Angel
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Angel
- A male given name used since 16th century, from Latin Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
- A surname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.
- A female given name of modern usage from the English noun angel.
- (baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".
- Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.
Quotations[edit]
- 1973 Roald Dahl, More Tales of the Unexpected: Mr Botibol:
- "What is your first name, Mr Botibol? What does the A stand for?" "Angel," he answered. "Not Angel." "Yes," he said irritably. "Angel Botibol," she murmured and she began to giggle. But she checked herself and said, "I think it's a most unusual and distinguished name."
Translations[edit]
male given name — see Angelo
female given name — see Angela
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German angul.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /aŋl̩/
Noun[edit]
Angel f (genitive Angel, plural Angeln)
- fishing rod
- hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Kings I 7:50:
- Auch die Angeln an den Türen des inneren Hauses, des Allerheiligsten, und an den Türen der Tempelhalle waren aus Gold.
- Also the hinges on the doors of the inner house, the Holy of Holies, and on the doors of the temple hall, were of gold.
- Auch die Angeln an den Türen des inneren Hauses, des Allerheiligsten, und an den Türen der Tempelhalle waren aus Gold.
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Kings I 7:50:
Declension[edit]
declension of Angel
