Angela
English
Etymology
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈændʒələ/
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Proper noun
Angela
- A female given name.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: Printed [by John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book III, canto III, stanza 56:
- Faire Angela (quoth she) men do her call, / No whit lesse faire, then terrible in fight: / She hath the leading of a Martiall / And mighty people, dreaded more then all / The other Saxons, which do for her sake / And love, themselves of her name Angles call.
- 1996 Frank McCourt: Angela's Ashes. HarperCollins. →ISBN Chapter I, page 5:
- And the child was named Angela for the Angelus which rang the midnight hour, the New Year, the minute of her coming and because she was a little angel anyway.
- ibid., page 39:
- The man says his name is Mr. Dimino and that's his wife, Angela, behind the counter. I tell him that's my mother's name. No kiddin', kid. Your mother is Angela? I didn't know the Irish had any Angelas.
- And the child was named Angela for the Angelus which rang the midnight hour, the New Year, the minute of her coming and because she was a little angel anyway.
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Usage notes
- Name of an Italian 15th/16th century saint. In general use in English since the 18th century.
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Translations
female given name
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Estonian
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Angela: Angeluson
- daughter of Angela: Angeludóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Angela |
Accusative | Angelu |
Dative | Angelu |
Genitive | Angelu |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aŋˈɡeːla/, /ˈaŋɡela/, /ˈaŋəla/
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Italian
Latin
Proper noun
Angela f (genitive Angelae); first declension
- A female given name, cognate to English Angela.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡɛɫa/
Proper noun
Angela f (genitive Angely, nominative plural Angely) declension pattern žena
- A female given name.
Declension
Derived terms
- Andela
- Angelka
- Andelka
- Angelika
Swedish
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