Evangelina
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Not to be confused with the Greek feminine name Evangelia.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Meaning | gospel, good news |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eva , Angelina , Lina |
Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium" ("gospel", itself from Greek Ευαγγέλιο "gospel", meaning "good news").[citation needed ]
People with these names include:
Evangelina
- Evangelina Carrozzo, Argentine model, dancer, and beauty queen
- Evangelina Cosio y Cisneros, Cuban rebel
- Evangelina Elizondo, Mexican actress
- Evangelina Guerrero Zacarías, Filipina poet
- Evangelina Oyo Ebule, Equatorial Guinean politician
- Evangelina Salazar, Argentine actress
- Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, known as Cecilia, Spanish singer and songwriter
- Evangelina Villegas, Mexican biochemist
- Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, poet
Evangeline
- Evangeline (singer), Australian singer/songwriter signed to Razor Recordings
- Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar, American theologian
- Evangeline Atwood (1906-1987), American historian, activist, and philanthropist
- Evangeline Barongo, Ugandan author of children's literature
- Evangeline Booth, British evangelist
- Evangeline Bruce, American writer
- Evangeline Edwards (1888-1957), The first female professor of Chinese anywhere in the Western world
- Evangeline Lydia Emsley, Canadian (WW1) nurse
- Evangeline Rachel Hall, American educator
- Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress
- Evangeline Marrs Whipple, American theologian
- Evangeline Papageorge (1906–2001), American biochemist, medical school dean
- Evangeline Russell, American actress known for her work in silent Westerns
- Evangeline Thillayampalam (c. 1900 - 1976), Sri Lankan educator
- Evangeline Walton (1907–1996), American author
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