Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage African American, African Pronounced Pron. ee-vahn-je-lees(African American) ee-van- je-lees(African American) [key] Other Forms FormsEvangeliese Meaning & History Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".