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♀ Angel (girl)
What does Angel mean?
Angel 
▼ as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Angel) is pronounced AHN-hail, AIN-jel. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Angel 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. Also form of Angela.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, messenger (prophet), angel, good, pretty (beautiful), little, black
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Argel, ..
(male) Anger, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Angel Angie (A.A.), ..
How popular is Angel?
Angel is a very popular first name for females (#424 out of 4276, Top 10%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1704 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Angel was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest rank of #104 in the U.S. in 2001, and is at #368 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Angel (#368 IN 2018) ranked in the Top 2000 are Angela (#264) and Angelea. These relations of Angel were popular with parents 48 years ago (ADOPTION OF 1.57%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.12%, ▼92%), with forms like Angel becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Angel▼ is alike in pronunciation to Aingeal, Angele, Angell, Angelle, Angil, Anjel, Anngil and Onnjel. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abigel, Adel, Amel, Anabel, Ande, Andee, Andrel, Anela, Anet, Ange, Angelee, Angeles▼, Angeli, Angelia▼, Angella, Angelyn, Angie▼, Angila, Angla, Anglea, Angy, Aniela, Anjela, Anke, Anmol, Anne▼, Anner, Annes, Annet, Anngela, Anwen, Ariel and Aurel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Angel.
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