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Girl's nameOrigin: Greek, LatinMunicipal population recordThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Anžela

[ˈanʒɛla]

Anžela belongs to the international family of names derived from the word for angel and semantically follows the Christian tradition. It differs from the form Angela by the consonant ž; it also corresponds to the Slovak transcription of the name Анжела, used in several Slavic languages.

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Municipal population record

The name is officially recorded in the civil registries and population records of Slovak municipalities. The basic onomastic profile is based on municipal records.

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Anžela refers to an angel, originally a messenger, and in the Christian sense a messenger of God.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Anžela je variant mena Angela, ženskej podoby latinského mena Angelus. Základom je grécke ángelos (ἄγγελος), pôvodne „posol“, v kresťanskom kontexte „anjel, Boží posol“. Latinčina sprostredkovala grécky základ; nejde o dve konkurenčné etymológie.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Vzťah podôb a medzinárodné ekvivalenty: Behind the Name – Angela, Behind the Name – Anzhela. Grécky základ a latinské sprostredkovanie: Etymologický slovník – mená. Konkrétne heslo Anžela v publikácii Milana Majtána a Mateja Považaja Vyberte si meno pre svoje dieťa ani stanovisko JÚĽŠ SAV k tejto podobe neboli priamo overené. Skloňovanie je gramaticky odvodené; uvedené domácke tvary sú možné slovenské oslovenia, nie doložený rebríček obľúbenosti.

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International Traveler Index

How easily Anžela is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

74 / 100Veľmi dobrá medzinárodná adaptabilita
Degree of global adaptability74 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

ANZELA

Requires spelling without diacritics
Script & diacritics:

ž (1)

Regional Central European form
World languages:

10 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Travel strengths of this name
  • •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:[ˈanʒɛla]

Standard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Anžela
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Anžely
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Anžele
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Anželu
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Anžela!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Anžele
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Anželou

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
AnželkaElaElkaElička
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Anžela
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Anželka! Ela! Elka!

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Anžela Smith

3 + 1 = 4 syllables

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Initials / monogram:with dots:A.S.without dots:AS
What works about this combination:
  • The combination has a balanced rhythm and clear sound transitions.

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