Angel (given name)

Angel

A photographic print of an Angel (1902)
Pronunciation	/ˈeɪndʒəl/ Spanish: [ˈaŋxel]
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	Greek
Origin
Meaning	"Angel", "Messenger"
Other names
See also	Angelina, Angela, Angelo, Angie

Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls.^[1]

From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel.

Ángel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries.

Variations[]

• Albanian: Engjëll
• Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short)
• Bulgarian: Ангел (Angel) (masc.), Ангелина (Angelina) (fem.)
• Croatian: Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.)
• French: Ange (masc.), Angélique (fem.)
• Galician: Anxo
• Gascon: Angé, Angeoul
• Greek: Άγγελος, Ággelos Angelos (masc.); Αγγελική, Aggelikē Angelice, Αγγελίνα, Aggelina Angelina, Αγγελίτα, Aggelita Angelita Αγγέλα, Aggéla, Angela (fem.)
• Hungarian: Angyal, Angyalka
• Italian: Angelo, Angelino, Angela, Angelina, Angelica (fem.)
• Languedocien dialect: Angel, Anxo
• Macedonian: Ангел (Angel, masc,), Ангела (Angela, fem,), Ангелина (Angelina, fem.)
• Portuguese: Ângelo, Ângela (fem.), Angelino, Angelina (fem.), Angélica (fem.)
• Spanish: Ángel, Ángela (fem.), Angélica (fem.), Ángeles (fem.), Angelines (fem.), Angelita (fem.), Angelina (fem.)

People[]

Angel

• Angel Aquino (born 1973), Filipina actress
• Angel Batista, fictional character from the TV series Dexter
• Angel Bermudez, Aruban politician
• Angel Coulby (born 1980), English actress
• Angel Faith (born 1988), American singer and songwriter
• Angel Gomes (born 2000), English footballer
• Angel Kelly, American pornographic actress
• Angel Locsin (born 1985), Filipina actress
• Angel McCoughtry (born 1986), American basketball player
• Angel Medina (wrestler) (born 1970), American professional wrestler
• Angel Medina (artist) (born 1964), American comic-book artist
• Angel Mendez (1946–1967), United States Marine
• Angel Reece (born 1983), American professional wrestler known as Hailey Hatred
• Angel Rubio (born 1975), American football player
• Angel Stoyanov (boxer) (born 1967), Bulgarian boxer
• Angel Stoyanov (ski jumper) (born 1958), Bulgarian Olympian skier

Ángel

• Ángel Cabrera (born 1969), Argentine golfer
• Ángel D'Meza (1877–1954), Cuban baseball player
• Ángel Di María (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Ángel Hernández (umpire) (born 1961), Cuban-born Major League Baseball umpire
• Ángel Hernández (athlete) (born 1966), Spanish long jumper
• Ángel López (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• Ángel López (rugby union) (born 1992), Spanish rugby sevens player
• Ángel Martínez (born 1986), Spanish footballer
• Ángel Matías (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Ángel Matos (born 1976), Cuban taekwondo athlete
• Ángel Maturino Reséndiz (born 1958), prolific Mexican serial killer and rapist
• Ángel Muñoz García also known as Jordi El Niño Polla (born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor
• Ángel Pagán (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Ángel Parra (born 1943), Chilean singer and songwriter
• Ángel Parra (judoka) (born 1983), Spanish judoka
• Ángel Pérez (disambiguation)
  • Ángel Pérez (volleyball) (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Ángel Pérez (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Anđeo

• Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin (fourteenth century), Croatian architect
• Anđeo Zvizdović (c. 1420 – 7 June 1498), Franciscan friar and evangelist in medieval Bosnia

References[]

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