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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Angela f. Latin angelus 'angel, messenger'.

England
Early Modern English
1571 Angell bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Angell ibid. p. 40; 1574 Angell ibid. p. 41; 1586 Angell ibid. p. 47; 1591 Angell ibid. p. 9; 1592 Angell ibid. p. 52; 1596 Angell ibid. p. 55; 1599 Angell ibid. p. 57
Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Angela (nom) DSF p. 54, 66; 1527 Angela (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
1522x1532 Angelella (nom) DSF p. 53, 38; 1527 Angeletta (nom) Rome1527 p. 87, Angelica (nom) ibid. p. 87
Spain
Latin
1487 Angelina (nom) carbonell p. 11; 1488 Angelina (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1489 Angelina (nom) ibid. p. 36; 1490 Angelina (nom) ibid. p. 40, Angelinae (gen) ibid. p. 40; 1491 Angelina (nom) ibid. p. 52, Angelinæ (gen) ibid. p. 61; 1492 Angelina (nom) ibid. p. 67
Catalan
1510 Angela valencia1510 3270, Angla ibid. 3511
1510 Angelina valencia1510 4221
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Angela". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Angela.