Angela (given name)
Angela is a female given name. The origin of the name is Latin and its background is Christian. 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 133rd by 2008. The variation Angelina was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while Angel was ranked 160th.
 A guardian angel protecting children, from a 19th century print | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈændʒɪlə/ AN-jil-ə German: [ˈaŋɡela, aŋˈɡeːla] Italian: [ˈandʒela] Slovak: [ˈaŋɡɛla] Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelɐ] Russian: [ˈanɡʲɪlə] |
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| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Other names | |
| See also | Angie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelica, Angelita, Angelis, Anghela, Angella, Angelle, Angelea, Ángela, Ângela, Anjel, Gelya |
List of people named Angela
- Angela of Foligno (1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, saint
- Angela Aki (born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter
- Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case
- Angela Barry, Bermudian writer and educator
- Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress
- Angela Bianchini (1921–2018), Italian writer and literary critic
- Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born 1968), American high jumper
- Angela Bray (born 1953), former British Member of Parliament
- Angela Bowie (born 1949), first wife of David Bowie, often known as "Angie Bowie"
- Angela Buxton (1934-2020), English tennis player
- Angela Byars-Winston, professor of medicine
- Angela Cartwright (born 1952), English-born American actress
- Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian athlete
- Angela Chang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer
- Angela Constance (born 1970), British politician
- Angela Dale (born 1945) British statistician
- Angela Davis (born 1944), American political activist
- Angela Dean, British statistician
- Angela Dimitriou (born 1954), Greek singer
- Angela von den Driesch (1934-2012), German archaeologist and veterinarian
- Angela Eagle (born 1961), British politician
- Angela Gerekou (1959), Greek politician and actress
- Angela Gheorghiu (born 1965), Romanian opera diva
- Angela Griffin (born 1976), British actress and television presenter
- Angela Grippo, American neuroscientist and health psychologist
- Angela Gossow (born 1974), German heavy-metal singer
- Ángela Gurría (born 1929), Mexican sculptor
- Angela Hawken (born 1971), South African academic
- Angela Kinsey (born 1971), Emmy Award-winning American actress
- Ángela Labordeta (born 1967), Spanish writer and journalist
- Angela Lansbury (born 1925), English actress
- Angela Lanza (actress), American actress from The Perez Family (film)
- Angela Lanza (singer), American singer, known most for touring overseas for U.S. troops
- Angela Lee (born 1996), Canadian American martial artist
- Angela Lindvall (born 1979), American supermodel
- Angela Little (academic) (born 1949), British education and development academic
- Angela Little (actress) (born 1972), American model and actress
- Angela Marino (born 1986), New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning (WNBL)
- Angela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmer
- Angela McGowan, Australian archaeologist
- Angela Meade (born 1977), opera singer
- Angela Melini (born 1969), Playboy Playmate for June 1992
- Angela Merici (1474–1540), Catholic saint
- Angela Merkel (born 1954), German research scientist, Chancellor of Germany since 2005
- Ángela Meyer (born 1947), Puerto Rican actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works
- Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress
- Angela Ndambuki (born 1980), Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive
- Angela von Nowakonski (1953–2020), Brazilian physician
- Angela Pan (born 1949), Hong Kong actress in films and soap operas
- Angela Palacious, (born 1953), Bahamian Christian minister
- Angela Pitt (born 1981), Canadian provincial politician from Alberta
- Angela Postma (born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
- Angela Rayner (born 1980), British politician
- Angela Richards (born 1944), British actress and singer
- Angela Richardson, British politician
- Angela Rippon (born 1944), English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter
- Angela Rumbold (1932–2010), former British Member of Parliament
- Angela Ruch (born 1983), American racing driver
- Angela Santomero (born 1968), American television producer
- Angela Sidney (1902–1991), Tagish storyteller
- Angela Smith (squash) (born 1953), British champion squash player and pioneer of female sport
- Angela Smith (born 1961), Member of the British Parliament
- Angela Smith of Basildon (born 1959), British politician
- Angela Tong (born 1975), Hong Kong actress
- Ángela Valle (1927-2003), writer, journalist, essayist
- Angela Via (born 1981), American singer
- Angela Sarafyan (born 1983), American actress
- Angela Tiatia (born 1973), New Zealand-Australian artist of Samoan heritage
- Angela Veronese (1778-1847), Italian poet
- Angela Watkinson (born 1941), British politician
- Angela White, Australian porn star
- Angela White (born 1988), American model and entrepreneur best known by her stage name Blac Chyna
- Angela Yeung (born 1989), Hong Kong Chinese model and actress best known by her stage name Angelababy
- 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 Anaconda, a main cutout character from Angela Anaconda
- Angela Channing, a fictional wine matriarch character from the TV series Falcon Crest
- Angela Chase, a fictional character from the television series, My So-Called Life, played by American actress Claire Danes
- Angela DuPre, a character from Margaret Peterson Haddix's book Found
- Angela Ledore, a character from the video game, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
- Angela Li, a character from the animated sitcom Daria
- Angela Martin, fictional accountant from the US television series The Office, played by Angela Kinsey
- Angela Montenegro, fictional character from 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 Mona the Vampire
- Angela Weber, a character from the book and movie series 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
- "Angela: Meaning Of Name Angela | Nameberry.com". nameberry.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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