English translation/equivalent: Angelina

Origin: Derived from the Greek ànghelos "messenger," perhaps of Assyrian origin. In Christianity it has assumed the meaning of "messenger of God."

Name Day/Onomastico: July 15—in honor of Blessed Angelina, died in Foligno in 1439.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: diminutive of Angela

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