Gender Feminine

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.

Related Names

Rootawi
VariantsAva, Aveza
DiminutiveAvelina
Other Languages & CulturesEvelina(Bulgarian) Evelína(Czech) Evelien, Eveline(Dutch) Avis, Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Aveline, Avice, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene(English) Evelin(Estonian) Eveliina(Finnish) Eveline, Évelyne(French) Ava, Evelin(German) Evelina(Greek) Evelin(Hungarian) Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen(Irish) Evelina, Lina(Italian) Evelīna, Ina, Līna(Latvian) Evelina(Lithuanian) Ewelina(Polish) Evelina(Russian) Aileen(Scottish) Èibhlin(Scottish Gaelic) Evelína(Slovak) Evelina, Evy(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 218.
Entry updated December 7, 2022