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", "

messenger ''MESSENGER'' was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochem ...

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English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

world Angel is used for both boys and girls.Behind the Name
/ref> From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the 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 name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as

Angela Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * An ...

), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel. Ángel is a common male name in

Spanish-speaking Hispanophone and Hispanic refers to anything relating to the Spanish language (the Hispanosphere). In a cultural, rather than merely linguistic sense, the notion of "Hispanophone" goes further than the above definition. The Hispanic culture is th ...

countries.

Variations

* Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) * Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique (fem.) * Galician: Anxo * Gascon: Angé, Angeoul *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Άγγελος, ''Ággelos'' Angelos (masc.); Αγγελική, ''Aggelikē'' Angelice, Αγγελίνα, ''Aggelina'' Angelina, Αγγελίτα, Aggelita Angelita Αγγέλα, ''Aggéla'', Angela (fem.) * Hungarian: Angyal, Angyalka *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Angelo Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger". People People with the given name *Angelo Accattino (born 1966), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church * Angelo Acciaioli (bishop) (1298–1357), Italian Ro ...

, Angelino, Angela, Angelina, Angelica (fem.) *

Languedocien dialect Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian or Lengadocian (), is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyen ...

: Angel, Anxo *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

: Ангел (Angel, masc,), Ангела (Angela, fem,), Ангелина (Angelina, fem.) * Polish: Aniol, Angela, Aniela, Angelika, Angelina *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Ângelo, Ângela (fem.), Angelino, Angelina (fem.), Angélica (fem.) *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Ángel, Ángela (fem.), Angélica (fem.), Ángeles (fem.), Angelines (fem.), Angelita (fem.), Angelina (fem.)

People

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Angel Aquino Angel Aquino (born Angelita Velasquez Aquino on February 7, 1973) is a Filipino film and television actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN's contract talents. She is mostly known for her lead antagonist roles such as Ether in '' Encantadia ...

(born 1973), Filipina actress *

Angel Batista Angelo "Angel" Juan Marcos Batista (; Spanish ) is a fictional character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter'' and the novels by Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. He is portrayed in the television series by David Zayas. Batista spe ...

, fictional character from the TV series ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series '' Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' * Dext ...

'' *

Angel Bermudez Angel Roald Bermudez (born 1950/1951) is an Aruban politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communication between 1987 and 1989. From 2011 to 2014 he was director of the Tax and Customs Administration of the Caribbean Netherlands. Bermud ...

, Aruban politician *

Angel Coulby Angel Leonie Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress in film, television, and theatre. She gained recognition for portraying the character Gwen (Guinevere) in the BBC fantasy series ''Merlin''. Early life Coulby was born and grew u ...

(born 1980), English actress *

Angel Faith Angel Marie Faith (born January 8, 1987), known by the stage name Angel, is an American former singer and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the girl group No Secrets, which formed in 2000. Faith sang half of the lead vocals in No Secr ...

(born 1988), American singer and songwriter *

Angel Gomes Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes (born 31 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille and the England under-21 national team. He began his career with Manchester United at the age of ...

(born 2000), English footballer *

Angel Guardian Angel Grace Trazona Guardian (born September 6, 1998) is a Filipino-Israeli actress, recording artist and commercial model. She is best known for her participation in the reality show '' Running Man Philippines'', where she became the first U ...

(born 1998), Filipina actress and singer *

Angel Kelly Angel Kelly (born December 7, 1962) is a retired pornographic actress. With Jeannie Pepper and Heather Hunter, Kelly was among the first African-American women to " cross over" into mainstream porn video. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame ...

, American pornographic actress *

Angel Locsin Angelica Locsin Colmenares (born April 23, 1985) is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various accolades ...

(born 1985), Filipina actress *

Angel McCoughtry Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry complet ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Angel Medina (wrestler) Angel Medina (born February 28, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Angel. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1999 and 2001 as a member of Da Baldies. Professiona ...

(born 1970), American professional wrestler *

Angel Medina (artist) Angel Medina (born March 25, 1964) is an American comic book artist known for his work for various comic book companies, including Megaton Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and Image Comics. Career Medina began his career illustrating such t ...

(born 1964), American comic-book artist * Angel Mendez (1946–1967), United States Marine *

Angel Reece Angel Katherine Reece (born November 4, 1983) is a retired Americans, American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Hailey Hatred. Originally debuting in July 2002, Hatred worked for several years for vario ...

(born 1983), American professional wrestler known as Hailey Hatred * 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 Cabrera Ángel Cabrera (; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as ''"El Pato"'' in Spanish ''("The Duck")'' for his waddling gait. He is a two-tim ...

(born 1969), Argentine golfer * Ángel D'Meza (1877–1954), Cuban baseball player *

Ángel Di María Ángel Fabián Di María (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for club Juventus and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder. Di María began his career with R ...

(born 1988), Argentine footballer *

Ángel Galarza Ángel Galarza (1892–1966) was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the minister of interior in the period 1936–1937. He left Spain following the civil war for Mexico. In 1946 he settled in Paris, France. Early life and ...

(1892–1966), Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician *

Ángel Hernández (umpire) Ángel Hernández (born August 26, 1961) is a Cuban umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked in the National League from 1991 to 1999, and has worked throughout MLB since 2000. In July 2017, Hernández filed an ultimately unsuccessful fe ...

(born 1961), Cuban-born Major League Baseball umpire * Ángel Hernández (athlete) (born 1966), Spanish long jumper * Ángel López (born 1981), Spanish footballer * Ángel López (rugby union) (born 1992), Spanish rugby sevens player * Ángel Martínez (born 1986), Spanish footballer *

Ángel Matías Ángel Matías (born July 30, 1976) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Fr ...

(born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Ángel Matos (born 1976), Cuban taekwondo athlete * Ángel Maturino Reséndiz (1960–2006), prolific Mexican serial killer and rapist * Ángel Muñoz García also known as

Jordi El Niño Polla Ángel Muñoz García (; born 11 September 1994), better known as by his stage name Jordi "El Niño Polla" (''The Dick Boy''), often shortened to Jordi ENP, is a Spanish pornographic actor, producer and YouTuber who rose to prominence after wor ...

(born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor *

Ángel Pagán Ángel Manuel Pagán (born July 2, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. Pagán's original contract in Major League Base ...

(born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player * Ángel Parra (born 1943), Chilean singer and songwriter * Ángel Parra (judoka) (born 1983), Spanish judoka * Ángel Pérez (disambiguation) **

Ángel Pérez (volleyball) Ángel Pérez (born May 20, 1982 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican volleyball player who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same year the setter cla ...

(born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player ** Ángel Pérez (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer Anđeo * Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin (fourteenth century), Croatian architect *

Anđeo Zvizdović Anđeo Zvizdović (or Zvijezdović; 1420 – 7 June 1498) was a Franciscan friar and evangelist who negotiated the Ahdname of Milodraž – the promise of the freedom of religion to the people of Bosnia following the Ottoman conquest of Bo ...

( 1420 – 7 June 1498),

Franciscan friar , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...

and evangelist in medieval Bosnia

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