Angelos as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angelos

What is the meaning of the name Angelos ?

The baby name Angelos is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Greek: /ˈaŋɡelos/ (AHN-GHEH-los); English approximation: /ænˈdʒɛloʊs/ (an-JEL-ohs).

Angelos is Greek in Origin.

Angelos is the Greek masculine name Άγγελος, from Ancient Greek ángelos, meaning “messenger” or “envoy.” In Jewish and early Christian Greek (notably the Septuagint), the word came to denote celestial messengers, giving the religious sense “angel.” The usual transliteration is Angelos (also Aggelos, reflecting the Greek gg pronounced “ng”). The name thus carries connotations of bearing tidings, protection, and divine message.

As a given name, Angelos appears in Byzantine records and as a dynastic surname, most prominently in the 12th–13th‑century Angelos emperors (e.g., Isaac II, Alexios III). Its sacred associations encouraged wide Eastern Christian use and later diffusion across Europe. International variants include Latin Angelus; Italian Angelo; Spanish Ángel; Portuguese Ângelo; Romanian Anghel; Bulgarian/Macedonian Angel; and South Slavic Anđelo, with English Angel as a unisex cognate. Greek feminine forms are Angela and Angeliki (Angelica/Angelina abroad). Greek familiar or patronymic variants include Angelis and Angelakis.