Greek

Evangeline

ee-VAN-jeh-leen

Meaning: Good news

Girl
Familiar
Rising
4 syllables

The story

Evangeline combines Greek roots for good and news or message. Longfellow used it for the heroine of his 1847 poem, giving the name a clear literary history.

Nicknames

Evie
Eva
Vangie
Lina

Spellings & variants

Evangelina
Evangelia

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Climbing in the latest US data

Style

Origins

Evangeline comes from Greek.

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