Angele as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angele

What is the meaning of the name Angele ?

The baby name Angele is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɑ̃.ʒɛl/ (ahn-ZHEL); English: /ˈæn.dʒəl/ (AN-jəl).

Angele is Greek in Origin.

Angele is the French feminine form of Angela, ultimately from Greek ángelos “messenger, angel,” via Latin Angela. In modern standard French the spelling Angèle (with accent) is common; Angele appears where diacritics are omitted, in diaspora records, and across parts of Francophone Africa and the Caribbean. The name is typically feminine, parallel to French Ange and Italian Angelo for males.

Use spread with Christianization: Angela/Angèle gained favor from Late Antiquity and saw repeated revivals in Catholic Europe, especially through veneration of saints such as Angela of Foligno (13th c.) and Angela Merici (16th c.), founder of the Ursulines. In Quebec, Belgium, Corsica, Haiti, and Central/West Africa, Angele/Angèle enjoyed steady 19th–20th‑century use and occasional modern revival. Variants and cognates include Angèle, Angela, Ángela (Spanish), Angéla (Hungarian), Angella, Angeline/Angéline, Angelina, Ange (French), Angel (English/Spanish), Angelo (Italian), and Slavic Anzhela/Anjela.