Gender Feminine
Usage English, Italian, Romanian, Carolingian Cycle
Meaning & History
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their Orlando poems (1483 and 1532), where she is the love interest of both Orlando and Rinaldo. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century.
Related Names
Rootangelica
VariantAnjelica(English)
Other Languages & CulturesAngelique, Lieke(Dutch) Angélique(French) Angelika(German) Angeliki, Kiki(Greek) Angelika, Angyalka(Hungarian) Anželika(Latvian) Anželika(Lithuanian) Angelika, Andżelika(Polish) Angélica(Portuguese) Anjelika, Anzhelika(Russian) Angélica(Spanish) Anzhelika(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingAngélica
User SubmissionAngèlica
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Name Days
Denmark: May 20
Images
Angelica threatened by the sea monster in Dore's 1877 depiction of a scene from Orlando FuriosoCategories
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