"Variant of Anxela (Angela)"
The name Xela is commonly a female name.
Xela is a Galician feminine name, a shortened form of Anxela (Angela), in which the Galician letter x stands for the sh sound. It is attested as a given name in Galicia, for instance the poet and translator Xela Arias (1962-2003). The Guatemalan city Quetzaltenango is also commonly called Xela, from a K'iche' place name, but that is a separate word from the personal name.
The pronunciation of Xela is ZEE-luh.
