Angelica is an English language surname and female

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and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.

Meaning

Angelica comes from the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

''angelicus'' ("angelic"), which in turn is descended from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

(''ángelos'') meaning "messenger of God" or "angel". Its male counterpart is Angelico.

As a surname

Angelica is also a surname with similar meaning and was historically found mostly in the UK, US, and Canada. It was reported that they had a relatively low life expectancy of under 50 years. Angelica Family History
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Variations

Angélica ( Portuguese), Angelika (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

, Polish), Angelika ( Indonesian), Angyalka, Angyal ( Hungarian), Angélique ( French), Anjelica, Angelica (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, Indonesian,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, English), Anxélica ( Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (,

), Anxhelika (

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

), Anzhelika (

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

Notable Angelicas

Historical

* Angelica Agurbash (born 1970), Belarusian singer and former model * 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 Angellica Bell (born 24 March 1976) is a British television presenter, television and radio presenter, best known for her presenting on CBBC between 2000 and 2006. She is also known for providing occasional cover on ''The One Show'' and for c ...

(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 Daliani (born 1979), Greek actress * Angelica Garcia (born 1972), American Latin pop star from the 1990s * Angelica Garnett (1918–2012), British writer, painter and artist * Angelica Generosa, American ballet dancer *

Angélica Gorodischer Angélica Gorodischer (28 July 1928 – 5 February 2022) was an Argentine writer whose short stories and novels belong to a wide variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and crime. Her literature has a feminist perspective. Biogra ...

(1928–2022), Argentine writer * Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician * Angelica Hale (born 2007), American singer * Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), the second child and the first daughter of

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of Founding Fathers of the United States, American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionat ...

and

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...

* Angelica Hicks (born 1992), British artist *

Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...

(born 1951), American actress * Angeliki Karapataki (born 1975), Greek water polo player *

Angelica Kauffman Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann ( ; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss people, Swiss Neoclassicism, Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered prima ...

(1741–1807), Swiss painter * Angélica Ksyvickis (born 1973), Brazilian TV personality. * Angélica Kvieczynski (born 1991), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast * Angélica Larrea (born 1944), Afro-Bolivian ceremonial queen * Angelica Lopez (born 2000), Filipina model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Angelica Mandy ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland, Sápmi, and Greenland. They grow t ...

(born ), English actress * Angélica María (born 1944), Mexican actress and singer * Angelica Martinelli (fl. 1578), Italian actress * Angelica Panganiban (born 1986), Filipina actress and model *

Angelica Schuyler Church Angelica Church (née Schuyler ; February 20, 1756 – March 6, 1814) was an American socialite. She was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, and a sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and sister-in-law of Alexand ...

(1756–1814), member of American

Schuyler family The Schuyler family (Help:IPA/English, /ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: Help:IPA/Dutch, xœylər was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the forma ...

* Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (born 1976), Greek javelin thrower * Angélica Vale (born 1975), Mexican-American actress * Angelica Van Buren (1818–1877), daughter-in-law of the 8th United States President *

Mother Angelica Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation (born Rita Antoinette Rizzo; April 20, 1923 – March 27, 2016), commonly referred to as Mother Angelica, was an American Roman Catholic nun of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. She was known fo ...

(Rita Antoinette Rizzo, 1923–2016), American Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network *American wrestler Lita, whose ring name once was Angelica

Fictional

Angelica ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as ...

is a princess of Cathay in ''Orlando innamorato'' (1483–1495) and ''Orlando Furioso'' (1516–1532) * Angelica Jones, real name of Marvel's hero Firestar * Angelica Pickles (active since 1991) is a cartoon character from the American animated series ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'', and the show's spin-off '' Rugrats: All Grown Up'' * Angelica Button, a fictional child character from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

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