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3/18/2020, 11:08 AM Mike C
10/15/2018, 4:12 PM Lucille
8/14/2017, 5:55 AM LMS

Name Evangelist
Gender Masculine
Usage English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Literature
Pronounced Pron. /ɪ.ˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/(English)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

English and German equivalent of EVANGELISTA. A known bearer of this name was the Austrian tenor singer Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743-1805), who was the younger brother of the composers Joseph (1732-1809) and Michael Haydn (1737-1806).

In literature, Evangelist is the name of a religious character in the novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) written by John Bunyan (1628-1688).
Added 8/14/2017 by LMS