Evangeline
Evangeline is a girls' name of Greek origin meaning “bearer of good news.” It ranked #147 in the United States in 2025. From the Greek euangelion meaning good news or gospel.
how do you pronounce Evangeline?
ee-VAN-jeh-line
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what does Evangeline mean?
The name Evangeline means “bearer of good news.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.
From the Greek euangelion meaning good news or gospel. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem Evangeline gave the name lasting literary resonance in North America.
where does the name Evangeline come from?
From the Latin evangelium, good news or gospel — the same root as the English word evangelist. Wiktionary states the specific form Evangeline was invented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while researching his epic poem of the same name, about Acadian lovers deported from French Canada.
the history of Evangeline
That poem is this name's origin point per the source retrieved here — it did not exist before the poem, and its use as a given name follows from the poem's popularity, not the reverse.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #147 |
| 2024 | #173 |
| 2023 | #212 |
| 2022 | #266 |
| 2021 | #236 |
| 2020 | #258 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Evangeline?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Evangeline?
- Evangeline Lilly
- Evangeline (Longfellow poem character)
what names are similar to Evangeline?
what names go well with Evangeline?
Sibling names that share Evangeline's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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