Evangeline

Where Evangeline 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”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Evangeline
  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #740 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1907
    Evangeline Walton born
    American writer
  3. 1979
    Evangeline Lilly born
    Canadian actress
  4. 2025
    Peak, #147
    1,998 babies named Evangeline — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Evangeline Lilly · Canadian actress, born 1979
  • Evangeline Walton · American writer, 1907–1996
  • Evangeline Booth · General of the Salvation Army, 1865–1950
  • Evangeline Adams · Astrologer, astrological writer, 1868–1932
  • Evangeline Pascual · Filipino actress, born 1956

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.