First names in Hebrew

First name Evelyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אוולין

Gematria value: 103

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Evelyn is written אוולין

Meaning and origin

What does Evelyn mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin: the Norman name Aveline
Origin: disputed

Evelyn comes from the Norman name Aveline, brought to England after 1066. Its origin is disputed: some link it to an old Germanic name, Avi, others to the Latin avellana, "the hazelnut". It was first a family name and a boy's name in England, then became a girl's name, among the most popular in America today.

Gematria

Evelyn = 103

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אוולין has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total103

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Evelyn, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Evelyn, in nine pages

• Evelyn, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Evelyn
• Evelyn, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Evelyn in three answers

How do you write Evelyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Evelyn is written אוולין.

What is the gematria value of Evelyn?
Written אוולין, Evelyn is worth 103: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Evelyn mean?
Of disputed origin: the Norman name Aveline (origin: disputed). Evelyn comes from the Norman name Aveline, brought to England after 1066. Its origin is disputed: some link it to an old Germanic name, Avi, others to the Latin avellana, "the hazelnut". It was first a family name and a boy's name in England, then became a girl's name, among the most popular in America today.