Evangeline
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Evangeline
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- 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):
- Half-way down the shore Evangeline waited in silence,
Not overcome with grief, but strong in the hour of affliction.
- 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; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, published 20 March 1852, →OCLC:
- "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."
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]female given name
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Vangie — diminutive
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English, a given name invented by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈvand͡ʒelin/ [ʔɛˌvan̪.d͡ʒɛˈlin̪]
- Rhymes: -and͡ʒelin, (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) -andjelin
- Syllabification: E‧van‧ge‧line
Proper noun
[edit]Evángelíne (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/and͡ʒelin
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