Evangeline
Meaning of Evangeline
Evangeline drifts into conversation like a sun-kissed parchment bearing bona nova—“good news”—straight from the Greek euangelion, polished by Latin evangelium, and finally wrapped in velvety English syllables (pronounced ee-VAN-juh-leen). She first fluttered onto colonial pages when Longfellow penned his sweeping 1847 epic, and ever since, parents have heard in her vowels the faint rustle of an angel’s wings. The name’s history reads like a pulse: modest flickers in the early 1900s, a reverent hush mid-century, then a jubilant encore that lifted her to No. 169 in the United States by 2024—proof that hopeful tidings never go out of style. Pop-culture sprinkles, from actress Evangeline Lilly to lyrical nods in film and song, keep her halo untarnished, while the built-in nickname trove—Eva, Evie, Lina—offers practical grace for playground roll calls. Elegant yet sturdy, poetic yet approachable, Evangeline stands as a lyrical ambassador of optimism, reminding new parents that, sometimes, the very first story their child hears is whispered by her own name.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as ee-VAN-juh-leen (/iˈvæn.dʒə.ˈli:n/)
American English
- Pronunced as ee-VAN-juh-leen (/iˈvæn.dʒə.ˈlin/)
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Notable People Named Evangeline
| Nicole Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author best known for playing Kate Austen on the ABC drama Lost from 2004 to 2010, earning multiple Saturn Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. |
| Evangeline Walton, pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, was an American fantasy author still popular in North America and Europe for eloquently humanizing myth and history with humor and compassion. |
| Evangeline Cory Booth was a British evangelist who served as the fourth General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939 and was its first woman leader. |
| Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh was an American teacher best known as the mother of aviator Charles Lindbergh, raised in a distinguished family, and remembered for her gracious response to his historic solo Atlantic crossing. |
| Evangeline Smith Adams was a New York City astrologer who built a thriving practice, famously defended astrology in court, published popular books with help from Aleister Crowley, contributed to his work, and became known as America’s first astrological superstar. |
| Evangeline Frances Russell was an American actress known for 1920s silent Westerns, daughter of actor John Lowell Russell and screenwriter Lillian Case Russell, and sister of Academy Award nominated cinematographer John L. Russell. |
