Evangeline

¹ American  

[ih-van-juh-leen, -lahyn, -lin] / ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

Also Evangelina

noun

1. a female given name, invented by H.W. Longfellow.

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Evangeline ² American  

[ih-van-juh-lin] / ɪˈvæn dʒə lɪn /

noun

1. a narrative poem (1847) by Longfellow.

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Example Sentences

The problem is that, with time, the scales of common sense can become biased, as Linda Goodman’s life shows, and Evangeline Adams’ clients learned, perhaps too late.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Now a musician, Boucher celebrates his French-Canadian roots, even turning the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about the Acadian expulsion, Evangeline, into a song.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Still, he said, Evangeline was someone who made him “feel like I didn’t know what love was and I just felt like I couldn’t miss out on it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Danvers answers, “Let’s put it this way. I don’t think you’ll find Evangeline Navarro out there on the ice.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

“What are you talking about? Everywhere is where you die,” Mama Evangeline said.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer