Meaning: Messenger; angel
The story
Angelo is the Italian form of Angelus. Its older Greek root means messenger, connecting the personal name with the word for an angel without making its Italian spelling a Greek word.
Nicknames
- Ange
- Angel
- Lo
Spellings & variants
- Angel
- Ange
- Angelos
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Angelo comes from Italian.
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