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Angela
A guardian angel protecting children, from a 19th century print
Pronunciation/ˈændʒɪlə/ AN-jil-ə
German: [ˈaŋɡela, aŋˈɡeːla]
Italian: [ˈandʒela]
Slovak: [ˈaŋɡela]
Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelɐ]
Russian: [ˈanɡʲɪlə]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Greek
Other names
See alsoAngie, 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]

Variations

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Angela (English, Greek, Indonesian) has varieties in other languages, containing namely, Anxhela (Albanian), Anzhela (Russian, Ukrainian), Ángela (Spanish), Angella (Italian), Aingeal (Irish), Angelu (Basque), Anđela (Serbian, Bosnian), Ângela (Portuguese), Angelei (Romanian), Angèle (French), Anjyela (Mongolian),[4] Andzhela (Bulgarian),[5] Aniela (Polish), Anjela (Kyrgyz, Uzbek), Anděla (Czech),[6] and Angéla (Hungarian).[7] In Korean, it is a feminine name without any meaning that can be romanized into Anjella or Aenjella.[8] In Simplified Chinese, it is transliterated into 安吉拉 or Ānjí lā in pinyin.[9] Google Translate gives the romanization of the name in Arabic, أنجيلا, as 'Anjila. It has somewhat related meaning but can also hold implications as "homage".[10] Possibilities to write it in Japanese includes アンゲラ in Katakana, あんげら in Hiragana, and their romanization, Angera. Alternatively, one can use another set, アンジェラ for the Katakana, or in Hiragana, あんじぇら, romanization being Anjyera.[11]

People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Angela: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Angela: Meaning Of Name Angela | Nameberry.com". nameberry.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Top Names Over the Last 100 Years". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ "English to Mongolian translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  5. ^ "English to Bulgarian translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  6. ^ "German-Czech dictionary » Angela meaning in Czech". dictzone.com.
  7. ^ "English-Hungarian dictionary » Angela meaning in Hungarian". dictzone.com.
  8. ^ "In korea the name ANGELA means what? Im a filipino and i wannw learn my name in korea > Angela is written as 안젤라 in Korean and it actually has no meaning. It just a woman's name. Thanks". italki.com.
  9. ^ "English to Chinese (Simplified) translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  10. ^ "English to Arabic translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  11. ^ "The Name "Angela" in Japanese". japanesewithanime.com. Japanese with Anime.
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