angelina
/ˌænd͡ʒəˈliːnə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek, an Italian diminutive of Angela.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A female denizen of Los Angeles. Alternative form of Angelena (“a female resident of Los Angeles”); feminine of Angelino (“a male resident of Los Angeles”); Synonym of Angelino/Angeleno (“a resident of Los Angeles of either gender”);
Example Sentences
- "What happened to Angelina Resendiz is a mystery, but her mother wants to get to the bottom of it."
- "He had a plug of tobacco fixed firmly in his left cheek and talked around it in fluent hobo slang. "You Angelinas lookin' to catch a blind?" he said as Violet and Myrtle stood on the platform in Penn Station[…]"
- "You'll like yourself better for it in the end, and when the next optimistic “Angelina” saunters in fresh from the rails looking for some work, he may benefit from your good conduct."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Angelina