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Angela

American  
[an-juh-luh] / ˈæn dʒə lə /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”


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Despite not receiving the endorsement of the faculty guild, Buelna retains the support of a number of faculty members, including the president of the academic senate, Angela Echeverri.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Angela Bassett, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali and Awkwafina are all part of the cast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, Angela Duckworth explores how your situation—the objects around you, your peers, your mentors, your physical environment—shapes who you become.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Health Secretary Angela Constance said the independent review would sit alongside ongoing inspections of every acute maternity unit in Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And then, a second later, “I don’t have a listing for any A. or Angela DuPre anywhere in the city.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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