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View Name: Evangeline


EVANGELINE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: ə-VAN-jə-leen   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "good news" from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελμα (angelma) "news, message". It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his epic poem 'Evangeline' (1847).
Related Names
VARIANT: Evangelina
OTHER LANGUAGES: Evangelina (Spanish)
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