ANGEL  

Gender: M
Origin: Word name

Popularity in 2008: #36

Buffy the Vampire Slayer brought Angel into the Anglo-male camp, where it's now heard more frequently, though it still poses some gender confusion. Very popular with Latino families.

Variations:
Angie, Angell

International Variations:
Angelov, Anzhel (Eastern European) Ange (French) Aingeal (Irish Gaelic) Angelo (Italian) Angaros (Persian) Aniol (Polish) Ángel (Spanish) Anshel (Yiddish)

Angel is being discussed in our message boards:

• (off topic) Looking for a 'homecoming' outfit.
• Samantha?
• narrowing my list...need help
• Wisconsin Birth Announcements
• Babies born in the Isle of Man

Read Nameberry blog posts about Angel:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• VAMPIRE BABY NAMES
• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• LATIN BABY NAMES: The Famous and The Fantastic
• BAD BOY NAMES