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Latangela
How to Pronounce Latangela
Pronounced luh-TAN-juh-luh /ləˈtæn.dʒə.lə/Low
Meaning: Latangela reads as an invented name built from the productive La- prefix and Angela, itself from Greek angelos, 'messenger' or 'angel.' The La- opening, hugely popular in mid-century African American naming, adds rhythm rather than meaning, so the name's sense comes through Angela.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Latangela belongs to the mid-century flowering of La- names in African American communities, where a favored prefix was joined to an established name, here Angela. Such names were shaped for their music and their fresh, distinctive identity.
It appears in United States records from the late nineteen-sixties and reached its small peak in the early nineteen-eighties before fading, always scarce. A woman named Latangela from that peak is in her mid-forties today, a name of the La- naming era.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Latangela mean?
It is a modern American coinage joining the La- prefix to Angela (Greek angelos, 'messenger, angel'), without a single old root of its own.
How do you pronounce Latangela?
It is said luh-TAN-juh-luh /ləˈtæn.dʒə.lə/.
Is Latangela a boy or girl name?
Latangela is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Latangela?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.