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Anzhelika Shevchenko 2012
Angelika is a variant of Angelica, derived from Latin ''angelicus'' meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ''ἄγγελος'' (''ángelos'') – "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their 'Orlando' poems (1495 and 1532), 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 and Czech. Notable people with the name include: * Angelika Amon, Ph.D. (1967–2020), Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, professor at MIT *Angelika Bachmann (born 1979), professional German tennis player *Angelika Bahmann (born 1952), East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s *Angelika Beer (born 1957), German politician * Angelika Brunkhorst (born 1955), German politician and member of the FDP *Angelika Buck (born 1950), German figure skater *Angelika Bunse-Gerstner, German mathematician * Angelika Dünhaupt (born 1946), West German luger * Angelika de la Cruz (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica (given Name)
Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika. Meaning Angelica comes from the Latin ''angelicus'' ("angelic"), which in turn is descended from the Greek (''ángelos'') meaning "messenger of God" or "angel". Variations Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish), Angelika, Angyalka, Angyal ( Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica, Angelica ( Brazilian, English), Anxélica ( Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (, Greek). Notable Angelicas Historical * Angélica de Almeida (born 1965), Brazilian long-distance runner *Angélica Aragón (born 1953), Mexican film and telenovela actress *Angelica Balabanoff (1878–1965), Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist *Angellica Bell (born 1976), British television and radio presenter *Angelica Bella (active on 1990s), Hungarian pornographic actress *Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *Angelica Bridges (born 1970), American actress * Angelica Burevik (born 1958), Swedish association footballer * Aggeliki Dalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |