"Angela" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈænd͡ʒələ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Angela.wav
Etymology: Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Angelus}} Latin Angelus, {{der|en|grc|ἄγγελος||messenger, angel}} Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Angela
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Angel [variant], Angelica [variant], Angelina [variant], Angeline [variant], Angelique [variant] Related terms (male names): Angel, Angelo Related terms (pet form): Angie, Ang, Ange Translations (female given name): Engjëllike (Albanian), Анжэ́ла (Anžéla) [feminine] (Belarusian), Añjela [feminine] (Breton), Àngela [feminine] (Catalan), 安杰拉 (Ānjiélā) (Chinese Mandarin), 安吉拉 (Ānjílā) (Chinese Mandarin), 安格拉 (Āngélā) [German] (Chinese Mandarin), 天使 (Tiānshǐ) (english: angel) (Chinese Mandarin), Anděla [feminine] (Czech), Anĝela (Esperanto), Angela (Estonian), Angèle [feminine] (French), Ánxela [feminine] (Galician), ანგელა (angela) (Georgian), ანჯელა (anǯela) (Georgian), Angela [feminine] (German), Angéla (Hungarian), ᐋᓐᔨᓚ (aanyila) (Inuktitut), Angela [feminine] (Italian), アンジェラ (Anjera) (Japanese), アンゲラ (Angera) [German] (Japanese), Anžela [feminine] (Latvian), Ângela [feminine] (Portuguese), Angiùla [feminine] (Romagnol), Анже́ла (Anžéla) [feminine] (Russian), А́нджела (Ándžela) [English, feminine] (Russian), А́нгела (Ángela) [German, feminine] (Russian), А́нхела (Ánxela) [Spanish, feminine] (Russian), Anđela (Serbo-Croatian), Àncila [feminine] (Sicilian), Ángela [feminine] (Spanish), Angela (Swedish), An-giê-la (Vietnamese)

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    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Anđela"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Àncila"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ángela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Angela"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "An-giê-la"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Angela"
}

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