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ﾃ］gel Edmundo Orellana
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''眈ﾎｳﾎｳﾎｵﾎｻﾎｿﾏ (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), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish ﾃ］gel. ﾃ］gel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations *Albanian: Engjﾃｫll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: ﾃ］xel, ﾃ］xelu, Xelu (short) *Bulgarian: ﾐ籍ｽﾐｳﾐｵﾐｻ (''Angel'') (masc.), ﾐ籍ｽﾐｳﾐｵﾐｻﾐｸﾐｽﾐｰ (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anﾄ粗o, Anﾄ粗lko (masc.); Anﾄ粗la, Anﾄ粗lka (fem.) *French: Ange (masc.), Angﾃｨl (masc.), Angﾃｨle (fem.), Angﾃｩlique (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined as a neologism in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The combining prefix ''uni-'' is from Latin ''unus'', meaning ''one'' or ''single''. However, 'unisex' seems to have been influenced by words such as ''united'' and ''universal'', in which ''uni-'' takes the related sense ''shared''. Unisex then means ''shared by sexes''. Examples Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve both men and women are often referred to as unisex. This is also typical of other services and products that had traditionally been separated by sexes, such as clothing shops or beauty products. Public toilets are commonly sex segregated but if that is not the case, they are referred to as unisex public toilets. Unisex clothing includes garments like T-shirts; versions of other garments may be tailored for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |