What does Angel mean?

Angel means "messenger of God, angel"

How do we pronounce Angel?

Angel \an-gel, ang-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Angel used, but less often, as a short names for girl name. Its pronunciation is in English as EYNJHahL 1.

1 Pronunciation for Angel: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Angel?

Angel is used predominantly in the English, Slavic, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is messenger of God, angel. Biblical name derived from the elements 'angelos' meaning angel, messenger ; 'angelus' meaning angel. Angelos (Old Greek) and Angelus (Latin) are original forms of Angel. The name is from the Church Latin name Angelus and ultimately from the Greek element 'angelos' (angel, messenger), which meant 'messenger' in classical Greek, and 'messenger of God' in New Testament Greek in reference to the celestial being. The name has been used since the Middle Ages, and it was mainly used by Roman Catholics, especially in the Mediterranean. The name was later introduced to the USA via Spanish speakers. It was primarily a male name, as in the character Angel Clare in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891). The name later came to be used for girls as well due to its association with the word 'angel' as a term of endearment for a little girl. The name Angela name variations (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Spanish) is the female version of Angel. The name Angel is used to a great extent; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise what does the name Anela mean, Ang name, Angele pronounciation, Angell definition, Angelle meaning and origin, Angelmo pronounciation, Angelo definition (also used in Greek and Italian), name Angie meaning, name Angil origin, what does the name Angy mean, meaning of Anjel, and Anyoli name variations. The short form Ange meaning of name is another English variant. Foreign variants of Angel comprise Aggelos name (Greek), baby name Aingeru (Basque), Andel pronounciation (Czech), nicknames for Andelik (Czech), name Andjelko origin (Slavic), Angelino definition (Spanish), name Angelos (Greek), Angelus name popularity (German), Aniol meaning of name (Polish), Anjelo name variations (Italian), meaning of Anshel (Yiddish), Antshel name popularity (Yiddish), nicknames for Anxo (Galician), Àngel meaning of name (Catalan), Ángel name popularity (Spanish), and Gotzon meaning (Basque and German). See also the related forms, Angilberto pronounciation (Spanish), name José Ángel meaning (Spanish), short names for Luisangel, short names for Miguel Angel (Spanish), nicknames for Miguel Ángel (Spanish), and name Miguelangel (English). Angel is very popular as a baby name for boys, and it considered fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1910s. Its usage peaked recently in 2006 with 0.529% of baby boys being given the name Angel. It ranked at #31 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.429% and its ranking #42, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 8 times more boys were named Angel than the subsequent ranked name, Angelo definition. There were times from 1970 to 1986 that the name Angel was given more often to girls, but it is more popular as a baby boy name today. In 2009, the name Angel was given to 5 times as many baby boys than girls.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Angel:

Angell pronounciation (English), Ainslie pronounciation (English), Angelle meaning, Emslea meaning, name Emsleigh origin, short names for Emsley, Emsli name, baby name Emsly, Engel name popularity, name Engell meaning, Engjell meaning and origin, Engjëlli meaning of name (Albanian), short names for Engle, what does the name Enjel mean, Enjell meaning of name, Emslie meaning, Engelo pronounciation, name Engjëll (Albanian), short names for Enjelo, and Mc Kale meaning and origin.

The baby name Angel fun facts:

The name Angel in reverse order is "Legna".

The numerological value of the name Angel is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Angel?

Angel is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.33%
20130.34%
20120.37%
20110.40%
20100.46%
20090.50%
20080.51%
20070.55%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames