Angela

Pronunciation: AN-jə-lə (key)

Origin of the name Angela:

Latinate form of Angel, a name derived from the vocabulary word angel (divine messenger, a messenger of God) which has its root in the Greek angelos (messenger). Var: Angela, Angele, Angella, Anngele. Pet: Angie.

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Ange, Angel, Angie, Ann, Annie, Ella, Jelly

Meanings and history of the name Angela: | Edit

The girl's name Angela \a-nge-la, an-gela\ is pronounced AN-je-lah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "messenger; messenger of God". From Church Latin,

Feminine form of Angelus.

As an English name, it came into use in the 18th century.

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Angela Bassett, actress
Angela Lansbury, actress
St. Angela Merici (1474-1540), founder of the Order of Ursulines
Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany
Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001
Angela Rippon, TV presenter

Angela in song, story & screen: | Edit

Angela Weber, character in "Twilight" book series
Angela Hayes, character in "American Beauty".
"Angela", song by No Use For A Name
"Angela", song by Saian Supa Crew
"Angela (Everything Falls Apart)", song by Roses Are Red
"Angela", song by The Bee Gees
"Angela (I Lost Your Bunny)", song by John Vanderslice
"All for Angela", song by Forever the Sickest Kids
Angela Bower, main character on "Who's the Boss?"
Angela Chase, the lead character in the sitcom "My So-Called Life".
Angela Petrelli, character on the show "Heroes".
Angela Martin, character on the American television show "The Office".

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