# Evangeline

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/ · frequency rank #43,139

## Definitions
1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **evangelist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evangeline-vs-evangelist)
- **evangelism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evangeline-vs-evangelism)
- **Evangelion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evangeline-vs-evangelion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eavngeline`, `evagneline`, `evanegline`, `evangeilne`, `evangelien`, `evangelinne`, `evangelline`, `evangelnie`, `evanggeline`, `evangleine`, `evanngeline`, `evnageline`, `evvangeline`, `veangeline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/evangeline