Evangeline
Evangeline is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Bearer of good news.
What Evangeline means
Bearer of good news.
Evangeline is a long name at 10 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Evangeline comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Evangeline is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Evangeline?
You will not find Evangeline in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Evangeline
Evangeline spans faith and light and brightness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Evangeline
These share Evangeline's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Halo — A ring of holy light.
- Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.
- Gilbert — Bright pledge.
- Killian — Little church; bright.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Helen — Light; a torch.
- Helena — Bright, shining light.