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Angelica (given name)

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Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.[1]

GenderFemale
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Anjelica
Pronunciation/ænˈɛlɪkə/ an-JEL-ik-ə
GenderFemale
LanguageAny Indo-European language
Name dayAny
Origin
MeaningAngelic
Other names
Related namesAngellica, Angelika, Angellika, Angelique, Anjelica Angelikca
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Meaning

Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus ("angelic"), which in turn is descended from the Greek άγγελος (ángelos) meaning "angel".[1] Its male counterpart is Angelico.[2]

As a surname

Angelica is also a surname with similar meaning and was historically found mostly in the UK, US, and Canada. It was reported that they had a relatively low life expectancy of under 50 years.[2]

Variations

Angélica (Portuguese), Angelika (German, Polish), Angelika (Indonesian), Angyalka, Angyal (Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica, Angelica (Italian, Indonesian, Spanish, English), Anxélica (Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (Αγγελική, Greek), Anxhelika (Albanian), Anzhelika (Russian).[1]

Notable Angelicas

Historical

Fictional

  • Angelica (character), a princess of Cathay in Orlando innamorato (1483–1495) and Orlando Furioso (1516–1532)
  • Angelica, a character from Library of Ruina
  • Sister Angelica, central character in Suor Angelica, a one-act opera by Giacomo Puccini
  • Angelica Button, a child character in a work of fiction in The Simpsons
  • Angelica Jones, alter ego of the Marvel superhero Firestar
  • Angelica Pickles (active since 1991), a cartoon character from the American animated series Rugrats and its spin-offs

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