Angel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Angel \a-ngel, an-gel\ is pronounced AHN-hail, AIN-jel. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "messenger; messenger of God". Derived from the Church Latin name Angelus, from Greek "angelos". The influence of the word "angel" makes the name an affectionate term of address for a good (or pretty) little girl. Angel is common as an American Black girl's name.

Angel has 3 variant forms: Ang, Angelea and Angle.

For more information, see also the related name Angela.

Baby names that sound like Angel are Anjel, Angil, Angell, Angeli and Angele.

Angel is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Angel. Click here to compare Angel with related baby names.