Desired; or little bird
Aveline is a Norman French diminutive of Avila, which is derived from the Germanic name Avelina. It is often associated with the Latin word 'avis', meaning bird, or the Germanic root 'aval', meaning strength or desire. Historically, it is the root name from which the popular name Evelyn eventually developed.
Less common today
Aveline isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,328 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Countess of Aumale and a prominent 13th-century English noblewoman
The protagonist and master assassin in the 18th-century New Orleans setting · Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
A strong-willed warrior and guard captain in the city of Kirkwall · Dragon Age II
