Evangelista

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10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C evangelista update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C evangelista update #115
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C evangelista added (from user-submitted name 36094)
10/13/2018, 6:14 PM Lucille 36094
10/13/2018, 5:50 PM Lucille 36094
5/23/2018, 2:42 AM LMS 36094
5/23/2018, 2:42 AM LMS 36094
5/3/2014, 1:43 PM Ora 36094
2/27/2014, 11:27 PM LMS 36094
10/18/2010, 11:17 AM bananarama 36094
10/18/2010, 11:17 AM bananarama 36094
8/6/2010, 5:55 PM anonymous 36094
5/25/2010, 2:52 PM bananarama

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. /e.van.d͡ʒe.ˈli.sta/(Italian) /e.βaŋ.xe.ˈlis.ta/(Spanish)

Meaning & History

Means "evangelist, preacher" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news". It is often used in honour of the Four Evangelists (the authors of the gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). It is traditionally masculine, though occasionally given to girls. A famous bearer was the Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), who invented the barometer.