Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇭🇺 Evelin
/EH · veh · lin/
Meaning
“Wished-for child”
Scandinavian and German spelling of Evelyn, from Norman French Aveline meaning wished-for child; the single-l spelling is common across Northern and Eastern Europe.
Nicknames
eve · evi
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Clean Scandinavian take on a name with deep European roots; ages steadily without drama.
The cultural moment.
Consistent use in Sweden, Germany, and Hungary throughout the 20th century; still in moderate use.