Angela
Angela is a female given name .
Origin and meaning of the name
Angela is the female equivalent of the Latin angelus 'messenger', ' angel ', derived from the ancient Greek ἄγγελος ángelos ; which in turn is probably related to old Persian angaros , 'riding courier'.
Variants and pronunciation
In other languages:
- English [ ˈændʒɪlə ]
- french [ ãʒəˈlɑ ]
- Italian [ ˈandʒela ]
- Lithuanian Angelė
- Croatian Anđelka
- Serbian - Cyrillic Anđela
- Polish Aniela
- spanish Ángela [ ˈaŋxela ]
- Czech Anděla
- Hungarian Angéla
Derivatives ( diminutive ): Angelie , Angelika , French Angelique , Angelina ; Short forms (all languages): Angy , Angie
Male counterparts: Latin Angelus , Spanish Ángel , Italian Angelo .
Name days
- January 4th : Anniversary of the death of Blessed Angela von Foligno
- January 27 : Anniversary of the death of St. Angela Merici
- May 5th : Memorial Day of Ángela de la Cruz (on this day also Angelus of the Carmelite )
- May 31 : earlier Angela Merici holiday
Well-known namesake (all language forms)
First name
- Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress
- Ángela Becerra (* 1957), Colombian author
- Angela Brown (* 1953), American blues singer
- Angela Laverne Brown , known as Angie Stone (* 1961), American singer
- Angela Brunner (1931–2011), German actress
- Angela Bundalovic (* 1995), Danish actress
- Angela Carter (1940–1992), British writer
- Ángela Carrasco Rodríguez (* 1951?), Dominican singer
- Angela Davis (* 1944), American civil rights activist and writer
- Ángela María González , known as Angy Fernández (* 1990), Spanish actress and singer
- Angela Gossow (* 1974), German death metal singer
- Angela Gheorghiu (* 1965), Romanian opera singer (soprano)
- Ángela Gurría (* 1929), Mexican sculptor
- Angela Hammitzsch , (nee Hitler, used Raubal, 1883–1949) half-sister of Adolf Hitler
- Angela Kohn (* 1975) aka Jacki-O, American rapper
- Angela Lansbury (born 1925), British actress
- Angela Luther (* 1940), German terrorist (RAF)
- Angela Malestein (* 1993), Dutch handball player
- Angela Melillo (* 1967), Italian dancer, model and actress
- Angela Merkel (* 1954), German politician (CDU), Federal Chancellor since 2005
- Ángela Molina (* 1955), Spanish actress
- Ángela Pradelli (* 1959), Argentine writer
- Angela Praesent (1945–2009), German writer and translator
- Angela Raubal , known as Geli Raubal (1908–1931), daughter of Angela Raubal, niece of Adolf Hitler
- Angela Roy (* 1957), German actress
- Angela Schuster (* 1967), German rower
- Angela Stachowa (* 1948), German poet
- Angela Stresemann (* 1952), German actress
- Angela Wiedl (* 1967), German pop singer
- Angela Wiederhut (* 1976), German voice actress
- Angela Winkler (* 1944), German actress
family name
- Alberto Angela (* 1962), Italian science journalist and non-fiction author
- Sharon Angela , American actress, screenwriter and film director
Web links
Wiktionary: Angela - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
