Etymology and OriginsAniela is the Polish form of the name Angela. Like its cognates across European languages, Aniela ultimately derives from the Latin Angelus, which comes from the Greek ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger". This word was used in biblical and religious contexts to describe the heavenly creatures known as angels, and the name Angelus was borne by a 13th-century saint from Jerusalem. The feminine form Angela emerged in various cultures over the centuries, and Polished adopted it as Aniela with its characteristic phonetic pattern—Anioł being the Polish word for "angel".