Evangeline
/ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/
Evangeline proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.
Proper noun
Evangeline
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- Half-way down the shore Evangeline waited in silence,
Not overcome with grief, but strong in the hour of affliction.1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II) - "What's the little missy's name?" said Tom, at last, when he thought matters were ripe to push such an inquiry.
"Evangeline St. Clare," said the little one, "though papa and everybody else call me Eva."1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter 14, in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company...
- Half-way down the shore Evangeline waited in silence,
Origin of Evangeline
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”).
Words formed from Evangeline
Questions about Evangeline
- What does Evangeline mean?
- Evangeline means a female given name originating as a coinage.
- What part of speech is Evangeline?
- Evangeline is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Evangeline?
- Evangeline is pronounced /ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/.
Words near Evangeline in the dictionary
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