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Ángela

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feminineLatin script

[ˈãŋ.xe.la] · Spanish

Origin: Not established
1 language contexts: Spanish
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ángela

Ángela is a feminine given name documented in Spanish.

Separate records with matching spellings: Angela (Czech, Danish), Angéla (Danish, French), Angèla (Occitan), Àngela (Catalan), Ângela (Portuguese)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Del griego antiguo ἄγγελος ('mensajero'). Nombre inspirado en los relatos de la Biblia y se extendió por todos los países cristianos. Se empezó a utilizar primeramente en Bizancio y se extendió después por toda la cristiandad.

Sources for this account (6)

Spanish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q1973797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

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Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Angela— “angel”
Angela, _f._ _Eng._ Span. It. Gr. angel, 53
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q1973797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ángela

Ángela is a feminine given name documented in Spanish.

Separate records with matching spellings: Angela (Czech, Danish), Angéla (Danish, French), Angèla (Occitan), Àngela (Catalan), Ângela (Portuguese)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Sources for this account (6)

Spanish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q1973797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Ángela is used

Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Spain

Language records

Documented as a given name in Spanish.

Explore Spain

3 of 3 countries

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Angela— “angel”
Angela, _f._ _Eng._ Span. It. Gr. angel, 53
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q1973797CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÁngelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ángela

Etymology in the sources

Where Ángela is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

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Ángela

About Ángela

Etymology in the sources

Where Ángela is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Ángel

Angela

Àngela

Angelė

Angèle

Angelica

Angélica

Angelika

A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Ángela

Etymology in the sources

Where Ángela is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

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A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Ángela

Etymology in the sources

Where Ángela is used

Across borders

Spain

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page