How to Say “Evelyn” in Japanese

エヴリン
evurin
The English female given name Evelyn is translated into Japanese as エヴリン (evurin).
エヴリン is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

evurin

Did you know?

  • In Japanese social settings, エヴリン would rarely be used alone. A suffix like さん is added to the end, making it エヴリンさん, to show basic politeness regardless of the person's age.
  • If someone named エヴリン wants a Japanese version of their name, they might choose kanji characters that mimic the sound. For example, 恵 for 'blessing' or 凛 for 'dignified' could be used to create a meaningful written version.
  • Japanese phonetics require every consonant to be followed by a vowel, which is why the English 'n' at the end of Evelyn is rendered as ン. In Japanese, ン is the only consonant that can stand alone without a following vowel.

Examples in context

  • エヴリンさんは親切です。
    Evurin-san wa shinsetsu desu.
    Evelyn is kind.
  • エヴリンはどこにいますか?
    Evurin wa doko ni imasu ka?
    Where is Evelyn?
  • 昨日、エヴリンに会いました。
    Kinou, Evurin ni aimashita.
    I met Evelyn yesterday.

Example conversation

Two friends are talking about a new classmate.

  1. 大翔 Hiroto

    新しい生徒の名前は何?
    Atarashii seito no namae wa nani?
    What is the new student's name?
  2. 結衣 Yui

    エヴリンという名前だよ。
    Evurin to iu namae da yo.
    Her name is Evelyn.
  3. 大翔 Hiroto

    エヴリンはどこから来たの?
    Evurin wa doko kara kita no?
    Where is Evelyn from?
  4. 結衣 Yui

    アメリカから来たみたい。
    Amerika kara kita mitai.
    It seems she came from America.
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