Gender: Female
Evelyn Dawn Knight is an English woman known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation of the 1970s, with her ex-husband Mel Weinberg. A character inspired by her was portrayed on film by Amy Adams in American Hustle (2013) for which Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The story of Abscam was depicted as well in the 1981 book The Sting Man by Robert Greene.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 27, 2024
On the name Evelyn Knight, Evelyn means Hazelnut, Little Bird, Desired, Life Giving, Light, Life, Bird, Beauty, Radiance. Knight means Noble, Soldier.
The name Evelyn Knight is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Evelyn is commonly found in United States of America, Chile, Mexico, and 91 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Evelyn is recorded 91,078 times globally, ranking it as the 654th most common name worldwide.
Evelyn is most prevalent in United States of America, with 18,660 occurrences, making it the 297th most popular name in the country.
In Puerto Rico, the name Evelyn is found among 1 in every 65 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United States of America | #297 | 1 : 97 |
Chile | #138 | 1 : 69 |
Mexico | #309 | 1 : 131 |
Peru | #230 | 1 : 165 |
Nigeria | #256 | 1 : 239 |
Colombia | #615 | 1 : 352 |
Italy | #815 | 1 : 334 |
South Africa | #648 | 1 : 721 |
Malaysia | #556 | 1 : 837 |
United Kingdom | #640 | 1 : 242 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Evelyn from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Evelyn Dawn Knight is an English woman known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation of the 1970s, with her ex-husband Mel Weinberg. A character inspired by her was portrayed on film by Amy Adams in American Hustle (2013) for which Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The story of Abscam was depicted as well in the 1981 book The Sting Man by Robert Greene.
Evelyn Knight was an American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. Damon Runyon, in one of his newspaper columns, described Knight as "a lissome blonde lassie with a gentle little voice and a face mother would not mind having brought home to her."
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