Angelica (given name)
Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.
Meaning
Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus, which in turn is descended from the Greek άγγελος meaning "messenger of God" or "angel". Its male counterpart is Angelico.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.Variations
Angélica, Angelika, Angelika, Angyalka, Angyal, Angélique, Anjelica, Angelica, Anxélica, Angeliki or Aggeliki, Anxhelika, Anzhelika.Notable Angelicas
Historical
- Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer and former model
- Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
- Angélica Aragón, Mexican film and telenovela actress
- Angelica Balabanoff, Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist
- Angellica Bell, British television and radio presenter
- Angelica Bella, Hungarian pornographic actress
- Angelica Bengtsson, Swedish pole vaulter
- Angelica Bridges, American actress
- Angelica Bove, Italian singer-songwriter
- Angelica Burevik, Swedish association footballer
- Angelica Cristina Gori, know professionally as Chiamamifaro, Italian singer-songwriter
- Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
- Angelica Garcia, American Latin pop star from the 1990s
- Angelica Garnett, British writer, painter and artist
- Angelica Generosa, American ballet dancer
- Angélica Gorodischer, Argentine writer
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician
- Angelica Hale, American singer
- Angelica Hamilton, the second child and the first daughter of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton
- Angelica Hicks, British artist
- Anjelica Huston, American actress
- Angeliki Karapataki, Greek water polo player
- Angelica Kauffman, Swiss painter
- Angélica Ksyvickis, Brazilian TV personality.
- Angélica Kvieczynski, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Angélica Larrea, Afro-Bolivian ceremonial queen
- Angelica Lopez, Filipina model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Angelica Mandy, English actress
- Angélica María, Mexican actress and singer
- Angelica Martinelli, Italian actress
- Angelica Paola Ibba, know professionally as Angie, Italian singer
- Angelica Panganiban, Filipina actress and model
- Angelica Salas, American immigration activist
- Angelica Schuyler Church, member of American Schuyler family
- Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
- Angélica Vale, Mexican-American actress
- Angelica Van Buren, daughter-in-law of the 8th United States President
- Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network
- American wrestler Lita, whose ring name once was Angelica
Fictional
- Angelica (character), a princess of Cathay in Orlando innamorato and Orlando Furioso
- 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, a cartoon character from the American animated series Rugrats and its spin-offs