Angela

Angela \an-ge-la, ang-ela\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Angela is pronounced AENJHahLah in English or aaNJHEHLaa in Italian ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Angela: AE as in "at (AE.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)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Angela?

Angela's language of origin is Old Greek. It is used predominantly in Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Spanish. The meaning of Angela is 'messenger of God, angel'. Biblical name derived from angelos 'angel, messenger' ; angelus 'angel'. In the past, this was mainly a Roman Catholic name often reserved for children born on the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels on 29 September. The name was borne by Saint Angela Merici of Brescia (1474-1540) the founder of the Order of Ursulines. It was adopted by English speakers in the 18th century. In the UK, the name is often associated with the fictional dancing mouse Angelina Ballerina in the popular children's books (1982-) by Katharine Holabird, while in the US, the name is famous from the actress Angelina Jolie (1975-). Angela is the feminine form of the English, Slavic, and Spanish name Angel meaning. The name Angela is widely used; it has 75 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Aingeal (also used in Gaelic and Irish), short names for Aingealag (also used in Gaelic), name Anga origin, Angelea name, name Angelee origin, name Angelena meaning (also used in Russian), Angelene name variations, Angeles meaning of name (also used in Spanish), Angeli pronounciation, Angelia pronounciation, Angelica meaning and origin (also used in German and Russian), Angeliki meaning, Angelin meaning, nicknames for Angelina (also used in German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish), Angelisa definition, name Angelita origin (also used in Spanish), name Angell origin, nicknames for Angelle, Angelyn definition, name Angelynn origin, Angi name popularity, Angila name variations, Angilia name, Angla meaning, Angle name variations, short names for Anglea, Anielka name, Anjela meaning of name, short names for Anjele, Anjelica meaning, baby name Anjelika, short names for Anjelina, name Anjewela origin, Anji pronounciation, Anjie name popularity, short names for D'Angela, nicknames for Engela, name Ongela meaning, and Tangela pronounciation. Other English forms include the contracted forms Ang pronounciation, nicknames for Ange (also used in Spanish), Angel name, and baby name Angele (also used in French, and Spanish), the familiar forms Angie meaning (also used in Greek) and Angy name, and the spelling variant Angella meaning and origin. Forms used in foreign languages include the Hawaiian nicknames for Anakela, the Czech and Slavic Andela name variations, the Czech Andelka meaning and origin, the Slavic Andjela definition, the Slavic Andjelija meaning of name, the Slavic short names for Andjelka, the Hawaiian what does the name Anela mean, the German and Romanian nicknames for Angelika, the Spanish name Angelines origin, the French baby name Angelique, the Hungarian name Angyal meaning, the Hungarian Angyalka meaning and origin, the Russian what does the name Anhelina mean, the Polish meaning of Aniela, the Spanish Anjelita name, the Polish name Anniela, the Russian Anzhela meaning of name, the Spanish Ángela meaning and origin, the Portuguese Ângela pronounciation, the Italian what does the name Dangelis mean, the Hebrew Erela definition, the Russian Gelya pronounciation, the Basque Gotzone name, and the Russian Lina meaning of name. Specific foreign variants include the contracted form Gela name popularity (German), and the familiar forms Angeletta name (Italian), name Angelette (French), Angelien name (Dutch), and what does the name Angeline mean (French and Russian). See also the related forms, the Italian Mariangela name and the Italian Rosangela meaning. Angela is an all-time favorite. At present it is still a popular baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name increased in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. At the height of its usage in 1975, 1.497% of baby girls were named Angela. It was #5 in rank then. The baby name has seen a steep drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #160 with a usage of 0.098%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after what does the name Angelina mean, within all girl names in its family. It was 64% more regularly used than Angela in 2010. The name Angela has been primarily given to baby girls, although it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. In 1977, 297 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Angela.

A famous person named Angela is Actress Angela Lansbury, born 16 October 1925, London, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Angela:

the English Angila meaning, the Hawaiian Anakela name variations, the English name Ancilla origin, the Czech Andula name variations, the English, French, and Spanish Angele name popularity, the name meaning of Angelee, the name Angeli name, the English baby name Angella, the English name Anglea, the name Anjalee meaning and origin, the name what does the name Anjaleigh mean, the name meaning of Anjaley, the English, Indian, and Indonesian Anjali meaning, the name Anjalie name popularity, the name meaning of Anjaly, the name Anjalye meaning and origin, the English name Anjela meaning, the name short names for Anjeli, the English Anjewela pronounciation, and the Indian Anjuli meaning.

The baby name Angela fun facts:

The name Angela in reverse order is "Alegna".

The numerological value of the name Angela is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Angela?

Angela is in the top names in USA.