Angelika (given name)
Angelika is a variant of Angelica, derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος – "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their 'Orlando' poems, where it belongs to Orlando's love interest. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century. Angelika is used in Polish, German, Slovak, Czech. and Hungarian. Notable people with the name include:
- Angelika Amon, Ph.D., Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, professor at MIT
- Angelika Bachmann, professional German tennis player
- Angelika Bahmann, East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s
- Angelika Beer, German politician
- Angelika Brunkhorst, German politician and member of the FDP
- Angelika Buck, German figure skater
- Angelika Bunse-Gerstner, German mathematician
- Angelika Campbell, Countess Cawdor, Czech-British horticulturist
- Angelika Dreock-Kaser, German para-cyclist
- Angelika Dünhaupt, West German luger
- Angelika de la Cruz, Filipina actress and singer
- Angelika Handt, retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
- Angelika Hurwicz, German actress and theatre director
- Anna Maria Angelika Jansson, Swedish crime writer and nurse from Gotland
- Angelika Kallio, Latvian-born Finnish model
- Angelika Keilig-Hellmann, German gymnast
- Angelika Kirchschlager, Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer
- Angelika Kirkhmaier, former Soviet ice dancer
- Angelika Kluk, Polish-born crime victim
- Angelika Knipping, retired female breaststroke swimmer from Germany
- Angelika Kratzer, semanticist whose expertise includes modals, situation semantics, and the syntax-semantics interface
- Angelika Machinek, German glider pilot
- Angelika Muharukua, Namibian politician
- Angelika Neuner, Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002
- Angelika Niebler, German politician and MEP for Bavaria
- Angelika Noack, German rower
- Angelika Overath, German author and journalist
- Angelika Raubal, Adolf Hitler's half-niece
- Angelika Schafferer, Austrian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s
- Angelika Speitel, former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction
- Angelika Tagwerker, Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s
- Anzhelika Varum, Russian singer and actress
- Angelika Volquartz, the mayor of Kiel, Germany
- Anzhelika Valerievna, fashion designer, Belarus
- Angelika Volquartz, the mayor of Kiel, Germany
- Anzhelika Savrayuk, Ukrainian-Italian rhythmic gymnast