Evelyn Gilbert

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* June 22, 1992 (Mystic Falls, Age 19/38)

### Occupation

* Member of the Eternity Coven
* Member of New Orleans Witch Community
* Deputy Headmistress at the Salvatore School

### Title(s)

* Evy, Ev (by Diana)
* Evie, Sis (by Elena and Jeremy)
* Twin, My Sister, My Other Half, Vel (by Elena)
* Eve, Sister (by Rebekah)
* Lynnie (by Tyler)
* Mom, Mama, Mother (all by Edward and Violet)

### Species

* Hybrid/Doppelgänger (Guardian, Witch; originally)
* Tribrid (Vampire, Guardian, Witch; Henry's bloodline)

## Family Information

### Parents

* John Gilbert (biological father/adoptive paternal uncle; deceased)
* Isobel Flemming (biological mother; deceased)
* Grayson Gilbert (paternal uncle/adoptive father; deceased)
* Miranda Sommers (paternal aunt/adoptive mother; deceased)
* Alaric Saltzman (former legal guardian/step-father)

### Siblings

* Elena Gilbert (older twin sister)
* Jeremy Gilbert (paternal cousin/adoptive younger brother)
* Lizzie Saltzman (step-sister)
* Josie Saltzman (step-sister)

### Significant Others

* Erik Mikaelson (husband)
* Adelia Salvatore (potential crush)
* Henry Forbes (ex-boyfriend)

### Children

* Edward Forbes (son)
* Violet Forbes (daughter)

### Other Relatives

* Amara † (distant maternal ancestor)
* Tatia (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Idunn Njállsdottir (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Teodosi Petrov (maternal ancestor)
* Veselina Nikolova (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Katerina Petrova (doppelgänger of, maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Liliya Petrova (doppelgänger of, maternal ancestor)
* Aleksi Petrov (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Nataliya Petrova (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Andrei Petrov (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Nadia Petrova (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Kristina Delyanova (maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Johnathan Gilbert (paternal ancestor; deceased)
* Christopher Gilbert (paternal ancestor; deceased)
* Samantha Gilbert (paternal ancestor; deceased)
* Mary Knapp (adoptive maternal ancestor; deceased)
* Beth Fuller (adoptive maternal great-grandmother; deceased)
* Jenna Sommers (adoptive maternal aunt)

## Appearance

### First Seen

* *Pilot* (TVD)
* *Always and Forever* (TO)

### Last Seen

* *I Was Feeling Epic* (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (TO)

**Evelyn Rose Gilbert-Mikaelson** was one of the former two main female protagonists of *The Vampire Diaries*. At the beginning of the series, Evelyn appears to be a regular human girl, but is then revealed to be a Petrova doppelgänger as well as a witch and guardian.

Evelyn had been struggling to live a normal life ever since her adoptive parents, Miranda and Grayson Gilbert, died in a car accident when she was seventeen years old, though she didn't feel it as bad as Elena did. Her life also changed drastically as she and her friends are caught up in the supernatural world that surrounds them and are forced to face powerful supernatural enemies.

Evelyn is best friends with her twin sister Elena Gilbert, Matt Donovan, Veronica Lockwood, and Diana Adair-Collins. She is also close friends with Bonnie Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Stefan Salvatore, and James Salvatore. Her actions and beliefs throughout the series have been most influenced by her friendship with the Mikaelson and Salvatore families; as well as by her antagonistic relationship with her ancestor and doppelgänger, Katerina Petrova.

In season one, Evelyn was still coping with the death of her parents; as were her twin sister Elena and younger brother Jeremy. Her sister then meets a mysterious new student at Mystic Falls High School, Stefan Salvatore. Evelyn watches her sister fall in love with Stefan as Evelyn herself tries to get over her ex-boyfriend, Henry Forbes. Not long after Elena starts dating Stefan; she and Evelyn discover that both Stefan and his brother, Damon, are vampires. She, along with her sister; become aware of the existence of Katherine and Lily Pierce, Katherine being the woman who turned the Salvatore brothers into vampires in 1864, and to whom Evelyn and Elena bear a striking physical resemblance. In the process, Evelyn and Elena discover a shocking truth — they were adopted, and their real parents are John Gilbert, their "uncle", and Isobel Flemming, Alaric's wife.

In season two, Evelyn learns that she and Elena are Katherine and Lily's doppelgängers, which explains their identical appearances. Because of this, an Original Vampire, Klaus; wants to use either her or Elena; since he only needs one doppelgänger, in a sacrifice to break an ancient curse on him and his twin brother. Despite Evelyn and Elena as well as their friends' best efforts, the sacrifice ends up taking place. Evelyn and Elena's biological father, John, sacrifices his own life to keep Elena alive and human and so Evelyn will still have her twin sister.

After Jeremy's death in Season Four, after Damon commands Elena to ease her pain by turning off her humanity as not to feel all the guilt; Evelyn tries her best to not feel at all but it doesn't end up working. So she ends up trying to help the gang get Elena to turn her humanity back on, which Elena does after a surprising plan was carried out by Damon and Matt.

**Evelyn** is a member of the **Gilbert Family**, the **Petrova Family**, the **Morrow Family**, the **Claire Family**, and the **Mikaelson Family**. Evelyn is by birthright, a member of the **Eternity Coven**.

## Early Life

* 1990s
* 2007
* 2008-2009

## Throughout The Vampire Diaries

* Season One
* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five
* Season Six
* Season Eight

In *Pilot*,

In *The Night of the Comet*,

In *Friday Night Bites*,

In *Family Ties*,

In *You're Undead to Me*,

In *Lost Girls*,

In *Haunted*,

In *162 Candles*,

In *History Repeating*,

In *Bloodlines*,

In *Unpleasantville*,

In *Children of the Damned*,

In *Fool Me Once*,

In *A Few Good Men*,

In *There Goes the Neighborhood*,

In *Let The Right One In*,

In *Under Control*,

In *Miss Mystic Falls*,

In *Blood Brothers*,

In *Isobel*,

In *Founder's Day*,

In *The Return*,

In *Brave New World*,

In *Bad Moon Rising*,

In *Memory Lane*,

In *Kill or Be Killed*,

In *Plan B*,

In *Masquerade*,

In *Rose*,

In *Katerina*,

In *The Sacrifice*,

In *By the Light of the Moon*,

In *The Descent*,

In *Daddy Issues*,

In *Crying Wolf*,

In *The Dinner Party*,

In *The House Guest*,

In *Know Thy Enemy*,

In *The Last Dance*,

In *Klaus*,

In *The Last Day*,

In *The Sun Also Rises*,

In *As I Lay Dying*,

In *The Birthday*,

In *The Hybrid*,

In *The End of the Affair*,

In *Disturbing Behavior*,

In *The Reckoning*,

In *Smells Like Teen Spirit*,

In *Ghost World*,

In *Ordinary People*,

In *Homecoming*,

In *The New Deal*,

In *Our Town*,

In *The Ties That Bind*,

In *Bringing Out The Dead*,

In *Dangerous Liaisons*,

In *All My Children*,

In *1912*,

In *Break On Through*,

In *The Murder of One*,

In *Heart of Darkness*,

In *Do Not Go Gentle*,

In *Before Sunset*,

In *The Departed*,

In *Growing Pains*,

In *Memorial*,

In *The Rager*,

In *The Five*,

In *The Killer*,

In *We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes*,

In *My Brother's Keeper*,

In *We'll Always Have Bourbon Street*,

In *After School Special*,

In *Catch Me If You Can*,

In *A View to Kill*,

In *Into the Wild*,

In *Down the Rabbit Hole*,

In *Stand by Me*,

In *Bring It On*,

In *Because the Night*,

In *American Gothic*,

In *Pictures of You*,

In *She's Come Undone*,

In *The Walking Dead*,

In *Graduation*,

In *Our Night Spent Together*,
In *The Originals*,

In *I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime*,

In *I'm Thinking Of You All The While*,

In *Hello, Brother*,

In *Today Will Be Different*,

In *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*,

In *An Eternity of Misery*,

In *Coming Home Was a Mistake*,

In *Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell*,

In *The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You*,

In *We Have History Together*,

In *The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch*,

In *Nostalgia's A Bitch*,

In *You Made a Choice to Be Good*,

In *What Are You?*,

In *The Lies Will Catch Up To You*,

In *It's Been a Hell of a Ride*,

In *We're Planning a June Wedding*,

In *I Was Feeling Epic*,
## Throughout The Originals

* Season One
* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five

## Throughout Legacies

* Season One
* Season Two

In *That's Nothing I Had to Remember*,

## Personality

* Hybrid
* Tribrid

## Physical Appearance

Like her twin sister Elena, Evelyn is physically a very attractive and beautiful young lady. Evelyn, like her sister; has an oval-shaped face, a light olive complexion, and almond-shaped brown eyes. If you look very close, you can see the Evelyn's eyes are a few shades darker than her sisters lighter ones. Evelyn stands at 5'7" (170 cm), being only an inch taller than Elena. She also has an athletic physique but is a little less slim than her sister.

Like Elena, Evelyn has an uncanny physical resemblance to her two ancestors and doppelgängers, Katerina and Liliya Petrova, Katherine often posing as Elena as to trick others. However, even if Evelyn, Katherine, and Lily look exactly the same in terms of their physical appearances, there are some differences between them in terms of fashion, style, and personality.

## Relationships

### Other Relationships

*Main article: Evelyn Gilbert/Relationships*
Petrova Family, Gilbert Family, Saltzman Family, Salvatore Family, Mikaelson Family, Mystic Falls Gang, Mystic Falls High School

* Evelyn and Jenna (Adoptive Maternal Aunt/Good Friends)
* John, Isobel, Elena, and Evelyn (Parents and Daughters/Frenemies)
* Evelyn and John (Biological Father and Daughter)
* Evelyn and Isobel (Biological Mother and Daughter/Frenemies)
* Evelyn and Katherine (Maternal Ancestor/Enemies)
* Evelyn and Tyler (Former Friends/Former Allies)
* Caroline and Evelyn (Close Friends/Allies)
* Evelyn and Bonnie (Close Friends/Allies)
* Stefan and Evelyn (Close Friends/Allies)
* Evelyn and Elijah (Friends/In-Laws/Allies)
* Rebekah and Evelyn (Friends/In-Laws/Allies)
* Evelyn and Kol (Acquaintances/In-Laws/Frenemies)
* Freya and Evelyn (Friends/In-Laws/Allies)
* Evelyn and Marcel (Friends/Allies)
* Davina and Evelyn (Second Cousins/Friends/In-Laws/Allies)
* Vincent and Evelyn (Friends/Allies)
* Evelyn and Hayley (Friends/Allies)
* Craig and Evelyn (Friends/Allies)

## Appearances

* The Vampire Diaries
* The Originals
* Legacies

* *Pilot*
* *The Night of the Comet*
* *Friday Night Bites*
* *Family Ties*
* *You're Undead to Me*
* *Lost Girls*
* *Haunted*
* *162 Candles*
* *History Repeating*
* *Bloodlines*
* *Unpleasantville*
* *Children of the Damned*
* *Fool Me Once*
* *A Few Good Men*
* *There Goes the Neighborhood*
* *Let The Right One In*
* *Under Control*
* *Miss Mystic Falls*
* *Blood Brothers*
* *Isobel*
* *Founder's Day*

* *The Return*
* *Brave New World*
* *Bad Moon Rising*
* *Memory Lane*
* *Kill or Be Killed*
* *Plan B*
* *Masquerade*
* *Rose*
* *Katerina*
* *The Sacrifice*
* *By the Light of the Moon*
* *The Descent*
* *Daddy Issues*
* *Crying Wolf*
* *The Dinner Party*
* *The House Guest*
* *Know Thy Enemy*
* *The Last Dance*
* *Klaus*
* *The Last Day*
* *The Sun Also Rises*
* *As I Lay Dying*

* *The Birthday*
* *The Hybrid*
* *The End of the Affair*
* *Disturbing Behavior*
* *The Reckoning*
* *Smells Like Teen Spirit*
* *Ghost World*
* *Ordinary People*
* *Homecoming*
* *The New Deal*
* *Our Town*
* *The Ties That Bind*
* *Bringing Out The Dead*
* *Dangerous Liaisons*
* *All My Children*
* *1912*
* *Break On Through*
* *The Murder of One*
* *Heart of Darkness*
* *Do Not Go Gentle*
* *Before Sunset*
* *The Departed*

* *Growing Pains*
* *Memorial*
* *The Rager*
* *The Five*
* *The Killer*
* *We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes*
* *My Brother's Keeper*
* *We'll Always Have Bourbon Street*
* *After School Special*
* *Catch Me If You Can*
* *A View to Kill*
* *Into the Wild*
* *Down the Rabbit Hole*
* *Stand by Me*
* *Bring It On*
* *Because the Night*
* *American Gothic*
* *Pictures of You*
* *She's Come Undone*
* *The Walking Dead*
* *Graduation*

* *The Originals*

* *I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime*
* *I'm Thinking Of You All The While*

**Season Eight*** *Hello, Brother*
* *Today Will Be Different*
* *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*
* *An Eternity of Misery*
* *Coming Home Was a Mistake*
* *Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell*
* *The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You*
* *We Have History Together*
* *The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch*
* *Nostalgia's A Bitch*,
* *You Made a Choice to Be Good*
* *What Are You?*
* *The Lies Will Catch Up To You*
* *It's Been a Hell of a Ride*
* *We're Planning a June Wedding*
* *I Was Feeling Epic*

## Name

* **Evelyn** is a feminine first name of English origin and means "*wished for child*". The name Evelyn was originally a surname that was derived from the French feminine name Aveline and was originally a masculine name after it first transitioned into first name use.
* **Rose** is
* **Gilbert**, which is Evelyn's surname, is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a medieval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous").
* **Mikaelson** is a patronymic surname of Scandinavian origin meaning "*Son of Mikael*".
	+ If Evelyn was to truly follow Norse traditions, her married surname should technically be **Niklausson** (son of Niklaus) as oppose to **Mikaelson** (son of Mikael).

## Trivia

* Evelyn's birthday is June 22.
* Evelyn's zodiac sign is Cancer.
* Evelyn is right handed.
* Evelyn speaks Bulgarian and Latin despite the fact that Mystic Falls High School doesn't have a Latin or Bulgarian language class.
	+ It is later revealed the Evelyn was interested in the two languages and decided to take it upon herself to learn the them.
* Miranda, Evelyn's mother, gave Evelyn and Elena their first diaries when they was nine, and Evelyn began writing in it right away.
* Evelyn used to be a cheerleader along with Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline.
* Evelyn and Tatia share some similarities.
	+ Both were born in Mystic Falls.
	+ Tatia is the first doppelgänger of Amara while Evelyn (alongside Elena) is the last.

## References

1. ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Evelyn/girl
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert\_(surname)