Angelus
[ˈeɪndʒələs]Meaning
Latin form of Angel, from Latin angelus, 'angel'.
Background Story
Angelus is the Latin form of the name Angel, and is used in Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, English, French, Galician, Germanic, Greek, Italian, Macedonian and Portuguese. The Latin word angelus means 'angel', and English angel is a doublet of it. The same word is the name of a Catholic devotion, which takes its name from the opening words of its prayer, Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.
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