Angelica (given name)
| Angelica |
| Gender |
Female |
| Language(s) |
Latin, Greek |
| Origin |
| Meaning |
Angelic |
| Other names |
| See also |
Angelika, Angelique |
Angelica is a female given name. It is pronounced an-jel'-ih-kah in English or ahn-je-lee'-kah in Italian.[1]
Meaning
Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus, "angelic", which in turn is ultimately descended from the Greek άγγελος (ángelos) meaning "of the angels".[1]
Notable Angelicas
- Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
- Angélica Aragón, Mexican film and telenovela actress
- Angelica Balabanoff, Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist
- Angelica Catalani, Italian opera singer
- Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
- Anjelica Huston, American actress
- Angeliki Karapataki, Greek water polo player
- Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter
- Angélica Ksyvickis, Brazilian TV personality.
- Angélica Kvieczynski, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Angélica María, American-born Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter
- Angelica Pickles, character from the cartoon series Rugrats
- Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
- Angelica Van Buren, stand-in first lady
- Mother Angelica, American nun and media figure
- Professional wrestler Amy Dumas, whose ring name is Angelica.
- Mother Angelica, a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network
- Angélica María Mexican actress and singer
- Angelica (singer), a Latin pop star from the 1990s
- Angelica Mandy, an English actress
- Angelica Panganiban, a FIlipina actress and model
- Angelica Kauffmann, a Swiss-Austrian painter
- Angélica (born Angélica Ksyvickis), a Brazilian TV hostess, singer and actress
Name used in Fiction
- Angelica Pickles is a character in the American cartoon The Rugrats
Variations
Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish),(Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica (English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Greek).[1]
References