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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, Geoche ...

". In the

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 * Angel ...

), 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 Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

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

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 Rom ...

, 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-Guyennais ...

: 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 M ...

: 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: Ângelo, Ângela (fem.), Angelino, Angelina (fem.), Angélica (fem.) * Spanish: Ángel, Ángela (fem.), Angélica (fem.), Ángeles (fem.), Angelines (fem.), Angelita (fem.), Angelina (fem.)

People

Angel * Angel Aquino (born 1973), Filipina actress * Angel Batista, 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 Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...

'' *

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 (born 1980), English actress * Angel Faith (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 Ul ...

(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 (born 1985), Filipina actress * Angel McCoughtry (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 bec ...

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

Angel Rubio Angel Rubio (born April 12, 1975) is a former American football defensive end who played one season with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL D ...

(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 in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defea ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian boxer *

Angel Stoyanov (ski jumper) Angel Stoyanov ( bg, Ангел Стоянов), born June 23, 1958 in Samokov, is a Bulgarian ski jumper. He came in 49th place in both the normal hill (70 m) and large hill (90 m) ski-jump events at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sara ...

(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 ceme ...

, Hong Kong gymnast Ángel * Ángel Cabrera (born 1969), Argentine golfer * Ángel D'Meza (1877–1954), Cuban baseball player * Ángel Di María (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Ángel Galarza (1892–1966), Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician * Ángel Hernández (umpire) (born 1961), Cuban-born Major League Baseball umpire *

Ángel Hernández (athlete) Ángel Hernández may refer to: * 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. ...

(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 (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Ángel Matos Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976, in Holguín) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,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 Spaniard, Spanish pornographic film actor, pornographic actor, Film producer, produ ...

(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. Achievements References * 1983 births Living people Spanish male judoka Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediter ...

(born 1983), Spanish judoka * Ángel Pérez (disambiguation) ** Ángel Pérez (volleyball) (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player **

Ángel Pérez (footballer) Ángel Luis Pérez Pérez (born 21 February 1981 in Avilés, Asturias), sometimes known simply as Ángel, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whos ...

(born 1981), Spanish footballer Anđeo *

Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin or Anđeo Lovrin (active during the fourteenth century) was a Croatian architect, born in Zadar and mostly active in Dubrovnik. He was a member of an architect family from Zadar. He had brothers Nikola, Juraj and Petar, wh ...

(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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