Comments for the name Angela

An ancient Greek name, a form of "Angelos", same for both feminine and masculine. In Greek mythology, Angelos was one of the epithets of god Hermes. Also Angelos was a daughter of Zeus and Hera.

Actress Angela Lansbury is a famous bearer.

Angela was the name of the main character on the TV show "My so-called life" starring Claire Danes as Angela.

Angela is a name that combines beauty and the hope of good news.

Heavenly creature bearing a message.

Angela Bassett is an African-American film actress.

In Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance Trilogy", Angela is a witch who can tell a person's future by reading the knuckle bones of a dragon. Angela reads Eragon's future, which doesn't exactly have pleasing results. So far, everything she predicted has come true, but the story's not through yet! Angela was named for Paolini's younger sister.

I don't know if Angela is pronounced like ahn-HAY-la in another country, but in the Russian language it is not pronounced like that. It is pronounced with a rough 'guh' sound (as in the English word 'get'). So you would pronounce it as ahn-GEL-ah.

ANGELA sounds very pretty and makes me think of pleasant things.

Very pretty name; I hope fervently that it does not become overused.

There is nothing wrong with the name Angela. I think this name could easily grow on me. It has withstood the test of time and not faded out like most fad names.

Folk singer Ani DiFranco's birth name is Angela.

The first female German chancellor Angela Merkel. But the meaning of the name doesn't fit. Did you ever see her?

A famous bearer is Angela Cartwright who played Brigitta on The Sound of Music and was also in the television show "Make Room for Daddy".

Angela Watson is a american actress and country singer.

Angela is one of the (several) middle names of the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Angela here:
http://www. Nordicnames. De/Aussprache. Html.

My name is Angela and I have always loved it. I went by Angie growing up. Many people have commented on how much they like my name and/or the meaning. I'm an RN in the ICU and have had numerous encounters where my name (the meaning) seems to have brought my patients and/or their families comfort.

Angela Gheorghiu (born September 7, 1965) is a Romanian opera singer and one of the most famous and internationally acclaimed contemporary sopranos. She has a particular affinity for the operas of Verdi and Puccini, as well as the verismo school. She is also considered a great interpreter of French roles. She also performs and records the music of her native Romania, encompassing operatic, lieder, popular and Orthodox church music.

I love the name Angela. Especially with the nickname Angie!

Angela is my name, and I've always liked it and the meaning. It's a shame you don't hear too many babies with the name anymore!

1940s child actress Margaret O'Brien was born Angela Maxine O'Brien in 1937.

All in all, I like this name a lot. Angel is a nice nickname, but Angela can go on its own also. :D

Angela is also the Slovak form. [noted -ed]

This is my name and it has grown on me. Because I was so used to it - being my name and all - I was sort of indifferent to it.

But I have always liked that it began with the first letter of the alphabet. As a kid I would doodle "A" all over the place. While it began with "A" it wasn't quite as popular for my generation as Amy, but I recently found out Angela was almost as popular for my generation based on rankings.

It was the 4th or 5th most popular name for baby girls the year I was born-1974 in the US. When I, despite my better judgement, shared that stat with my Mom, she was shocked. She didn't think it was that popular. But the stats have to be kept in perspective. I knew a TON of girls with the top 3 names born the same year (Jennifer, Amy, and Michelle), but I have only known 1 or 2 other people in the various schools I attended (I moved a lot) with my same name. Not to say I ever considered my name unique, but I didn't think it was nearly as ubiquitous as Jennifer.

With that said, the Beyond Jason and Jennifer authors say my name is "terminally dated." I only agree with half of that statement. I won't deny the name is dated at the moment, but terminally so? Isn't that sort of a narrow minded -and also cocky- statment? How can anyone predict the future? I question the terminal assesment and bet by 2050 the name will be in style again for new babies.

I should clarify something in my last post about Angela. It was late when I was writing, and I realized I had asked "How can anyone predict the future?" Then went on to predict the name will come back in style. This might come across as contradictory. What I really should have stated, is "terminal" indicates permance to me. How can anyone be so certain that a name will remain dated permanently?

Angela is also the Bulgarian and Dutch form. Bulgarian´s variant is also Anela and Aneliya.

Angela Weber is a character in Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Angela Montenegro is one of the main characters on the T.V. series "Bones" and is the half Chinese daughter of ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, in said series.

Angela Dupree in the book Found by Margaret Haddix bears this name.

My little sister's name is Angela. She was named after the actress Angela Lansbury who, ironically enough, played Mrs. Potts in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, released the year my sister was born. This name always makes me think of a girl who is strong-willed and rebellious with a punk-rock attitude, but that's because that's the way my little sister is. A very pretty name, in my opinion.

The German pronunciation is AHNG-ge-lah. [noted -ed]

There's an error in the Italian pronunciation of the name. The correct way to pronounce is "AN-jel-ah", with the stress on the first syllable (unlike the most common Italian terms that have the stress on the penultimate syllable). [noted -ed]

How could you people forget about Angela Bowie! She's a great woman!

A famous bearer is American actress Angela Kinsey (born June 25, 1971). She's well-known for her role as accountant Angela Martin on the American version of "The Office" and the web spinoff "The Office: Accountants".

One of the two middle names of Stefani Joanne Angela Germanotta AKA Lady GaGa.

Adolf Hitler had a sister named Angela!

Lovely sounding name. I like this name for both sound and image I get when hearing it, I imagine an angel. And I LOVE angels.

The Romanian pronunciation for this name is "an-JEL-a". You could replicate this spelling in English as Angella.

My name is Angela and I like that I can use different variations. I have been called Ange, Angie, Angela and Angelina. Growing up I wasn't very fond of my name, I am not sure why, but as I am getting older I like it more and more.

I like this name, but it's pretty dated.

Also used in Croatia, though much less than Anđela.

Angela Brazil (pronounced "brazzle") was born in in Preston, Lancashire in 1868. She was an author who published nearly 60 children's novels, most of them girls' school stories, such as "The Princess of the School.".

Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (pronounced [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ( listen);[1] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician who has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005, and the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000. She is the first woman to hold either office.[2]