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Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Frances Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in what Burney called a "vile poem". [1]
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava). [1] Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepoint (d. 1726), who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn ...
Evelina is a feminine given name, likely stemming from the Old Germanic name of Avelina. The presently more common name Evelyn is presumed to stem from Evelina. During the Norman Conquest the name Aveline was introduced to Britain, and became popular during the 12th and 13th centuries.
The Novel of Manners: Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (1779), by Frances Burney. The novel of manners is a work of fiction that re-creates a social world, conveying with detailed observation the complex of customs, values, and mores of a stratified society.
Lina (/ ˈ l iː n ə / LEE-nə) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Melina, Nikolina, Paulina, Rosalina, and Žaklina.
However, the name did not gain much popularity until the Protestant Reformation. As discussed in Kathleen M. Crowther's Adam and Eve in the Protestant Reformation: "The story of Adam and Eve, ubiquitous in the art and literature of the period, played a central role in the religious controversies of sixteenth-century Europe... The story of Adam ...
Evelina, the last Countess Pisani, died in the summer of 1900, aged 68 years, in Italy. [8] The family's former villa in Vescovana, now an inn, encourages visitors to look and listen for Evelina's ghost haunting her gardens. [9] An event every spring, "I Bulbi di Evelina Pisani", celebrates the blooming of her tulip gardens. [10] [11]
Evelina de Rothschild was the daughter of Baron Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879), the first openly unconverted Jew to sit in the British House of Commons.Her mother was Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884), a cousin from the Naples branch of the family.