Names

Means “she who brings grief” in Old Norse, derived from angr “grief” and boða “to forebode, to proclaim”. In Norse mythology Angrboða is a giantess and the mother of three of Loki’s children: Fenrir, Jörmungandr and Hel.

Means “evil spirit” in Avestan. In Persian mythology Angra Mainyu was the god of darkness, death and destruction, the enemy of Ahura Mazda.

Macedonian diminutive of Angel.

Variant of Angelo.

Old Germanic form of Engelbert.

Diminutive of Angela.

Sardinian form of Angelus (see Angel).

Sardinian form of Angela.

Romanian form of Angelus (see Angel).

Means “more love” in Welsh. In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, Angharad Golden-hand is the lover of Peredur.