The baby name Engela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EN-GEH-lah (approx. IPA: /ˈɛnɡələ/).
Engela is Afrikaans in Origin.
The baby name Engela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EN-GEH-lah (approx. IPA: /ˈɛnɡələ/).
Engela is Afrikaans in Origin.
Engela is a feminine given name used chiefly in Afrikaans and also found in the Netherlands and northern Germany. It corresponds to Angela and may also arise from the Germanic personal name Engel (“angel”) with a feminine -a. Ultimately it derives from Greek angelos, “messenger,” via Latin angelus, giving the meaning “angel; messenger of God.”
Attested in Dutch Reformed and Cape Colony baptismal registers from the 18th–19th centuries, Engela became a steady traditional choice among Afrikaans-speaking families and remains familiar in South Africa and Namibia. Related and variant forms include Angela, Angéla, Angelina, Angeline, Angelika, and Angelica; Dutch and Low German cognates such as Engelina and Engelien are closely related. Short forms vary by language, with Angie widely used internationally. Names built on the same root include Engel (given name and surname) and compound forms like Engelbert and Engelhard.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #196 | 29 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #249 | 5 | 6,830 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| ZA | 0 | #381 | 67 | 14,421 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #522 | 880 | 25,928 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Engela is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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