Angelica (name)

Angelica (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Angelica


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gender = Female
meaning = Angelic
region = English, Italian
origin = Latin, Greek
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Angelica is a female given name. It is pronounced "an-jel'-ih-kah" in English or "ah-je-lee'-kah" in Italian.cite web
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Meaning

Angelica comes from the Latin "angelicus", "angelic", which in turn is ultimately descended from the Greek άγγελος ("ángelos") meaning "messenger".

Famous Angelicas

*Angélica Aragón, Mexican film and telenovela actress
*Angelica Balabanoff, Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist
*Angelica Catalani, Italian opera singer
*Anjelica Huston, American actress
*Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter
*Angélica Ksyvickis, Brazilian TV personality.
*Angélica María, American-born Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter
*Angelica Pickles, character from the cartoon series "Rugrats"
*Angelica Van Buren, stand-in first lady
*Mother Angelica, American nun and media figure

Variations

Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German and Polish), Angelique (French), Angyalka (Hungarian), Anjelica (English)

References


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