Angel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Angel \a-

, also used as boy's name Angel, 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 common first name for women (#424 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2370 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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