Pronunciation | /ˈændʒɪlə/ AN-jil-ə German: [ˈaŋɡela, aŋˈɡeːla] Italian: [ˈandʒela] Slovak: [ˈaŋɡela] Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelɐ] Russian: [ˈanɡʲɪlə] |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Greek |
Other names | |
See also | Angie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelica, Angelita, Angelis, Anghela, Angella, Angelle, Angelea, Ángela, Ângela, Anjel, Anxhela, Gelya |
Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (ἄγγελος), meaning angel from Greek belief systems.[1] In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls.[2] Between 1922 and 2021, in the United States, the name was ranked in the top 35 names for girls.[3]