Angela
English edit
Etymology edit
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈænd͡ʒələ/
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Proper noun edit
Angela
- 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.
Related terms edit
- (pet form): Angie, Ang, Ange
- (variants): Angel, Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, Angelique
- (male names): Angel, Angelo
Translations edit
female given name
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Angela
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela
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Faroese edit
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Angela f
- 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 |
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Proper noun edit
Angela f (proper noun, genitive Angelas or (with article) Angela, plural Angelas)
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela
Declension edit
Declension of Angela [feminine]
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Italian edit
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Angela f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Angela
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ɡe.la/, [ˈäŋɡɛɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.d͡ʒe.la/, [ˈän̠ʲd͡ʒelä]
Proper noun edit
Angela f (genitive Angelae); first declension
- 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
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Angela f
- a female given name
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Angela f (genitive singular Angely, nominative plural Angely, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name from Latin
Declension edit
Declension of Angela
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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
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Angela c (genitive Angelas)
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela