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 [ 4 syll. e-van-ge-li-ne, ev-angel-ine ] The girl name Evangeline is pronounced ihVAENJHahLAYN KEY. Evangeline's language of origin is Old Greek and it is predominantly used in English. From euangelion which means 'gospel, good news' ; eu which means 'good, well' ; angelma which means 'news, tidings'. The name is derived from the Latin element 'evangelium' or its Greek equivalent euangelion ('gospel, good news'), combined with the French feminine diminutive suffix '-ine'; the element is also the root of the English word 'evangelist'. It was possibly first created and popularized as the name of the central character Evangeline Belle-fontaine in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem 'Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie' (1847). In the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), Evangeline is the actual name of the character Little Eva. Evangeline was later described as an American name by Charlotte M. Yonge. It is today common among Afro-Americans, and it has spread to the UK. Evangeline is the feminine version of the Greek Evangelos. Forms of the name include the Greek and Italian Evangelia, the English, Slavic, and Spanish Evangelina, the Italian Evangelista, and the Polish Ewangelina. The short forms Eva (English) and Evan (English and Greek), and the pet forms Engie (English) and Evie (English) are other variants of Evangeline. Evangeline is a rather popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.034% of baby girls were named Evangeline. It was #450 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Evangeline was the 2nd most popular after the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish Eva in 2008. It was 4 times more commonly used than Evangeline in that year. Details of famous persons named Evangeline: KEY: Pronunciation for Evangeline: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
