Angelo

Angelo meaning

Angelo is a Christian boy's name of Greek origin (via Latin and Italian).

Messenger; angel

Also used to mean: messenger of God

Angelo is the Italian and Portuguese form of the Latin angelus, from Greek angelos. Strong's Concordance defines angelos as a messenger, especially an angel, from a verb meaning 'to bring news', and the New Testament uses it for Gabriel and the other angels. The name has long been used by Catholic families in Goa, Mangalore and Mumbai, who took many names from Portuguese and Italian forms. A notable Indian bearer was Angelo Fernandes, Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G32 · entry aggelos · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G32, aggelos (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Angelo Innocent Fernandes

Famous namesakes

• Angelo Fernandes, Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990

Popularity abroad

• #304 United States, boys 2025 (down 18 from 286 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #563 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

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