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Evangeline.

A female given name originating as a coinage.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

Where this word comes from

Invented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada. From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.