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Angelina
Say it: ahn-geh-LEE-nah
Meaning
From Greek angelos 'messenger, angel'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Venerated in Serbia through the 15th-century despotess Angelina Branković.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 121,347 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 318 girls
- 1,089 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ангелина
| Greek | Angelina |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Angelina |
Famous bearers
- Saint Angelina of Serbia
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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