The film had a limited release in the United States, starting on December 13, 2002 and was later followed by the United Kingdom release on March 21, 2003.

The film was produced by, with others, Brosnan's own production company, Irish DreamTime. It opened to positive reviews.

Evelyn Light Rail Station was a station on the Mountain View–Winchester Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Light Rail Line. It closed on March 16, 2015, and was demolished to make room for a second track along the Mountain View–Winchester line.

Evelyn is an electoral ward in the northernmost part of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located in the Deptford area on the south bank of the River Thames, and is the only Lewisham ward that borders the Thames. Occupying the northern corner of the London Borough of Lewisham, the Evelyn ward borders only one other Lewisham ward, which is New Cross to the south. But Evelyn borders wards from three other London Boroughs, Greenwich West in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the east, Surrey Docks of the London Borough of Southwark to the northwest, and across the River Thames on the Isle of Dogs, the Millwall ward from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

It is named after John Evelyn who settled in Deptford with his wife in 1652. Their house, Sayes Court, adjacent to the naval dockyard, was purchased by Evelyn from his father-in-law Sir Richard Browne in 1653 and Evelyn soon began to transform the gardens.

Evelyn Street is the main road passing through the area, it is part of the A200 road and is in a southeast to northwest direction. Deptford railway station is located in the southeast of the ward where Evelyn's entire southern border follows the railway line.

Evelyn may refer to:

• Evelyn (name), for people named Evelyn
• Evelyn (film), a 2002 film starring Sophie Vavasseur and Pierce Brosnan
• Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl, 2002 award-winning short film and black comedy directed by Newfoundlander Brad Peyton
• Hurricane Evelyn, fifth hurricane of the 1977 Atlantic hurricane season
• Evelyn 7", 2005 release by Australian group The Mess Hall
• Evelyn (play), a 1969 radio play by Rhys Adrian

• Evelyn, London, UK
• Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London, U.K.
• Evelyn, Ontario, Canada
• Evelyn, California, USA
• Evelyn, Kentucky, USA
• Evelyn, Michigan, USA
• Evelyn, Texas, USA
• Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
• Evelyn (VTA), former light rail train station in Mountain View, California, USA
• Evelyn County, New South Wales, Australia
• Electoral district of Evelyn, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
• Evelyn, Queensland, Australia
• 503 Evelyn, a main belt asteroid

• Evelyn College for Women, or Evelyn College, the former women's college of Princeton University
• Evelyn High School, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Evelyn is an award winning radio play by Rhys Adrian, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 21 October 1969. It was later adapted for television as part of BBC 1's Play for Today series which was transmitted on 28 October 1971.

Evelyn (born December 6, 1980 as Evelyn Valerie Zangger) is a Swiss singer / songwriter from Zurich.