[1] since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. Evelyn is frequently used as a girl's name Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name evelyn. Evelyn is a 2002 irish drama film directed by bruce beresford and written by paul pender, loosely based on the true story of desmond doyle and his fight in the irish courts (december 1955) to be reunited with his children. With sophie vavasseur, niall beagan, hugh mcdonagh, pierce brosnan Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after christmas 1953
As he's unemployed in dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages When he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back. Evelyn is a girl's name of english origin meaning desired Evelyn is the 8 ranked female name by popularity. From an english surname that was derived from the given name aveline In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as almost entirely feminine, probably in part because of its similarity to eve and evelina.
Evelyn is a predominantly female baby name with 31 spelling variations ranked #103 overall with 680.6k total births recorded in the usa since 1880 This name group combines 31 different spelling variations with overlapping pronunciations. The name evelyn is of english origin and is derived from the french name aveline, which itself comes from the germanic name avelina The name evelyn means wished for child or desired child.
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