Evangelia is a Greek feminine given name. Notable people with this name include:
Alexandra is the feminine form of the given name Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script.
Evros is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the river Evros, which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym. Evros is the northernmost regional unit. It borders Turkey to the east, across the river Evros, and it borders Bulgaria to the north and the northwest. Its capital is Alexandroupoli. Together with the regional units Rhodope and Xanthi, it forms the geographical region of Western Thrace. The population density was 34.77 per km2 (2011).
Evangelia Psarra is a Greek archer who has competed at the Summer Olympics five times from 2000 to 2016.
Burgazada, Burgaz Adası, or shortly Burgaz is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey.
Evangelia Aravani is a Greek fashion model and tv presenter. In 2005, Aravani won the title of Miss Star Hellas and then was chosen to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2005 pageant where she placed 11th. In 2006, Aravani continued to pursue a modeling career and appeared on the covers of numerous fashion magazines. Aravani was a special guest at the official Cypriot beauty contest, whose winners go on to represent Cyprus at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. She co-presented alongside singer Sakis Rouvas the fourth and fifth seasons of singing reality television competition X-Factor in Greece and continued her career by presenting the fashion competition My Style Rocks and the non-profit dancing competition Dancing with the Stars. From 2018 to 2019 presented the Greek version Project Runway.
Panathinaikos V.C., also known simply as Panathinaikos, or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. is the professional volleyball team of the major Athens based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O.. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest and most successful volleyball clubs in Greece. They have won 18 Greek Championships finishing 6 times undefeated, 6 Greek Cups, 1 Greek League Cup and 1 Greek Super Cup. They have reached also twice the CEV Cup final.
Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Greece took part in archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.
Evangelia Moraitidou is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greek national team.
Christodoulou is a surname of Greek origin, the genitive form of the first name Christodoulos.
Eva (Evangelia) Chantava is a female professional volleyball player from Greece.
Beyoğluspor Kulübü, also known as the Beyoğlu Sports Club, or by its historic Greek name of Pera Sports Club, or simply Pera Club, is an amateur sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. It fields teams in volleyball, basketball and football.
Panagiota "Peny" Karagkouni is a Greek beach volleyball player. Her debut appearance in beach volleyball tournaments was in 2013, when she replaced Maria Tsiartsiani as Vicky Arvaniti's partner.
MV E Evangelia is a shipwrecked 7,355-gross register ton (GRT) refrigerated cargo ship at Costinești on the Black Sea coast of Romania. She was built in Northern Ireland in 1942 as the Empire ship Empire Strength, was operated by Blue Star Line from 1942 to 1961, was bought by Greek shipowners in 1965 and wrecked in 1968. The ship had four names in her career, having been renamed Saxon Star in 1946, Redbrook in 1961 and E Evangelia in 1965.
Evangelia Platanioti is a Greek synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's duet where her partner was Evangelia Papazoglou. They finished in 10th place.
Evangelia Chatziefraimoglou is a retired Greek female volleyball player. She was part of the Greece women's national volleyball team.
Evangelia Papazoglou is a Greek synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her partner was Evangelia Platanioti. They finished in 10th place.
Evangelia Sotiriou is a Greek rhythmic gymnast.
Evangelia "Evi" Kyriakidou is a female professional volleyball player from Greece. who has been member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. She was a part of the Greek national team at the 2011 Women's European Volleyball League. At club level, she played most notably for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus, winning the Greek Cup in 2011.
New Caledonia competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 20 July 2019. The country selected 327 athletes to participate in 22 sports at the 2019 games.
Greichaly Cepero is a volleyball player who played collegiately for Nebraska.
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