Angela (given name)

Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (ἄγγελος), meaning angel or "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.[1] Since 1900 in America, it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names. It has been falling from its peak of popularity, and had fallen to 256th by 2019. The variation Angelina was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while Angel was ranked 160th.

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, Gelya

List of people named Angela

Fictional characters
  • Talking Angela, a female anthropomorphic white cat character featured in Outfit7 apps Talking Angela and My Talking Angela
  • Angela, a character from Image Comics and Marvel Comics
  • Angela, a character from netflix TV series Stranger Things, played by Elodie Grace Orkin.
  • Angela Anaconda, a main cutout character from the Canadian animated television series Angela Anaconda
  • Angela Channing, a fictional wine matriarch character from the television series Falcon Crest
  • Angela Chase, a fictional character from the 1990s television series, My So-Called Life, played by a well-known actress Claire Danes
  • Angela DuPre, a character from Margaret Peterson Haddix's book Found
  • Angela Harris, a character from the British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Angela Ledore, a character from the video game Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
  • Angela Li, a character from the MTV animated sitcom Daria
  • Angela Martin, fictional accountant from the US television series The Office, played by Angela Kinsey
  • Angela Montenegro, fictional character from the FOX drama Bones
  • Angela Moss, a character from the television series Mr. Robot, played by Portia Doubleday
  • Angela Orosco, a character from the Silent Hill video game series
  • Angela Smith, a character from the children's animated supernatural television series Mona the Vampire
  • Angela Weber, a character from the book and film series The Twilight Saga
  • Angela Ziegler, a support-class character from the video game Overwatch
  • Angela, a character from the adult animated series "Family Guy".

See also

References
  1. "Angela: Meaning Of Name Angela | Nameberry.com". nameberry.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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