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, Angelica, Angela, Angelo, Angie, Ange, Angèle, Angélique, Ángel, Angelos, Anxo

Last updated February 22, 2025

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 Ancient 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 given name in modern times. In the United States, it is also seeing increasing use among boys, usually using the standard English pronunciation of the word angel.

Ángel (pronounced /ˈanxel/) is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries.

Variations

Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo
Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short)
Bulgarian: Ангел (Angel) (masc.), Ангелина (Angelina) (fem.)
Croatian: Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.)
French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique (fem.)
Galician: Anxo
Gascon: Angé, Angeoul
Greek: Άγγελος Angelos (masc.), Αγγελική Angeliki (fem.), Αγγελίνα Angelina (fem.), Αγγελίτα Angelita (fem.), Αγγέλα Angela (fem.)
Hungarian: Angyal, Angyalka
Italian: Angelo, Angelino, Angela, Angelina, Angelica (fem.)
Indonesian: Angel, Angelina, Angelika, Angela, Angie, Angelica, Angeline
Languedocien dialect: Angel, Anxo
Macedonian: Ангел (Angel, masc,), Ангела (Angela, fem,), Ангелина (Angelina, fem.)
Polish: Aniol, Angela, Aniela, Angelika, Angelina
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 de Grimoard (c. 1315/1320 – 1388) younger brother of Pope Urban V
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 Deradoorian (born 1986), American musician
Angel Faith (born 1988), American singer and songwriter
Angel Gomes (born 2000), English footballer
Angel Guardian (born 1998), Filipina actress and singer
Angel Jackson (born 2001), American basketball player
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 Olsen (born 1987), American singer and songwriter
Angel Reece (born 1983), American professional wrestler known as Hailey Hatred
Angel Reese (born 2002), American professional basketball player
Angel Rubio (born 1975), American football player
Angel Stoyanov (boxer) (born 1967), Bulgarian boxer
Angel Stoyanov (ski jumper) (born 1958), Bulgarian Olympian skier
Angel Wong, Hong Kong gymnast

Ángel

Ángel Barajas (born 2006), Colombian artistic gymnast
Ángel Cabrera (born 1969), Argentine golfer
Ángel Delgado (born 1994), Dominican basketball player
Ángel D'Meza (1877–1954), Cuban baseball player
Ángel Di María (born 1988), Argentine footballer
Ángel Galarza (1892–1966), Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician
Ángel Hernández (umpire) (born 1961), Cuban-born Major League Baseball umpire
Ángel Hernández (athlete) (born 1966), Spanish long jumper
Ángel Hernando (born 1959), Spanish professor at the University of Huelva
Ángel Lezama (born 1997), Venezuelan footballer
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 Muñoz García also known as Jordi El Niño Polla (born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor
Ángel Pagán (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
Ángel Parra (1943–2017), 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
Angel Perkins (born 1984), American sprinter
Ángel Teruel (1950–2021), Spanish bullfighter

Lists of people

Angel Chan (disambiguation)

References

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