Angelica (given name)
| Angelica | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ænˈdʒɛlɪkə/ ann-JEL-ih-kə |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Any Indo-European language |
| Name day | Any |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Angelic |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Angellica, Angelika, Angellika, Angelique, Anjelica |
Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika.[1]
Meaning
Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus ('angelic'), which in turn is descended from the Greek άγγελος (ángelos) meaning 'messenger of God' or 'angel'.[1]
Variations
Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish),(Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica (Brazilian, English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Αγγελική, Greek).[1]
Notable Angelicas
Historical
- Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
- Angélica Aragón, Mexican film and telenovela actress
- Angelica Balabanoff, Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist
- Angelica Castro, American actress
- Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
- Anjelica Estrella, Brazilian evangelist
- Angelica Hamilton, the second child and the first daughter of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton
- Anjelica Huston, American actress
- Angeliki Karapataki, Greek water polo player
- Angelica Kauffman, Swiss painter
- Angélica Ksyvickis, Brazilian TV personality.
- Angélica Kvieczynski, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
- Angelica Van Buren, daughter-in-law of the 8th United States President
- Angelica Mandy, English actress
- Angelica Panganiban, Filipina actress and model
- Angelica Zawadzki, is a Mexican sprint canoer
- Angelica Bengtsson, is a Swedish track and field
- Angelica Bridges, American actress
- Angelica Bella, a Hungarian pornographic actress
- Angelica Barcelo, Filipina actress
- Angelica Bell, a British television and radio presenter.
- Angelica Burevik, a Swedish former association football defender who won 30 caps for the Sweden women's national football team
- Angelica Schuyler Church, a member of the powerful American Schuyler family in the 1700s and 1800s
- Angelica Garnett, a British writer, painter and artist
- Angélica Gorodischer, an Argentine writer known for her collection of short stories, which belong to a wide variety of genres, including science-fiction, fantasy, crime and stories with a feminist perspective.
- Angelica Garcia, American Latin pop star from the 1990s
- Angélica Ksyvickis, a Brazilian TV hostess, singer and actress
- Angélica María (Angélica María Hartman Ortiz), Mexican actress and singer
- Mother Angelica (Rita Antoinette Rizzo), American Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network
- Professional wrestler Lita, whose ring name once was Angelica.
Fictional
- Angelica is a princess of Cathay in Orlando innamorato and Orlando Furioso, to whom Charlemagne's paladins, Orlando and Rinaldo become enamored.
- Angelica Pickles is a cartoon character from the American animated series Rugrats, and the show's spin-off Rugrats: All Grown Up.
References
- 1 2 3 Campbell, Mike. "Angelica". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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