How to write “Angela” in Korean
안젤라 an-jel-la
What Korean friends call you
- 안젤라야 an-jel-la-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 안젤라 씨 an-jel-la-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Angela
The official loanword spelling (외래어 표기법) is 앤절라; most Koreans write 안젤라.
Korean news (Daum, October 2026) writes Angela Bassett 안젤라 (sometimes 앤절라); Angela Lansbury 안젤라; Angela Davis 안젤라 (sometimes 앤절라).
Well-known people named Angela, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Angela Rayner — 안젤라 레이너
- Angela Gheorghiu — 안젤라 게오르기우
- Angela Gossow — 안젤라 고소우
- Angela Melillo — 안젤라 멜릴로
601,915 babies were named Angela in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 50th most common name.
Block by block
- 안 = ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄴ · 4 strokes
Also in 안: Anna 안나 · Juan 후안 · Adrian 아드리안
- 젤 = ㅈ + ㅔ + ㄹ · 8 strokes
Also in 젤: Angel 엔젤 · Angelina 안젤리나 · Angelica 안젤리카
- 라 = ㄹ + ㅏ · 5 strokes
Also in 라: Nicholas 니콜라스 · Ryan 라이언 · Isabella 이저벨라
안젤라 takes 17 strokes in all.
More names: Jade 제이드 · Ivan 이반 · George 조지 · Katie 케이티 · Grant 그랜트
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