Angela (given name)

German: [ˈaŋɡela, aŋˈɡeːla]
Italian: [ˈandʒela]
Slovak: [ˈaŋɡela]
Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelɐ]
Russian: [ˈanɡʲɪlə]GenderFemaleLanguage(s)GreekOther namesSee alsoAngie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelica, Angelita, Angelis, Anghela, Angella, Angelle, Angelea, Ángela, Ângela, Anjel, Anxhela, Gelya

Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (ἄγγελος), meaning angel from Greek belief systems.[1] 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.[2] Between 1922 and 2021, in the United States, the name was ranked in the top 35 names for girls.[3]

Variations

Angela (English, Greek, Indonesian) has varieties in other languages, containing namely, Anxhela (Albanian), Anzhela (Russian, Ukrainian), Ángela (Spanish), Angella (Italian), Aingeal (Irish), Angelu (Basque), Anđela (Serbian, Bosnian), Ângela (Portuguese), Angelei (Romanian), Angèle (French), Anjyela (Mongolian),[4] Andzhela (Bulgarian),[5] Aniela (Polish), Anjela (Kyrgyz, Uzbek), Anděla (Czech),[6] and Angéla (Hungarian).[7] In Korean, it is a feminine name without any meaning that can be romanized into Anjella or Aenjella.[8] In Simplified Chinese, it is transliterated into 安吉拉 or Ānjí lā in pinyin.[9] Google Translate gives the romanization of the name in Arabic, أنجيلا, as 'Anjila. It has somewhat related meaning but can also hold implications as "homage".[10] Possibilities to write it in Japanese includes アンゲラ in Katakana, あんげら in Hiragana, and their romanization, Angera. Alternatively, one can use another set, アンジェラ for the Katakana, or in Hiragana, あんじぇら, romanization being Anjyera.[11]

People

Fictional characters

  • Talking Angela, a female anthropomorphic white cat character featured in Outfit7 apps Talking Angela and My Talking Angela
  • Angela, a character from the adult animated series "Family Guy"
  • Angela, a character from Image Comics and Marvel Comics
  • Angela (character), in the Spawn and Marvel universes
  • Angela (Inheritance), a character in the Inheritance Cycle novels
  • Angela, a character in the Gargoyles TV series
  • 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 Bower, a character in the TV show Who's the Boss?
  • 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 thriller television series Mr. Robot, portrayed 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
  • Mary Angela Tribbiani, Joey Tribbiani's sister in NBC sitcom Friends
  • Angela Weber, a character from the book and film series The Twilight Saga
  • Angela Ziegler, a support-class character from the video game Overwatch

See also

  • Angela (disambiguation), for other than human-name usages
  • Angie (disambiguation)
  • Anđela (given name), Serbian version of Angela

References

  1. ^ "Angela: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Angela: Meaning Of Name Angela | Nameberry.com". nameberry.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Top Names Over the Last 100 Years". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ "English to Mongolian translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  5. ^ "English to Bulgarian translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  6. ^ "German-Czech dictionary » Angela meaning in Czech". dictzone.com.
  7. ^ "English-Hungarian dictionary » Angela meaning in Hungarian". dictzone.com.
  8. ^ "In korea the name ANGELA means what? Im a filipino and i wannw learn my name in korea > Angela is written as 안젤라 in Korean and it actually has no meaning. It just a woman's name. Thanks". italki.com.
  9. ^ "English to Chinese (Simplified) translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  10. ^ "English to Arabic translation of Angela". translate.google.com.
  11. ^ "The Name "Angela" in Japanese". japanesewithanime.com. Japanese with Anime.
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