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I love Evangeline! I think it sounds very soft, feminine, and poetic.

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I especially like the meaning, though; and I think the meaning would make it particularly well-suited for a long-awaited child or the first girl in a family of boys.

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I pronounce Evangeline e-VAN-je-leen, with the first syllable being somewhat soft. I don't like Evan for a girl by itself at all, but as a nn for Evangeline it's tolerable, and not too much of a stretch imo. I wouldn't use it deliberately, but if my daughter wanted to go by Evan, I wouldn't try to dissuade her.

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Though personally I would use Evangeline in full or with a nn like Ellie or Eva (EV-a), there are lots of other nns for Evangeline to consider:
1. Angel
2. Angeline
3. Ann / Anne
4. Annie
5. Effie (EF-ee) - Alteration of Evvie, in the mode that turned Molly into Polly and Rob into Bob in previous times
6. Eline (el-LEEN)
7. Ellie
8. Eva (EE-va or EV-a)
9. Eve (EEV or EV)
10. Evie (EE-vee)
11. Evvie (EV-ee)
12. Line (LEEN)
13. Van
14. Vannie / Vanny

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Miranda