Evelina (given name)

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Evelina is a feminine given name. It is either a Latinised variant of Evelyn or an extension of Eva. [1] Notable people with the name include:

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  1. "Evelina (Eveline)". isof.se (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore . Retrieved 12 February 2020.