Angela

Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek angelos "messenger, angel".

Full definition of Angela

(plural Angelas)

Spenser Faerie Queene: III:iii:56Faire Angela (quoth she) men do her call,
No whit lesse faire, then terrible in fight:
She hath the leading of a Martiall
And mighty people, dreaded more then all
The other Saxons, which do for her sake
And love, themselves of her name Angles call.
1996 Frank McCourt: Angela's Ashes. HarperCollins. ISBN 0 00 649840 X Chapter I, page 5:And the child was named Angela for the Angelus which rang the midnight hour, the New Year, the minute of her coming and because she was a little angel anyway.
ibid., page 39:
The man says his name is Mr. Dimino and that's his wife, Angela, behind the counter. I tell him that's my mother's name. No kiddin', kid. Your mother is Angela? I didn't know the Irish had any Angelas.

Name of an Italian 15th/16th century Saint Angela Merici. In general use in English since the 18th century.