Aveline

  • [ AV-ə-lien, av-ə-LEEN ]
  • English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of AVILA. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.

AVILA   female   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". This name is also 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.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Avice, Avis
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Avelina, Aveza, Avila
DUTCH: Evelien, Eveline
ENGLISH: Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene
ESTONIAN: Evelin
FINNISH: Eveliina
FRENCH: Eveline, Évelyne
GERMAN: Ava, Evelin
HUNGARIAN: Evelin
IRISH: Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen
ITALIAN: Evelina
POLISH: Ewelina
SCOTTISH: Aileen
SWEDISH: Evelina
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Lina
ITALIAN: Lina
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Eveline, Evelyn, Evie, Evvie
GERMAN: Evelyn