[eev-lin for 1, 3; ev-uh-lin for 2, or, especially Brit., eev-lin, ee-vuh-lin] 
| 1. | John, 1620–1706, English diarist. |
| 2. | Also, Ev⋅e⋅lynne. a female given name, form of Eve. |
| 3. | Chiefly British. a male given name. |
[waw] | 1. | Alec (Alexander Raban ), 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn). |
| 2. | Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn). |
| 3. | Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec). |
| 4. | Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator. |
| Eve·lyn (ēv'lĭn, ěv'-) English writer whose Diary, published in 1818, is a valuable historical record of his times. |