English

Proper noun

Evadne

1. A female given name.
   • 1837, Sir Richard Phillips, The Monthly Magazine, or, British Register, page 215:

     A noble gentleman of Rhodes, on his marriage with Evadne, discovers' that the marriage had been brought about by the king, her paramour...

   • 1893 Sarah Grand, The Heavenly Twins, University of Michigan Press (1992), ISBN 0472065084, page 603:

     "My dear boy," said Lady Adeline, "You mustn't call Mrs. Colquhoun by her Christian name." "Christian!" jeered Diavolo. "Now, that is a good one! There's nothing Christian about Evadne. - - - Evadne - classical Evadne - was noted for her devotion to her husband, and distinguished herself finally on his funeral pyre - she ex-pyred there."

   • 1999 Caroline Graham, A Place of Safety, G. K. Hall (2000), ISBN 0783889682, page 192:

     'Unusual name, Evadne Platt.' 'You think so?' Barnaby could afford to sound superior.

Anagrams

• advene
• Naveed