The name Angelina
Angelina is a female name of Greek origin meaning “messenger, angelic”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Angelina is a female name of Greek origin. Meaning: “messenger, angelic”. From the Greek ἄγγελος, “messenger, angel”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Angelina |
| Short forms | Gelya, Lina, Angelinka |
| Affectionate forms | Gelechka, Linochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 12 August | Venerable Angelina of Serbia |
| 23 December | Venerable Angelina of Serbia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Name descriptions paint Angelina as a gentle, dreamy and creative nature. She loves attention and beauty and is easily carried away. She can be touchy. Her strength is charm and kindness.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Angelina «Ангелина» in the Russian 1–9 table: А 1 + Н 6 + Г 4 + Е 6 + Л 4 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 29 → 11. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 11: inspiration and intuition. Eleven is a master number: heightened intuition, the ability to inspire and lead by an idea. It feels like an amplified two: the same sensitivity, but with tension and high expectations of oneself.
Vowels give the soul number 9 (service and breadth), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). Inner motive: service and breadth; outer manner: partnership and sensitivity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): А=1 + Н=50 + Г=3 + Е=5 + Л=30 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 148, reduced to 4. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
А — beginning and action. A wish to start, to be first and to act; a need for physical and emotional comfort.
Other letters: Н — strong character and protest; Г — thirst for knowledge; Е — self-expression; Л — sense of beauty; И — refinement and kindness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 11 is linked with the Moon.
| Planet | Moon |
| Stones | pearl, moonstone |
| Colours | white, cream, light green |
| Favourable days | Monday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 11 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 5 and 8.
Goes well with: Andrey, Boris, Veniamin, Vyacheslav, Demyan, Igor, Innokentiy, Kuzma, Timur, Yaroslav.
More friction with: Arseniy, Afanasiy, Gavriil, Egor, Mihail, Yuriy.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Angelina carries the meaning “messenger, angelic”. Name number 11: inspiration and intuition; first letter A: beginning and action. Inner wishes (service and breadth) and outer manner (partnership and sensitivity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: 12 August, 23 December.