THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Angelo
Angelo is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Ángelo.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈʔaŋhelo/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˌʔaŋ.hɛˈlo]Standard-Tagalog
- /ˈʔand͡ʒelo/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˌʔan̪.d͡ʒɛˈlo]Standard-Tagalog
- /ˈʔandjelo/Standard-Tagalog · no palatal assimilation
- [ˌʔan̪.d̪jɛˈlo]Standard-Tagalog · no palatal assimilation
An · ge · lo3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Ángelo. Doublet of Angel.
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Angelo
Wiktionary: Angelo (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel.
A male given name from Italian.
Wiktionary: Angelo (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Angelo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Angelo Castro, Jr.
broadcaster (1945-2012)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Angelo Reyes
Filipino general (1945-2011)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
8
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
19
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Angelo Reyes, Angelo Castro, Jr.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Angelo in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Boys’ registered births
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Angelo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Angel♀Messenger; associated with an angel
- Ángel♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Angela♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ángela♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Amelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Angeles·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Angelia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Angelino♂From Spanish, equivalent to English Angelino
What rhymes with Angelo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Angelo
7 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Angelo Timoteo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Diosdado Angelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Eugenio Angelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jose Angelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Leo Angelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Michael Angelo♂Named for the Italian sculptor Michelangelo
- Miguel Angelo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Angelo further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18814789 — Angelo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Angelo Reyes (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18814789 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Angelo Castro, Jr. (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18814789 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Angelo (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Angelo (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.