Meanings
proper nounAngelo (plural Angelos)
plural Angelos · alternative Angello
- A male given name from Italian.
Luigi — Angelo. They're lovely names; and so grand and foreign — not like Jones and Robinson and such.
1897, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “[Pudd’nhead Wilson] Chapter V”, in The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson: And the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 741 more example
I haue deliuerd to Lord Angelo / (A man of ſtricture and firme abſtinence) / My abſolute power, and place here in Vienna,
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], page 63, column 2 - A surname from Italian.
Origin
- ItalianAngelo
- EnglishAngelo
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Анджело, Анжело
- Анджело (Andželo)male given name
- Анжело (Anželo)male given name
Catalan Àngel
- Àngelmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 安傑洛 /安杰洛
- 安傑洛 /安杰洛 (Ānjiéluò)male given name
French Ange
- Angemale given name
German Angelo
- Angelomale given name
Greek Άγγελος
- Άγγελος (Ángelos)male given name
Italian Angelo
- Angelomale given name
Portuguese Ângelo
- Ângelomale given name
Romanian Anghel
- Anghelmale given name
Spanish Ángel
- Ángelmale given name
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Cite this entry
APA
Angelo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelo
MLA
“Angelo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Angelo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelo.
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