Angelica (given name)
| Angelica | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Latin, Greek, possibly Spanish |
| Name day | December 6 |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Angelic |
| Other names | |
| See also | Angelika, Angelique, Anjelica |
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Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika. It is pronounced an-JEL-ih-kuh 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 "Messenger of god (angel)".[1]Also angel (messenger from above)
Notable Angelicas
- 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.
First name
- 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
- 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, is a Hungarian pornographic actress
- Angelica Barcelo, Filipino actress
- Angelica Bell, is a British television and radio presenter.
- Angelica Burevik, is a Swedish former association football defender who won 30 caps for the Sweden women's national football team
- Angelica Garnett, was a British writer, painter and artist
- Angélica Gorodischer, is 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.
Name used in Fiction
Fictional
- Angelica Pickles is a cartoon character from the American animated series Rugrats, and the show's spin off Rugrats: All Grown Up. Both series produced by Klasky Csupo for the Television Network Nickelodeon, a Subsidiary of The MTV Network. She is voiced by the Voice Actress Cheryl Chase. In 2002 TV Guide chose Angelica Pickles as the 7th greatest cartoon of All Time.
Variations
Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish),(Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica (Brazilian, English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Αγγελική, Greek).[1]
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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