Aveline
/ˈæv.ə.liːn/noun
A feminine given name, surname, and rare botanical name associated with the hazelnut tree.
Did you know?Aveline ultimately comes from the same Germanic root as **hazel**, and hazel wood was long treated in European folklore as a protective, divining plant tied to secret knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hasalaz
“hazel tree”
Old English
OE
hæsel
“hazel tree”
Old French
OF
aveline
“hazelnut”
Medieval Latin
Latin
abellana
“hazelnut; of Abella (a place in Italy famous for hazelnuts)”
Modern English
English
Aveline
“a name or rare word associated with hazelnut or the hazel tree”