Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Scripts Ангел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Meaning & History
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.
Related Names
DiminutiveAngjelko(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesDeangelo(African American) Aingeru(Basque) Àngel(Catalan) Anđelko, Anđelo(Croatian) Ange(French) Anxo(Galician) Engel(German) Angelos(Greek) Angelo, Angelino, Angiolo, Giotto, Lino(Italian) Angelus(Late Roman) Ângelo, Angelino(Portuguese) Anghel(Romanian) Ànghelu(Sardinian) Anđelko(Serbian) Ángel, Angelino(Spanish)
User SubmissionAngèl
Popularity
People think this name is
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Name Days
Categories
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