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Variant English Pronunciation: an-JEHL-ə.
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Pronounced as /ɑnˈʒɛ.lɑ/ (Armenian)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%AA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A1
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%AA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A1
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There is a problem with Angel- names in Polish language, because they have been imported from English (or alternatively Italian) where the g in them is pronounced as in gel, while in Polish g is always pronounced as in giggle. So language experts and purists don't really like these names, and because they are pronounced not in line with Polish phonetics they often are considered pretentious or even "trashy" by some people, while others find them very unique and international-sounding for that same reason.
It is considered better in terms of the language to spell this name as well as her other angelic cousins that are originally spelled with a G, using Polish phonetics so that it would respect its pronunciation, that is Andżela, though Angela is a more common spelling anyway, probably because it looks more natural even though the pronunciation isn't obvious from this spelling.
Basing from the phonetics solely, the name Angela should be pronounced like ahn-GE-lah in Polish (with the g as in giggles as I said, and as in Angela Merkel), and I actually know one older person using this name with this spelling, there is also a Polish blessed nun called Maria Angela Truszkowska, pronounced with the g sound rather than j. But the vast majority of Angelas, Angelikas and Angelinas pronounce their name with a J over here.
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It is considered better in terms of the language to spell this name as well as her other angelic cousins that are originally spelled with a G, using Polish phonetics so that it would respect its pronunciation, that is Andżela, though Angela is a more common spelling anyway, probably because it looks more natural even though the pronunciation isn't obvious from this spelling.
Basing from the phonetics solely, the name Angela should be pronounced like ahn-GE-lah in Polish (with the g as in giggles as I said, and as in Angela Merkel), and I actually know one older person using this name with this spelling, there is also a Polish blessed nun called Maria Angela Truszkowska, pronounced with the g sound rather than j. But the vast majority of Angelas, Angelikas and Angelinas pronounce their name with a J over here.
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The Romanian pronunciation for this name is "an-JEL-a". You could replicate this spelling in English as Angella.
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There's an error in the Italian pronunciation of the name. The correct way to pronounce is "AN-jel-ah", with the stress on the first syllable (unlike the most common Italian terms that have the stress on the penultimate syllable). [noted -ed]
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The German pronunciation is AHNG-ge-lah. [noted -ed]
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Listen to the German pronunciation of Angela here:
http://www. Nordicnames. De/Aussprache. Html.
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http://www. Nordicnames. De/Aussprache. Html.
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I don't know if Angela is pronounced like ahn-HAY-la in another country, but in the Russian language it is not pronounced like that. It is pronounced with a rough 'guh' sound (as in the English word 'get'). So you would pronounce it as ahn-GEL-ah.
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• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Angela (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Angela/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/NeX2I-aDLpI (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:04)
• https://youtu.be/W8L-H_ykHj8 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02)
Converted to IPA, it should be: /'ɑn.ʒə.la:/ [noted -ed]