Evelyn

[ eev-lin for 1, 3; ev-uh-lin for 2, or, esp. British, eev-lin, ee-vuh-lin ]
/ ˈiv lɪn for 1, 3; ˈɛv ə lɪn for 2, or, esp. British, ˈiv lɪn, ˈi və lɪn /

noun

John,1620–1706, English diarist.
Also Ev·e·lynne. a female given name, form of Eve.
Chiefly British. a male given name.

Definition for evelyn (2 of 2)

Waugh
[ waw ]
/ wɔ /

noun

AlecAlexander Raban,1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
Arthur,1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).
Evelyn (Arthur St. John),1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).
Frederick Judd,1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.

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British Dictionary definitions for evelyn (1 of 2)

Evelyn
/ (ˈiːvlɪn, ˈɛv-) /

noun

John. 1620–1706, English author, noted chiefly for his diary (1640–1706)

British Dictionary definitions for evelyn (2 of 2)

Waugh
/ (wɔː) /

noun

Evelyn (Arthur St John) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)
Mark (Edward). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)
his twin brother Steve, full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup