__NOTOC__ Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine

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s of Latin "evangelium" ("

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christianity, Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the second century Anno domino, AD the term (, from which the English word originated as a calque) came to be used also for the books in which the message w ...

", itself from Greek Ευαγγέλιο "gospel", meaning "good news"). People with these names include:

Evangelina

* Evangelina Carrozzo, Argentine model, dancer, and beauty queen * Evangelina Cosio y Cisneros, Cuban rebel *

Evangelina Elizondo Gloria Evangelina Elizondo López-Llera (28 April 1929 – 2 October 2017) was a Mexican actress and singer from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in movies, television and theater. She was an accomplished artist having studied at ...

, Mexican actress *

Evangelina Guerrero Zacarías Evangelina Guerrero y Entrala de Zacarías (1904–1949) was a Filipina poet, short story writer and journalist in the Philippines. She edited the magazine ''Excelsior''. Her stories and poetry were published there and in newspapers like ''La Opini ...

, Filipina poet * Evangelina Oyo Ebule, Equatorial Guinean politician *

Evangelina Salazar Evangelina Yolanda Salazar (born 15 June 1946) is an Argentine actress.

, Argentine actress * Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, known as Cecilia, Spanish singer and songwriter *

Evangelina Villegas Evangelina Villegas (October 24, 1924 – April 24, 2017) was a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize led to the development of quality protein maize (QPM). She and her colleague from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cente ...

, Mexican biochemist *

Evangelina Vigil-Piñón Evangelina Vigil-Piñón is a Chicana poet, children's book author, director, translator, and television personality. Life Her mother's family emigrated to Texas in the early 1900s from Parras, Mexico. As a child, Vigil-Piñón lived with her ma ...

, poet

Evangeline

* Evangeline (singer), Australian singer/songwriter signed to Razor Recordings * Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar, American theologian *

Evangeline Atwood Evangeline Atwood (1906–1987) was an American historian, activist, and philanthropist. She was the co-founder of numerous organizations in Alaska, including the Alaska Statehood Association, the Anchorage League of Voters, the Alaska Worl ...

(1906-1987), American historian, activist, and philanthropist *

Evangeline Barongo Evangeline Barongo is a Ugandan author of children's literature. Barongo is a founding member of the Uganda Children’s Writers and Illustrators Association (UCWIA), a platform that brings together writers and illustrators of children’s book ...

, Ugandan author of children's literature *

Evangeline Booth Evangeline Cory Booth, OF (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was a British evangelist and the fourth General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post. Early life She was born in South Hackney, Lon ...

, British evangelist *

Evangeline Bruce Evangeline Bruce (née Bell) (November 27, 1914 – December 12, 1995) was an American society hostess and writer. Early life Evangeline was born on November 27, 1914. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Etelka Bertha (née Surtees) B ...

, American writer *

Evangeline Edwards Evangeline Dora Edwards, known as Eve D. Edwards (13 August 1888 – 29 September 1957) taught Chinese language and Chinese literature at SOAS, University of London from 1921 to 1955, and was head of the Department of the Far East from 1937 to 1 ...

(1888-1957), The first female professor of Chinese anywhere in the Western world *

Evangeline Lydia Emsley Evangeline Lydia Emsley ARRC (March 1885 – February 21, 1967), sometimes written as Lydia Evangeline Emsley, was a Canadian nurse who was decorated for her service as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I. Early ...

, Canadian (WW1) nurse *

Evangeline Rachel Hall Evangeline Rachel Hall (August 18, 1882 – November 30, 1947) was an American educator. She was head of teacher training at Cheyney State Teachers College, where she taught for 42 years, from 1905 to 1947. Early life and education Hall was bor ...

, American educator *

Evangeline Lilly Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian former actress and author. She gained popularity for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series '' Lost'' (2004–2010), which garnered her six nominations for the ...

, Canadian actress *

Evangeline Marrs Whipple Evangeline Simpson Whipple ( Marrs; January 15, 1855/1857 – September 1, 1930) was an American philanthropist and author, who was known for her humanitarian activities as a member of the American Red Cross in Europe during the First World Wa ...

, American theologian *

Evangeline Papageorge Evangeline Thomas Papageorge (December 1, 1906 – September 15, 2001) was an American biochemist and college professor, born in Istanbul. She was the first woman to hold a full-time appointment on the faculty of the Emory University School of Me ...

(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 Evangeline Walton (24 November 1907 – 11 March 1996) was the pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, an American writer of fantasy fiction. She remains popular in North America and Europe because of her “ability to humanize historical and mytho ...

(1907–1996), American author

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