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Angelos
Say it: AN-geh-los
Meaning
From Greek angelos 'messenger, angel'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Also the name of a Byzantine imperial family (Angelos).
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 249 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1973, about 1 in 155,900 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Angelo |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Ángel |
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.