a member of a Germanic people, originally inhabitants of what is now Schleswig-Holstein, who came to England in the 5th century ad. The Angles founded kingdoms in Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia and gave their name to England and the English.
Origin:
from Latin Anglus, (plural) Angli 'the people of Angul', a district of Schleswig (now in northern Germany), so named because of its shape; of Germanic origin, related to Old Englishangul(see angle2). Compare with English
