Aveline

Aveline is a surname of French origin, derived from a given name, a diminutive of Ava. The surname Aveline is in turn the origin of the surname and given name Evelyn.

In modern French, aveline means "a kind of big hazelnut".

People

Surname

Claude Aveline (1901–1992), French writer and poet
Jean-Marc Aveline (born 1958), Archbishop of Marseille
Joseph Aveline (1881–1958), French parliamentarian, mayor of Dorceau, and Percheron horse-breeder
Pierre Aveline (1656–1722), French engraver
- Antoine Aveline (1691–1743), French engraver, son of Pierre
- Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (1702–1760), French engraver, son of Pierre
William Talbot Aveline (1822–1903), British geologist and archaeologist

Name

Aveline Fitz Peter, Countess of Essex (c. 1178–1225), English noblewoman
Aveline de Forz, Countess of Aumale (1259–1274), English noblewoman
Aveline de Grandpré, protagonist of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Aveline Kushi (1923–2001), Japanese author
Aveline Vallen, a character in BioWare's Dragon Age II

Other

Aveline's Hole, a cave in Somerset, England
La Fée Aveline, a French comic by René Goscinny and Coq

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.