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angela | anna |

As a proper noun angela

is (female given name).

As a noun anna is

maize.

angela

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * : III:iii:56
  • Faire 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 .

    Usage notes

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

    Anagrams

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    anna

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1/16 rupee.
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