Angela (given name)

Angela
A guardian angel protecting children, from a 19th century print
Pronunciation	English: /ˈændʒɨlə/ an-ji-lə German: [aŋˈɡeːla] Italian: [ˈaːndʒela],
Gender	female
Language(s)	Greek
Origin
Meaning	Messenger, Messenger of God
Other names
See also	Angie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelica, Angelita, Angelis, Anghela, Angella, Angelle, Angelea, Ángela, Ângela

Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (αγγελος), meaning "messenger of God". 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, but it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names for American girls since 1900. It has been falling from its peak of popularity and was the 133rd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2008. Variant Angelina was the 69th most popular name for girls born in 2008 in the United States, while variant Angel was the 160th most popular name.

Feminine name variants

• Aingeal (Irish)
• Anakela (Hawaiian)
• Anđela (Croatian)
• Anděla (Czech)
• Andjela (Serbian)
• Anela (Hawaiian)
• Ange (French), (Greek), (Spanish)
• Angel (English)
• Ángela (Spanish)
• Ângela (Portuguese)
• Angela (Dutch),(English), (German), (Italian), (Romanian), (Russian), (Slovak), (Slovene), (Macedonian)
• Angéla (Hungarian)
• Angele (Greek), (Spanish)
• Angèle (French)
• Angelea (English)
• Angeles (Spanish)
• Angelette (French)
• Angelia (English), (Spanish)
• Angelien (Dutch)
• Angeliki (Greek)
• Angelika (German)
• Angeliki (Greek)
• Angelina (English), (German), (Italian), (Polish), (Russian)
• Angeline (French)
• Angelita (Spanish)
• Angella (English)
• Angelle (English)
• Anghela (English)
• Angie (English)
• Aniela (Polish)
• Anielka (Polish)
• Ánxela(Galician)
• Anxhela (Albanian)
• Anzhela (Russian)
• Anzhelina (Russian)
• Geli (German)
• Mariangela (Italian)
• Rosangela (Italian)
• ANjera (アンジェラ) Japanese)

List of people named Angela

• Angela of Foligno (1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, Saint
• Angela Bassett (born 1958) - American actress
• Angela Beesley - Former member of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation
• Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born 1968), US high jumper
• Angela Bowie, first wife of David Bowie, often known as "Angie Bowie"
• Angela Chang (born 1982) - Taiwanese pop singer
• Angela Davis (born 1944) - American political activist
• Angela Dimitriou - Greek singer
• Angela Gheorghiu (born 1965) - a Romanian opera diva
• Angela Gossow - German heavy-metal singer
• Ángela Gurría (born 1929) - a Mexican sculptor.
• Angela Kinsey - Emmy Award-winning American actress.
• Ángela Labordeta (born 1967) - a Spanish writer and journalist.
• Angela Lansbury (born 1925) - English actress
• Angela Lanza (actress) - American actress from The Perez Family (film)
• Angela Lanza (singer) - American singer, known most for touring overseas for U.S. troops
• Angela Lindvall (born 1979) - American Supermodel
• Angela Little - Playboy Playmate for August 1998
• Angela Marino - New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning (WNBL)
• Angela Maurer (born 1975) - German long-distance swimmer
• Angela Melini - (born 1969) Playboy Playmate for June 1992
• Angela Merici - Catholic Saint
• Angela Merkel (born 1954) - Chancellor of Germany
• Ángela Meyer (born 1947) - a Puerto Rican actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works
• Ángela Molina (born 1955) - a Spanish actress
• Angela Pain (born 1962) - British long-distance runner
• Angela Postma (born 1971) - Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Angela Rumbold (1932–2010), British Member of Parliament
• Angela Smith (squash) (born 1953) - British. Champion squash player and pioneer of female sport.
• Angela Christine Smith - Member of the British Parliament
• Angela Evans Smith - Member of the British Parliament
• Angela Tong (born 1975) - Hong Kong actress
• Angela Via (born 1981) - American singer
• Angela Sarafyan (born 1983) - American actress
• Angela Aki - Japanese singer and songwriter

Fictional characteres

• Angela Chase - A fictional character from the television series, My So-Called Life, played by American actress Claire Danes
• Angela Martin - Fictional accountant from the US television series The Office (US TV series), played by Angela Kinsey.
• Angela Montenegro - Fictional character from Bones (TV series)
• Angela Anaconda - A main cutout character from Angela Anaconda
• Angela Smith - A character from Mona the Vampire
• Angela Weber - A character from the book and movie series Twilight Saga

See also

• Angela (disambiguation), for other than human-name usages
• Angie (disambiguation)