Ange
/ɑ̃ʒ/noun
A given name, especially the French masculine form related to Angel or Angelo.
Did you know?The French word ange, meaning “angel,” comes from Greek angelos, originally meaning an ordinary messenger before becoming associated with heavenly beings.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄγγελος (angelos)
“Messenger or envoy”
Koine Greek
Greek
εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)
“Good message or good news”
Late Antiquity
Latin
angelus
“Angel or messenger”
Old French
Old French
angele
“Angel; a heavenly messenger”
Modern French
French
ange
“Angel”
Modern English
English
Ange
“A personal name adopted from French, related to Angel and Angelo”
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