Angela /an-gela/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced AN-je-lah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Angela is messenger; angel, messenger of God.From Church Latin, a feminine form of the boy's name Angelus.ngela /an-gela/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced AN-je-lah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Angela is messenger; angel, messenger of God.