Evangeline

eh-VAN-je-leen
Greek
"bearer of good news"

Evangeline Origin and Meaning

The name Evangeline is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of good news".

Evangeline is a romantic old name enjoying a major comeback, thanks to its religious overtones, Eva's popularity, and the star of the TV megahit Lost, Evangeline Lilly. Evangelia and Evangelina — two variants of Evangeline — are sure to tag along for the ride.

Evangeline was introduced to the English-speaking world by Longfellow in his hugely popular eponymous narrative poem, and can also be found in Uncle Tom's Cabin (it was Little Eva's full name), as well as two novels by Evelyn Waugh. More recently, there were Evangelines in the films Nanny McPhee and Disney's The Princess and the Frog.

# 212 in the US

Evangeline Rank in US Top 1000

# 57 on Nameberry

Evangeline Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Evangeline Popularity

Famous People Named Evangeline

  • (Nicole) Evangeline Lilly
    Canadian actress
  • Evangeline Walton Ensley
    American author
  • Evangeline Booth
    4th general of The Salvation Army
  • Evangeline Cheryl Rose "Cherie" Eigenmann y Gil
    Filipina actress
  • Evangeline Faith Gardner
    one of the Gardner quads
  • Evangeline Rose Broussard
    daughter of singer,songwriter Marc Broussard
  • Evangeline
    Vesper Lynne Bonner (b. 2009), daughter of basketball player Matt Bonner
  • Evangeline Silver (b. 2016)
    daughter of Dylan Farrow and Dana Silver; granddaughter of actress Mia Farrow
  • Evangeline Demuro
    American YouTuber

Evangeline in Pop Culture

  • Evangeline Samos
    character in Victoria Aveyard's series Red Queen
  • "Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
    " poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and its main character
  • Evangeline "Evie" Greene
    character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
  • Evangeline
    character in movie "Nanny McPhee"
  • Evangeline Williamson
    character on TV soap "One Life to Live"
  • Evangeline A.K. McDowell
    character in manga/anime "Negima! Magister Negi Magi"
  • Evangeline O'Neill
    main character of Libba Bray's "The Diviners"
  • Evangeline Hall
    Ava's mother in the book Blythewood by Carol Goodman.
  • Evangeline
    acolyte in the Pendragon series
  • Evangeline
    character in French animated series "Wakfu"
  • Evangeline
    character in the "Throne of Glass" book series by Sarah J. Maas
  • Evangeline Moon
    character in "Spellcaster's Cataclysm"
  • Evangeline
    star from Disney's "Princess and the Frog"
  • "Evangeline
    " song by Matthew Sweet
  • "Evangeline Rose
    " song by Marc Broussard
  • "Evangeline
    " song by The Band and Emmylou Harris
  • "Evangeline
    " song by Cocteau Twins