Name: Angela
Gender: Female
Usage: Angela, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Angela are in general originating from Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Angela across the world, see Angelus, Angéla.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Angela is: Messenger, Angelic.
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Numerology of the first name Angela: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Angela is ranked on the 88th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 5174200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.071% of the population. The name Angela has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Angela for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Angela is 4 January.
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History and Origin
Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos (αγγελος), meaning "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. 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.
English and Italian: from Church Latin, feminine form of the male name Angelus (see Angel), which is from New Testament Greek angelos angel, which meant ‘messenger’ in classical Greek. It has been in use in Britain and America from the 18th century, since when it has increased steadily in popularity.
Cognates: Spanish: Ángela. Polish: Aniela. Czech: Anděla. Irish Gaelic: Aingeal.
Pet forms: English: Angie. Spanish: Angelita. Czech: Andělka.
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24 November 2015
The Latin version of this name in the feminine is "Angelis"
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