Chica is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

. Notable people known by this name include the following:

Nickname, pen name or stage name

* Francisca

Chica da Silva Francisca da Silva de Oliveira (–1796), known in history by the name Chica da Silvahttp://dicionarioegramatica.com/2015/12/06/chica-ou-xica-da-silva-o-certo-e-xica-ou-chica-da-silva/ Chica ou Xica da Silva? in: DicionarioeGramatica.com and wh ...

(c. 1732–1796), Brazilian born slave *Ada Jane

Chica Macnab Ada Jane Macnab (1889–1980) known as Chica Macnab, and later as Ada Munro, was a Scottish artist notable as a wood-engraver and painter. Biography Macnab was born in the Philippines in the province of Iloilo where her Scottish parents were ba ...

and later as Ada Munro, Scottish artist * Chica Paula Schopf, Chilean electronic music producer and DJ * Chica Umino, pen name of an anonymous Japanese manga artist * Francisca

Chica Xavier Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier (January 22, 1932 – August 8, 2020), was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in stage, film, and television. She was known primarily for her work in Rede Globo ...

(1932–2020), Brazilian actress and producer *

Nhá Chica Francisca de Paula de Jesus ( São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 1810 – Baependi, Minas Gerais, 14 June 1895), also known as Nhá Chica ("Aunt Francie" in Portuguese), was an Afro-Brazilian Catholic laywoman and popular religious figure known fo ...

, actual named Francisca de Paula de Jesus (1810 – 1895), Brazilian Roman Catholic religious figure

Given name

Chica Sato is a Japanese musician and fashion model best known as the lead vocalist for new wave band Plastics who then went on to form Melon with Plastics bandmate Toshio Nakanishi , also known by the pseudonyms Tycoon To$h or Typhoom Tosh, was a Ja ...

, Japanese musician and fashion model

Middle name

* Fernando Chica Arellano (born 1963), Spanish Roman Catholic priest and diplomat of the Holy See

Surname

Chica

* Javi Chica (born 1985), Spanish footballer * Jorge Chica (1952–2020), Ecuadorian footballer and neurosurgeon * Patricia Chica, Canadian film and television director, producer and writer

De Chica and De La Chica

Olga de Chica Olga Alba de Chica (August 21, 1921 – December 16, 2016) was a Colombian self-taught neo-primitivist painter. She achieved recognition both domestically and abroad for her work. Biography Olga de Chica was born in Filandia, in the coffee reg ...