Anjelah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anjelah

What is the meaning of the name Anjelah ?

The baby name Anjelah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced an-JEL-ah (/ænˈdʒɛlə/),AN-juh-luh (/ˈæn.dʒə.lə/).

Anjelah is Greek in Origin.

Anjelah is a modern respelling of Angela, ultimately from Late Latin Angelus, borrowed from Greek angelos, “messenger,” later “angel.” The name shares a root with Angelica and Angelina and carries the same celestial sense of divine messenger or guardian.

Use of this J-spelling reflects phonetic influences: in Spanish, Ángela is pronounced with a throaty h sound, and Spanish j represents that sound, so the J can cue the pronunciation AHN-heh-lah in English. Related Slavic and Balkan forms such as Andjela/Anđela and Russian Anzhela likewise feature a zh/j sound. In the United States, Anjelah has modest contemporary use and was brought to wider notice by comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. Variant forms and cognates include Angela, Ángela, Angèle, Angéla, Anjela, Andjela/Anđela, Anzhela, Angelina, and Angelica. Nicknames range from Angie and Anjie to Ella or Lela.