Evangeline

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/ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/

proper noun

A female given name originating as a coinage.

OriginAncient Greek εὐαγγέλιον →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

    Half-way down the shore Evangeline waited in silence, Not overcome with grief, but strong in the hour of affliction.

    1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)
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    "What's the little missy's name?" said Tom, at last, when he thought matters were ripe to push such an inquiry. "Evangeline St. Clare," said the little one, "though papa and everybody else call me Eva."

    1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter 14, in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, published 20 March 1852, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιον“good news”
  2. EnglishEvangeline

Invented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada. From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Еванджелин
  • Еванджелин (Evandželin)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 伊万杰琳
  • 伊万杰琳 (Yīwànjiélín)female given name
Esperanto Evanĝelin
  • Evanĝelinfemale given name
French Évangéline
  • Évangélinefemale given name
Greek Εβάντζελιν
  • Εβάντζελιν (Evántzelin)female given name
Italian Evangelina
  • Evangelinafemale given name
Japanese エヴァンジェリン
  • エヴァンジェリン (Evanjerinu)female given name
Korean 에반젤린
  • 에반젤린 (Ebanjellin)female given name
Russian Эванджелин
  • Эванджелин (Evandželin)female given name
Ukrainian Еванджелін
  • Еванджелін (Evandželin)female given name
Cite this entry
APA

Evangeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evangeline

MLA

“Evangeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evangeline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Evangeline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evangeline.

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