Angela

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See also: angela, angelą, Angéla, anĝela, Ángela, Ângela, and Āngēlā

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”).

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Angela

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, 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, chapter I, in Angela's Ashes, HarperCollins., →ISBN, 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.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Name of an Italian 15th/16th century saint. In general use in English since the 18th century.

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Estonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnɡ̊elɑ/, [ˈɑŋɡ̊elɑ]

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Angela

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela

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Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Angela f

  1. a female given name from Latin

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Matronymics

  • son of Angela: Angeluson
  • daughter of Angela: Angeludóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Angela
Accusative Angelu
Dative Angelu
Genitive Angelu

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡela/, /aŋˈɡeːla/, /ˈaŋəla/
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Proper noun[edit]

Angela f (proper noun, genitive Angelas or (with article) Angela, plural Angelas)

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela

Declension[edit]

Declension of Angela [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Angela die Angelas1
genitive einer der Angelas, Angela der Angelas1
dative einer der Angela den Angelas1
accusative eine die Angela die Angelas1

1Rare.

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Italian[edit]

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Angela f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Angela

Latin[edit]

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Angela f (genitive Angelae); first declension

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Angela

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Angela Angelae
Genitive Angelae Angelārum
Dative Angelae Angelīs
Accusative Angelam Angelās
Ablative Angelā Angelīs
Vocative Angela Angelae

Lithuanian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Angela f

  1. a female given name

Slovak[edit]

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Angela f (genitive singular Angely, nominative plural Angely, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name from Latin

Declension[edit]

Declension of Angela
singular plural
nominative Angela Angely
genitive Angely Angel, Angiel
dative Angele Angelám
accusative Angelu Angely
locative Angele Angelách
instrumental Angelou Angelami

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Angela”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish[edit]

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Angela c (genitive Angelas)

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela

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