![]() ![]() Because grace is God's favor towards us that both motivates and equips us to do His will, we included that working definition in the meaning.Īnn from Anna or Hannah, (rooted in Hebrew Language) would mean Alternately, in the Hebrew language, the name Ann or Anna would be a shortened form of Hannah, which was rooted in the Hebrew word for Grace. Her wise decisions as queen of England gave the name a reputation for courage and integrity. Historically, its meaning comes from the bravery of Queen Anne, whose name roots back to the Greek use of the name. In the case of the name Ann, our research has revealed two meanings for the name, because there are two sources or "directions" in which to look for the meaning. Click here to contact us and tell your story! We love hearing from our customers, and especially when it's a story about choosing a new name for a baby or why the meaning of their name was encouraging to them. I'm not the most charismatic, tactful, or qualified of candidates, which I suppose makes it all the more obvious that it's about Him and not about me. It never fails to surprise me the ways that God has used me to get through to people. This has become an on-going process in my life. It has taken me some years and a lot of struggle before I accepted that trying on my own abilities wasn't nearly as effective as surrendering to the One I was promoting and simply allowing Him to work with and through me. A creature of great strength, poise, and purpose. From what we see of them in scripture, an Angel is a servant, a messenger, and a warrior. Angels are poorly represented by porceline figurines, plump cherub paintings, or as images of lovely women. The impressions of the world have lost a handle on their true nature. I've lost count of how many times I've clearly understood the saying: 'Don't shoot the messenger.'Īn angel is not a delicate thing. So I suppose that was about the time I started trying to live up to my name. I never got to wear the shortened version I was deamed undeserving of.įortunately for my family, and the public at-large, I had a revelation of conscience at the age of twelve when I realized that eternity was a far worthier goal to be focusing on rather than whatever unfulfilling kicks I could get out of my exceptionally limited lifespan. As it turned out, I was more of a holy terror than anything remotely angelic as a child. ![]() My parents gave me this name with the intent of using Angel as my nickname. ![]() Here are some of those fascinating stories.Īngela is a derivative of Angel, and means: messenger of God. Sometimes when I research, I stumble upon some additional history and I'm drawn to dig deeper to find the story and meaning behind the name. Every few months, I receive a letter or story that underlines the inspiration and encouragement that people have found through the meaning of their name. We are constantly meeting new people, so we're constantly researching new names and the unique origins and backgrounds of personal names. Not only does this work help to support my family, but the joy of ministering to others through the meanings of their names is tremendously rewarding to me. Rotator powered by EasyRotator, a free and easy jQuery slider builder from. Use WordPress? The free EasyRotator for WordPress plugin lets you create beautiful WordPress sliders in seconds. ![]() This jQuery slider was created with the free EasyRotator software from. ![]()
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