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The name Ángela is the Spanish and Italian feminine form of the Latin Angelus, itself derived from the Greek angelos, meaning messenger or envoy, and in a religious context specifically a messenger of God. It entered widespread Christian use in medieval Europe as a name honoring the concept of angels in Catholic tradition. The Italian mystic Angela of Foligno, a thirteenth-century Franciscan, is among its notable historical bearers. Related forms include Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, and the masculine Angelo and Angel.