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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ANGEL,
ANGELL.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ANGEL, ANGELL.
(1) A baptismal name meaning "the son of Angel"; in later days Angela
and Angelina. For the full history of this once-popular name, v.
Yonge, i. 126-7. The Puritans could not oust this name, though
bitterly hated by them. (2) A local name meaning "at the
Angle"; v. Angle.
Most probably the source of the majority of our Angels and Angells.
The font-name was unknown in England, so far as I can discover, in the 13th and
14th centuries.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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