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[Opinions] How do you pronounce Evangeline?
I thought it was EvangeLINE, but on this site, it says EvangeLEEN. Also, what do you think about Evangela instead of Evangeline?

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e-VAN-je-leen.I prefer Evangeline to Evangela. Evangela just makes me think ev-Angela, and I'm not really a fan of Angela.Actually, at the moment, I'm quite liking Evangeline with the nn Evan or Evie.

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Definitely EvangeleenEvangeLINE sounds clunky to me, EvangeLEEN is much prettier.But I think I prefer Angela, Angelina, Angeline (leen-sound here too), Evelyn or Evelina.
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I think it's pronounced e-VAN-je-leen, but I honestly prefer e-VAN-ge-lien, to rhyme with fine and vine. I don't like Evangela. It doesn't sound pretty to me.
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I say ee-VAN-jeh-LYNE...Just like you. Both are appropriate, but I prefer my pronunciation--it reminds me of hearing a short story called "The Osage Orange Tree" read aloud.Array
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e-VAN-je-leen myself, but could go either way.
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ditto, but I'm not a fan of Evangela...Tarquin
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Ditto both pronounciation and the Evangela thing.
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ee-VAN-ja-leen
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