Evelyn kommt nicht in der Bibel vor – es ist ein Nachname, der zu einem Vornamen wurde

Evelyn is not in the Bible. It is not even, strictly speaking, a name in its own right. It is an English surname that was made from an older given name, Aveline, and then handed back the other way — a family name that became a first name. Which is a stranger and more moving thing than it sounds, dear friends. Because none of us chose the name we answer to, and Scripture has a great deal to say about…