Angela

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Greek, Late Roman
Scripts Ангела(Russian, Macedonian) Άντζελα(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. AN-jəl-ə(English) AN-jeh-la(Italian) ANG-geh-la(German) AN-gyi-lə(Russian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Angelus (see Angel). As an English name, it came into use in the 18th century. A notable bearer is the former German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).

Related Names

VariantsAngel, Angelia(English) Angiola(Italian) Anzhela(Russian)
DiminutivesAngie(English) Angelina, Lina(Italian) Angelien(Dutch)
Masculine FormsAngelo, Angiolo(Italian) Anghel(Romanian) Angel(Macedonian) Angelos(Greek) Angelus(Late Roman)
Other Languages & CulturesAnxhela(Albanian) Anzhela, Angelina(Armenian) Anzhela, Anhelina(Belarusian) Anzhela, Angelina(Bulgarian) Angelica(Carolingian Cycle) Àngela, Àngels(Catalan) Anielka(Central American) Anđela, Anđelka, Anđa(Croatian) Anděla(Czech) Angèle, Angélique, Ange, Angeline(French) Ánxela, Xela(Galician) Angéla, Angelika, Angyalka(Hungarian) Aingeal(Irish) Anželika(Latvian) Angelė, Anželika(Lithuanian) Angelika, Aniela, Andżelika, Anielka, Nela(Polish) Ângela, Angélica, Angelina, Lina(Portuguese) Ànghela(Sardinian) Anđela, Anđelka, Andjela, Anđa, Angelina(Serbian) Ángela, Ángeles, Angélica, Angelina, Angelita, Lina(Spanish) Anzhela, Anzhelika, Anhelina(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingÁngela, Àngela, Ângela, Angéla
User SubmissionAngèla

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   natural   wholesome   refined   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: January 4
Austria: January 27
Austria: November 2
Estonia: September 6
Germany: January 27
Greece: November 8
Italy: January 27
Slovakia: March 11
Sweden: December 7

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Entry updated April 23, 2024