Angela [an-juh-luh]^[1] is a female given name.Angela is derived from the Greek word “angelos”, meaning “messenger”.^[2]

It was popular during the 1960s and 1970s.^[3] It is now less popular, although Angela is still popular among girls. This name was ranked #234 on the US Popular Female Names in 2021.^[4] There are many celebrities with this name.

People

• Angela Kinsey, Emmy Award-winning American actress
• Angela Lansbury (born 1925), English actress
• Angela Marino, New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning (WNBL)
• Angela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmer
• Angela Merici (1474–1540), Catholic Saint
• Angela Merkel (born 1954), Chancellor of Germany
• Angela Rumbold (1932–2010), British Member of Parliament
• Angela Christine Smith, Member of the British Parliament
• Angela Evans Smith, Member of the British Parliament
• Angela Beesley Starling(born 1977),British web entrepreneur
• Angela White (born 1985),an Australian pornographic movie actress and director
• Angela Davis, American political activist, scholar, and author

Fictional characters

• Angela Montenegro, fictional character from Bones (TV series)

Places

• 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