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Meaning of the nameAnjelo

Anjelo is a male name, a spelling of Angelo with J; Angelo is the Italian form of Latin Angelus, 'angel', a word that comes from Greek ággelos, 'messenger'.

Meaning

“angel (from Greek, 'messenger')”

Source: Behind the Name: Angelo · Behind the Name: Angelus · Behind the Name: Angel · Wiktionary: Ângelo

People (2022)
694
Rank in Brazil
#10,642
Median age
15 years
2010 Census
1,035
people

Anjelo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Anjelo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (192 people).

0 women 692 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

About the name Anjelo

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Anjelo as a spelling variant of Angelo, and the meaning given is that of the base name. According to Behind the Name, Angelo is the Italian form of Latin Angelus, a name that derives from the word for the heavenly being and, in turn, from Greek ággelos, 'messenger'. Wiktionary lists Ângelo as a borrowing from Italian and a doublet of the Portuguese word anjo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 694 people named Anjelo, with a median age of 15; it is almost always a male name.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  2. Behind the Name: Angelo · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Angelus · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Angel · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: Ângelo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Anjelo

What does the name Anjelo mean?

Anjelo means “angel (from Greek, 'messenger')”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Anjelo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 694 people with the first name Anjelo, which ranks it number 10,642 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Anjelo a boy's or a girl's name?

Anjelo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 692 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Anjelo?

Anjelo is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

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