Evangeline
//ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"Half-way down the shore Evangeline waited in silence, Not overcome with grief, but strong in the hour of affliction."
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”).
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