Evelyn

[eev-lin, ev-uh-lin, eev-lin, ee-vuh-lin]

noun

1. John, 1620–1706, English diarist.

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

3. Chiefly British.,  a male given name.

Evelyn

/ ˈiːvlɪn, ˈɛv- /

noun

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

Example Sentences

“Our founders, Evelyn and Bob Weidner, specialized in growing begonias, then fuchsias and impatiens and on from there. We’re a full-service nursery; we also sell fruit trees and vegetables. But our specialty is flowers.”

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Storm and Owens began working at the nursery 30 years ago and bought the business from Evelyn Weidner when she decided to retire in 2013 at age 84.

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Kast is expected to pick up votes from other candidates who did not make the final two, including the centre-right senator Evelyn Matthei and the radical libertarian congressman Johannes Kaiser.

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Faced with a race to the right, conservative ex-minister Evelyn Matthei, 72, struggled to make her mark.

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One police officer, Evelyn Tardiff, has long served as a double agent within the mobster’s circle, and Armand has grown unsure of her loyalties, fearing that “he no longer knew whose side she was on.”

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