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What does Angela mean?
Angela ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced AN-je-lah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Angela is "messenger; angel, messenger of God". From Church Latin, a feminine form of the boy's name Angelus. The older feminine form Angelis has been replaced by Angela, which became popular in Britain and America from the 18th century. The word "angel" is also used as an affectionate term for a good (or pretty) girl. Angie is the pet form; Aingeal is the Irish Gaelic version. Actresses Angela Lansbury, Angelis Dickinson, Angela Bassett, Angelina Jolie, Angie Harmon.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, messenger (prophet), angel, britain (england), 18th century, good, pretty (beautiful)
Variations
VARIANTS Aingeal, Andjelija, Andjelka, Ange, Angel▼, Angele, Angelee, Angelena, Angelene, Angeles▼, Angeleta, Angeli, Angelia▼, Angelica▼, Angelika, Angeliki, Angelina▼, Angeline▼, Angelique▼, Angelita▼, Angell, Angella, Angelle, Angellina, Angelyn, Angelynn, Angie▼, Angil, Angila, Angla, Anglea, Angy, Angyola, Aniela, Anjel, Anjela, Anjelica▼, Anjelika, Anjewela, Anngela, Anngil, Anngilla, Anngiola, Annjela, Annijilla, Gelya, Tangela
SEE ALSO Anela, Dangelis, Evangeline, Onnjel
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Angela?
Angela is a very prominent first name for females (#29 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less prominent last name for both adults and children (#77742 out of 150436, Top 52%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Angela reached its peak position of #7 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, and is presently at #264. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Angel (#368 VIA LATEST LIST), Angele, Angelena, Angeles, Angelia, Angelica (#546), Angelika, Angelina (#233), Angeline (#1117), Angelique (#1026), Angelita, Angella, Angie (#716), Anglea, Anjelica, Evangeline (#277) and Tangela are the popular varying forms of Angela (#264) rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Angela were favored in the 1970s (ADOPTION OF 1.89%) and are now much less widespread (ADOPTION 0.36%, ▼81%), with forms such as Angelica becoming less in vogue. Angela is more widely used than the rest, though Angelina is currently the preferred form.
Similar Names
Angela▼ is alike in pronunciation to Angelea and Onjella. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abeeja (see Abijah), Abiela, Abila, Adeena, Adel, Adela, Adelia▼, Adell▼, Adeola, Aeeda, Aegina, Agna, Agnella (see Agnes), Agota, Akela, Akiela, Alea, Aleda, Aleka, Alla, Allena, Almeda▼, Almeta, Ameena, Amena, Anabella, Anakela, Ananda, Andena, Andera, Andrea▼, Andreya, Andria▼, Aneeta, Anet, Aneta, Angle, Angyalka (see Angelica), Anicka, Anika▲, Anitia, Anjali▼, Anneka, Annslea, Anselma, Anslea, Anthea, Antheya, Anuhea, Anuska, Anwen, Anysia, Arbela, Ardea, Ardelia, Arela, Arely, Argelia, Ariela, Asela, Ashely▼, Ashla, Athena▲, Aurel, Aviela, Dangela, Fidela, Gizela, Mykela, Nela, Odela, Onella and Shiela. These names tend to be less commonly used than Angela.
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