Evangelos

Evangelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος or Εὐάγγελος in polytonic orthography) is a common Greek male name meaning "messenger who brings good news" (εὐ- "good" + ἄγγελος "messenger, angel").

Name day

Bearers of the name Evangelos celebrate their name day on March 25, as the name is derived from the Greek word for the Annunciation, Εὐαγγελισμός, the feast of which is celebrated in churches on that day.

People with the name

• Evangelos Averoff-Tositsas (1910-1990, Ευάγγελος Αβέρωφ), conservative Greek politician, writer and industrialist
• Evangelos Damaskos (Ευάγγελος Δαμάσκος), Greek light athlete active in the nineteenth century
• Evangelos Mantzios (Ευάγγελος Μάντζιος, b. 1983), Greek footballer
• Evangelos "Vangelis" Moras (Βαγγέλης Μόρας, b. 1981), Greek footballer
• Evangelos Nessos (b. 1978), former German footballer of Greek ancestry
• Evangelos Venizelos (Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, b. 1957), Greek jurist and politician (currently leader of the centre-left party PASOK)
• Evangelos Zappas (Ευαγγέλης Ζάππας, 1800-1865), Greek merchant
• Evangelos Roussos (Ευαγγέλης Ρούσσος, 1994-), Greek merchant

Variants

• Vangelis, Vangos (Gr. Βαγγέλης, Βάγγος), the most common diminutives of this name
• Evangelia (Gr. Ευαγγελία), the female variant

See also

• Evangelos Florakis Naval Base