Aniela is a Polish feminine given name, cognate with the Greek-derived name
Angela. Anielka is a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
of this name. The name Aniela became popular in the 18th century mainly due to the
Ursulines
The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of consecrated women that branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula, in 1572. Like the Angelines, they ...
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People with these names include:
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Aniela Aszpergerowa (1815–1920), Polish stage actress
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Aniela Tułodziecka (1853–1932), Polish educational activist
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Aniela Pająkówna
Aniela Pająkówna (1864, Medyka - 24 April 1912, Paris) was a Polish painter; mostly of portraits. Her daughter was the dramatist Stanisława Przybyszewska.
Biography
Her father was a coachman. Thanks to the generosity of his employers, the jo ...
(1864–1912), Polish painter who worked in France
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Aniela Zagórska (1881–1943), Polish literary translator
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Aniela Steinsbergowa (1896–1988), Polish lawyer
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Aniela Cukier (1900–1944), Polish painter
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Anielka Elter (1901–1958), Czechoslovak film actress
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Aniela Pawlikowska
Aniela Pawlikowska known as Lela Pawlikowska, (11 July 1901, Lwów - 23 December 1980, London) was a Polish artist, illustrator, and society portrait painter who came to prominence in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and '60s.
Life
Aniela P ...
(1901–1980), Polish painter who worked in England
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Aniela Jaffé (1903–1991), Swiss psychoanalyst
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Aniela Kupiec
Aniela Kupiec (5 April 1920 – 11 September 2019) was a Polish Czech poet and public figure from the Trans-Olza region. She wrote her poetry in the Cieszyn Silesian dialect.
Life
Kupiec was born in Nýdek on 5 April 1920 in Cieszyn Silesia. H ...
(1920–2019), Polish poet
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Aniela Krzywoń
Aniela Krzywoń (27 May 1925 – 12 October 1943) was a private in the "Emilia Plater" Independent Women's Battalion of the Polish People's Army during the Second World War and became the only woman in history who was not a citizen of the Soviet ...
(1925–1943), Polish People's Army soldier
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Aniela Nikiel (born 1965), Polish long-distance runner
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Aniela Rodríguez
Aniela Rodríguez (born 1992) is a Mexicans, Mexican poet and writer. She obtained a bachelor's degree from the Universidad de Chihuahua and a master's degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana. was born in Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. She is th ...
(born 1992), Mexican poet and writer
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Polish feminine given names