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Evangeline

Evangeline

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A female first name popular after a famous poem
  • proper noun
  • /ɪˈvændʒəlin/
: Evangeline
  • I need to talk to you. "How did it all go?" Sister Evangeline said.
  • Sister Evangeline
  • Evangeline said
  • Evangeline Briley

Examples

  • - Who do you like, Evangeline?

    Let It Ride (1989)

  • If you ever need anything," Sister Evangeline said, "why, you just come to the kitchen.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Son was in the kitchen with Sister Evangeline, having something to eat.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Here, just... I promised Evangeline.

    Disappearances (2007)

  • And her name was Evangeline.

    Angel Heart (1987)

  • Papa, do you love Evangeline?

    Nanny McPhee (2005)

  • May I present my adopted daughter, Miss Evangeline Stitch.

    Nanny McPhee (2005)

  • Evangeline and I will make you some ginger tea.

    Little Women (1994)

  • Boys, meet Evangeline!

    Let It Ride (1989)

  • In the story, the heroine's name is Evangeline, who embarks on a journey of love and loss.

Surface Forms

Evangeline main

Etymology

Evangeline comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and angelos meaning 'messenger', as in the English word angel, so it originally suggested a woman who brings 'good news'. The poem by Longfellow helped make Evangeline a well-known and poetic name.