Pronunciation | /ænˈdʒɛlɪkə/ ann-JEL-ih-kə |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Any Indo-European language |
Name day | Any |
Origin | |
Meaning | Angelic |
Other names | |
Related names | Angellica, Angelika, Angellika, Angelique, Anjelica Angelikca |
Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa. [1]
Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus ("angelic"), which in turn is descended from the Greek άγγελος (ángelos) meaning "messenger of God" or "angel". [1] Its male counterpart is Angelico. [2]
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]
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]