Angelina
[ˌændʒəˈlinə]Meaning
diminutive of Angela, from Greek angelos, "messenger"
Background Story
Angelina is recorded as a given name in Albanian, Belarusian, Catalan, Central American, Croatian, Czech, French, Galician, Hungarian, Irish, Late Roman and Lithuanian. A variant is Anzhelina, the diminutives are Lina and Angie, and the masculine forms are Angelo and Angiolo. The American actress Angelina Jolie (born 1975) is a famous bearer.
Temperament
Variations
Angela, Angie
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