Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts Ангел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.

Related Names

VariantsAngela, Angelle(English)
DiminutiveAngjelko(Macedonian)
Feminine FormsAnzhela(Bulgarian) Angela(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesAnxhela(Albanian) Anzhela, Angelina(Armenian) Aingeru(Basque) Anzhela, Anhelina(Belarusian) Àngel, Àngela, Àngels(Catalan) Anielka(Central American) Anđela, Anđelka, Anđelko, Anđelo, Anđa(Croatian) Anděla(Czech) Angela, Angelien, Angelina(Dutch) Ange, Angèle, Angeline(French) Ánxela, Anxo, Xela(Galician) Angela, Angelina, Engel, Lina(German) Engel(Germanic) Angela, Angelos, Angelina(Greek) Angéla(Hungarian) Aingeal(Irish) Angela, Angelo, Angelina, Angelino, Angiola, Angiolo, Giotto, Lina, Lino(Italian) Angela, Angelus(Late Roman) Angelė(Lithuanian) Anahera(Maori) Aniela, Anielka, Nela(Polish) Ângela, Ângelo, Angelina, Angelino, Lina(Portuguese) Angela, Anghel(Romanian) Angela, Anzhela, Angelina, Anzhelina(Russian) Ànghela, Ànghelu(Sardinian) Anđela, Anđelka, Anđelko, Andjela, Anđa, Angelina(Serbian) Angela(Slovak) Angela(Slovene) Ángel, Ángela, Ángeles, Angelina, Angelino, Angelita, Lina(Spanish) Angelina(Swedish) Anzhela, Anhelina(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsAngelov, Angelova(Bulgarian) Angelov, Angelova(Macedonian)
Same SpellingÁngel, Àngel
User SubmissionAngèl

People think this name is

youthful   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple  

Name Days

Bulgaria: November 8
Poland: February 6
Poland: August 27
Poland: October 30

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Entry updated May 29, 2020