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Our daughter is Evangeline but I call her Angel & Eva on occassion. (Side note: my husband calls her Cookie, which shows you how nicknames often have no relevance to the given names). I think it's very sweet as a nickname, but then again, I tend to call my other two Honey & Sweetheart a lot (out of affection).

better than Angel for a boy IMO... However, I prefer, Angela, Angelina, Angeline and Angelica... not necessarily in that order... or for a boy, Angelo or Angelino... causes less confusion.

This message was edited 12/28/2008, 7:33 PM

Angel..I think I'd prefer Angela, Angeline,Angelina.
Just "Angel" might not work so well in the real world.

I don't like it on either gender but...

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I like it better on a boy. I think it's kind of trashy on a girl. Sorry

I actually like it a lot. I prefer it as a nn for Angeline though. I also like it for a boy but pronounced ahn-HEHL.

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Domenica Angel
Lucia Angel
Caroline Angel
Felicity Angel
Winifred Angel

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It's not tacky, it's treacly.

I, too, love angels -- however, I consider the name virtually irremediably tacky.

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What about something less blatant? Celestine comes to mind.

I like Angel, but only on a boy, since the only Angel I know is a boy ( and because the noun angel is masculine in Croatian).And I'd only use it as a middle name. For a girl I prefer Angela or Angelina.

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Angel Patricia -for some reason I love this combo, even though I'd never use it
Simone Angel
Judith Angel
Emilia Angel
Ines Angel
Isla Angel
Fiona Angel
Dido Angel
Blair Angel
Primrose Angel
Hope Angel
Dolores Angel
Odette Angel

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This message was edited 12/28/2008, 3:46 PM

It's beautiful...

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Some ideas:
Angel Marie
Angel Michelle
Angel Grace
Angel Faith
Angel Hope
Angel Victoria
Angel Christine
Angel Natalie
Angel Sophia
Angel Claire
Angel Isabelle
Angel Nicole
Angel Catherine
Angel Stella
Angel Jordan
Angel Sierra
Angel Fiona
Angel Gabrielle
Angel Bianca
Angel Blair / Blaire
Katherine Angel
Chloe Angel
Matilda Angel
Evelyn Angel
Sophia Angel
Sophie Angel
Victoria Angel
Clarissa Angel
Gabriella Angel

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I don't mind it.

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It's not my particular favorite or anything but I don't mind it. I have pretty benign associations with it and, although it's not my thing, I can see how people might appreciate the sentiment.

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Some of its related names are GPs of mine: Angela, Angeline, Mariangela, Angelee, etc.

I think it's tacky. When you think of angels you always imagine such perfect creatures, beautiful and sweet with blond curly hair and big blue eyes. I mean yes, there were bad angels but people don't think of them, they think of those heavenly creatures that are pictured on postcards and all kinds of stuff, especially during the Christmas season.

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Maybe your daughter won't live up to that image (no offense but this could happen to anyone) and she'll be a tomboy or more of a rough or wild little girl, maybe she won't be pretty or she'll be overweight, I mean it could happen. And then she'd be stuck with that name and it would seem ridiculous on her. People would probably make fun of her. I wouldn't recommend Angel, along with similar names such as Charisma (I actually know a girl named Angel Charisma).

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It's also a pet name, I know several guys who name their girlfriends angel, which could be weird for her.

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Angel does have a pretty and soft sound and I would definitely consider it if it weren't a word that means, well... what it means.

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I would suggest you look at similar names such as Angeline. They don't carry that heavy image.

This message was edited 12/28/2008, 3:35 PM

To me it is a little tacky, its just not my style... But I reckon it could be okay as a nickname for Angelica/Angelina/Angela/other similar names.

I think its trashy and sounds like a nickname

I think it's incredibly trashy.

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all I can picture is a stripper.