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It used to be: Evelyn Waugh the author was actually named Arthur Evelyn, but chose to use Evelyn. He actually married a woman named Evelyn, but the marriage only lasted a few years. His books were more popular than he was - his public image was rather unpleasant. Perhaps this made Evelyn unpopular as a male name. It started off as a surname, and was then used mostly for boys, but since Eve is definitely female in the Bible this could have made people think of Evelyn as more suited to girls.