Messenger of good news
Derived from the Greek elements 'eu' meaning good and 'angelos' meaning messenger. It is the root of the English word evangelist and shares the same etymological origin as the name Angel.
Less common today
Evangelos isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,079 in 2001.
Born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, Academy Award-winning composer
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
Greek media mogul and owner of Olympiacos FC
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
