Evelyn

American  

[eev-lin, ev-uh-lin, eev-lin, ee-vuh-lin] / ˈiv lɪn, ˈɛv ə lɪn, ˈiv lɪn, ˈi və lɪn /

noun

1. John, 1620–1706, English diarist.

2. Also Evelynne. a female given name, form of Eve.

3. Chiefly British. a male given name.

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Evelyn British  

/ ˈiːvlɪn, ˈɛv- /

noun

1. John. 1620–1706, English author, noted chiefly for his diary (1640–1706)

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Example Sentences

Sixth form student Evelyn joined when it started three years ago and said she would not have thought about keeping bees as a hobby if it wasn't for the school.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In bad news for long-suffering passengers, DB head Evelyn Palla told a press conference that the write-off resulted from expectations of a poor service stretching into the future.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Rothschild married Evelyn de Rothschild, from the British arm of the Rothschild family, in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The research was led by Yancheng Evelyn Li, a graduate student in the lab of Bil Clemons at Caltech.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Was it not a dangerous word, too closely connected to Hobbes and to dubious stories about sympathetic magic told by Digby—someone whom John Evelyn, another early member, could dismiss as an arrant mountebank?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton