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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, Geoch ...

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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), 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: 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 language, 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– ...

, 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-Guy ...

: Angel, Anxo * Macedonian: Ангел (Angel, masc,), Ангела (Angela, fem,), Ангелина (Angelina, fem.) *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: 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 ** Port ...

: 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, Ca ...

: 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 spen ...

, 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'' * Dexte ...

'' * Angel Bermudez, 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 (born 2000), English footballer * Angel Guardian (born 1998), Filipina actress and singer * Angel Kelly, 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 compl ...

(born 1986), American basketball player * Angel Medina (wrestler) (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 Angel Mendez (August 8, 1946 – March 16, 1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Mendez saved the life of his platoon commander, Lieutenant Ronald D. Castille, who would ...

(1946–1967), United States Marine * Angel Reece (born 1983), American professional wrestler known as Hailey Hatred * Angel Rubio (born 1975), American football player *

Angel Stoyanov (boxer) Angel Metodiev Stoyanov ( bg, Ангел Методиев Стоянов; born January 28, 1967 in Sofia) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), offi ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian boxer * Angel Stoyanov (ski jumper) (born 1958), Bulgarian Olympian skier *

Angel Wong Wong Chui-ling, Angel () or better known as Chui Ling to her many fans is a Hong Kong-born Malaysia-based host, speaker, soft skills coach, TV and radio personality, and entrepreneur. The success of her TV and radio programmes has long ago c ...

, 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-time ...

(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 ...

(born 1988), Argentine footballer * Ángel Galarza (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) Ángel Hernández may refer to: * Ángel Hernández (umpire) (born 1961), Major League Baseball umpire * Ángel Hernández (long jumper) (born 1966), Spanish athlete * Ángel Hernández (boxer) (born 1975), Mexican light middleweight boxer * Án ...

(born 1966), Spanish long jumper * Ángel López (born 1981), Spanish footballer *

Ángel López (rugby union) Ángel López Vázquez (born 16 January 1992 in Madrid) is a Spanish rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also was part of the team that won the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament Th ...

(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, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic , total_type = Total , ...

(born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Ángel Matos (born 1976), Cuban taekwondo athlete *

Ángel Maturino Reséndiz Angel Maturino Reséndiz (August 1, 1960 – June 27, 2006), also known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican itinerant serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s. Some also involved sex ...

(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 wo ...

(born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor * Ángel Pagán (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player * Ángel Parra (born 1943), Chilean singer and songwriter *

Ángel Parra (judoka) Ángel Parra (born 19 August 1983) is a Spanish judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子� ...

(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 c ...

(born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player ** Ángel Pérez (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer Anđeo * Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin (fourteenth century), Croatian architect * Anđeo Zvizdović ( 1420 – 7 June 1498),

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and evangelist in medieval Bosnia

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