Evangeline

Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ɪ.ˈvæn.d͡ʒə.ˌlin/, /ɪ.ˈvæn.d͡ʒə.ˌlaɪn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "good news" from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελμα (angelma) meaning "news, message". It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1847 epic poem Evangeline [1][2]. It also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) as the full name of the character Eva.

Related Names

Rooteuangelos
VariantEvangelina
Other Languages & CulturesEvangeliya(Bulgarian) Evangelia(Greek) Evangelija, Vangelija(Macedonian) Evangelista(Portuguese) Evangelina, Evangelista, Lina(Spanish)
User SubmissionsÉvangéline, Evangéline

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Chocolatier characters, Cocteau Twins songs, D. H. Lawrence characters, Disney characters, Elder Scrolls characters, ends in -ine, ends in -line, goodness, history, literature, movies, poem, poems, William Faulkner characters

Sources & References

  1. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 51.
  2. Page at https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2039/pg2039-images.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022