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Angela
Angela
English
Proper noun
Angela
- A female given name.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: III:iii: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: Angela's Ashes. HarperCollins. ISBN 0 00 649840 X Chapter I, 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.
- 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.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: III:iii:56
Usage notes
- Name of an Italian 15th/16th century saint. In general use in English since the 18th century.
Related terms
- pet form: Angie, Ang, Ange
- variants: Angel, Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, Angelique
- male names: Angel, Angelo
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Faroese
Proper noun
Angela f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Angela: Angeluson
- daughter of Angela: Angeludóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Angela |
| Accusative | Angelu |
| Dative | Angelu |
| Genitive | Angelu |
Latin
Proper noun
Angela f (genitive Angelae); first declension
- A female given name, cognate to the English Angela.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Angela | Angelae |
| genitive | Angelae | Angelārum |
| dative | Angelae | Angelīs |
| accusative | Angelam | Angelās |
| ablative | Angelā | Angelīs |
| vocative | Angela | Angelae |