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Meaning & Origins
Modern use of this as both a boy's and a girl's name derives from a transferred use of an English surname, from the Norman female name Aveline, an elaborated form of Ava. At present it is used more frequently as a girl's name, and is also found as a variant Anglicization of Irish Éibhleann or Aibhilín (see also Evlin).
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English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (Martín), Italian (Venice), etc.: from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.
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Nicknames & variations
Evelyne, Evelynn, Evelynne, Eveline, Evelina, Evelin, Evelena, Evelene, Eveleen, Evelinda
Martinez, Morton, Martino, Martens, Martell, Martins, Martel, Martinson, Martindale, Martz
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