Angelica (given name)
Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika.[1]
| 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 Angelikca |
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 (Portuguese), Angelika (German, Polish), Angelika, Angyalka, Angyal (Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica, Angelica (Spanish, English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Αγγελική, Greek).[1]
Notable Angelicas
Historical
- Angélica de Almeida (born 1965), Brazilian long-distance runner
- Angélica Aragón (born 1953), Mexican film and telenovela actress
- Angelica Balabanoff (1878–1965), Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist
- Angellica Bell (born 1976), British television and radio presenter
- Angelica Bella (active on 1990s), Hungarian pornographic actress
- Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
- Angelica Bridges (born 1970), American actress
- Angelica Burevik (born 1958), Swedish association footballer
- Aggeliki Daliani (born 1979), Greek actress
- Angelica Garcia (born 1972), American Latin pop star from the 1990s
- Angelica Garnett (1918–2012), British writer, painter and artist
- Angelica Generosa, American ballet dancer
- Angélica Gorodischer (1928–2022), Argentine writer
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician
- Angelica Hale (born 2007), American singer
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), the second child and the first daughter of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton
- Anjelica Huston (born 1951), American actress
- Angeliki Karapataki (born 1975), Greek water polo player
- Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807), Swiss painter
- Angélica Ksyvickis (born 1973), Brazilian TV personality.
- Angélica Kvieczynski (born 1991), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Angelica Mandy (born ca 1997), English actress
- Angélica María (born 1944), Mexican actress and singer
- Angelica Martinelli (fl. 1578), Italian actress
- Angelica Panganiban (born 1986), Filipina actress and model
- Angelica Schuyler Church (1756–1814), member of American Schuyler family
- Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (born 1976), Greek javelin thrower
- Angélica Vale (born 1975), Mexican-American actress
- Angelica Van Buren (1818–1877), daughter-in-law of the 8th United States President
- Angelica Zawadzki (born 1952), Mexican sprint canoer
- Mother Angelica (Rita Antoinette Rizzo, 1923–2016), American Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network
- American wrestler Lita, whose ring name once was Angelica
Fictional
- Angelica is a princess of Cathay in Orlando innamorato (1483–1495) and Orlando Furioso (1516–1532)
- Angelica Jones, real name of Marvel's hero Firestar
- Angelica Pickles (active since 1991) is a cartoon character from the American animated series Rugrats, and the show's spin-off Rugrats: All Grown Up
- Angelica Button, a fictional child character from The Simpsons
References
- 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.