Evangeline

Evangeline meaning and name origin

Evangeline \e-vangeli-ne, ev(a)-nge-line\ as a girl's name is pronounced ee-van-ja-LEEN. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Evangeline is "good news". From "evangel", the term for the Gospels. Literary: title of a 1848 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Evangeline has 12 variant forms: Engie, Eva, Evan, Evangela, Evangelia, Evangelina, Evangelista, Evangeliste, Evangelyn, Eve, Vangie and Vangy.

Popularity of Evangeline

Evangeline is a very popular first name for women (#849 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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