angela
/ˈænd͡ʒələ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Example Sentences
- "Faire Angela (quoth she) men do her call, / No whit lesse faire, then terrible in fight: / She hath the leading of a Martiall / And mighty people, dreaded more then all / The other Saxons, which do for her sake / And love, themselves of her name Angles call."
- "And the child was named Angela for the Angelus which rang the midnight hour, the New Year, the minute of her coming and because she was a little angel anyway. ibid., page 39: The man says his name is Mr. Dimino and that's his wife, Angela, behind the counter. I tell him that's my mother's name. No kiddin', kid. Your mother is Angela? I didn't know the Irish had any Angelas."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈænd͡ʒələ/