Angelica (given name)

Angelica/Angellica/Angelika/Angellika
Gender Female
Language(s) Any
Name day Any
Origin
Meaning Angelic
Other names
See also Angelika, Angelique, Anjelica

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

Historical

Fictional

Variations

Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish),(Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica (Brazilian, English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Αγγελική, Greek).[1]

References

  1. 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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