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Comments and insights on the name Angel: | Edit

I find it interesting that English speakers use "Angel" and "Angela" for girls, while Spanish speakers use "Angel" for boys only and "Angela" for girls only.

Personal experiences with the name Angel: | Edit

I would say that I love my name about 80% of the time. It's unique and cute and generally helps with making a good first impression.
The other 20% is just annoying. I've been asked numerous times if I've ever been a stripper, or get super lame pickup lines such as:
"You look like an Angel"
"Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven?"
"Where are your wings?"

Ugh.
The other thing that I've noticed about my name is that whenever I introduce myself as ANGEL, people always have the tendency to lengthen it to "Angela" or "Angelina" even though that's not my name.

Nicknames for Angel: | Edit

Angie, Ange, Gel, Angelface, Angel Baby

Meanings and history of the name Angel: | Edit

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Famous real-life people named Angel: | Edit

Angel Coulby, British Actress

Angel in song, story & screen: | Edit

Angel (King of Fighters)
Angel (Lady and the Tramp II)
Angel (Meg series), a fictional shark
Angel (Tekken)
Angel (Timely Comics), a Marvel superhero originally appearing in 1939
Angel Salvadore, a recent addition to the X-Men
Warren Worthington III, a founding member of the X-Men, originally known as Angel
Angel, a character in The Big O
Angel, a character in Lilo & Stitch
Angel, a character in Maximum Ride
Angel, a character in Resistance: Fall of Man
Angel, a character in The Rockford Files
Angel, a character in the 1980 film "Little Darlings" played by Kristy McNichol
Avery "Angel" King, a character in Over There
Angel Clare, a character in Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Angel Dumott Schunard, a character in RENT
Hosmer Angel, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Case of Identity"