Angel
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Angel
The name 'Angel' means "messenger" or "angelic being," derived from the Greek word *angelos* (ἄγγελος), which itself translates the Hebrew *mal'akh*.
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Etymology
The name 'Angel' means "messenger" or "angelic being," derived from the Greek word *angelos* (ἄγγελος), which itself translates the Hebrew *mal'akh*. It is used across Christian, Jewish, and Islamic cultures, with historical prominence in Christianity due to the veneration of angels as divine messengers in the Bible and later in medieval European naming traditions.
Angel currently ranks #67 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2006.
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