Angela (given name)

Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (ἄγγελος), meaning angel from Greek mythology.[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]

Angela
A guardian angel protecting children, from a 19th century print
Pronunciation/ˈændʒɪlə/ AN-jil-ə
German: [ˈaŋɡela, aŋˈɡeːla]
Italian: [ˈandʒela]
Slovak: [ˈaŋɡela]
Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ʒelɐ]
Russian: [ˈanɡʲɪlə]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Greek
Other names
See alsoAngie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelica, Angelita, Angelis, Anghela, Angella, Angelle, Angelea, Ángela, Ângela, Anjel, Gelya

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 Image Comics and Marvel Comics
  • 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 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
  • Angela Weber, a character from the book and film series The Twilight Saga
  • Angela Ziegler, a support-class character from the video game Overwatch
  • Angela, a character from the adult animated series "Family Guy"

See also

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.
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