Angelica is an English language surname and female

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 f ...

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 Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

), 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 Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

), Angelika (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

), Angyalka, Angyal ( Hungarian), Angélique (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

), 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 ...

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 English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

), 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 Angelica Anatolyevna Yalinskaya (; ; born 17 May 1970), better known as Angelica Agurbash (; ), is a Belarusian singer and former model best known internationally for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Biography Agurbash ...

(born 1970), Belarusian singer and former model * Angélica de Almeida (born 1965), Brazilian long-distance runner *

Angélica Aragón Angélica Espinoza Stransky (born 11 July 1953), known as Angélica Aragón (), is a Mexican film, television and stage actress and singer. She is daughter of the Mexican composer José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla". She is recognized for her ...

(born 1953), Mexican film and telenovela actress *

Angelica Balabanoff Angelica Balabanoff (or Balabanov, Balabanova; – ''Anzhelika Balabanova''; 4 August 1878 – 25 November 1965) was a Russian-Italian communist and social democratic activist of Jewish origin. She served as secretary of the Comintern fr ...

(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 Angelica Bella (born Gabriella Piroska Mészáros; 15 February 1968 – 7 May 2021) was a Hungarian pornographic actress. She worked primarily and enjoyed her greatest popularity in Italy. Career Bella began her career in the adult film indust ...

(active on 1990s), Hungarian pornographic actress *

Angelica Bengtsson Angelica Therese Bengtsson (born 8 July 1993) is a Swedish track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She became the first pole vault winner at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, 2010. Bengtsson has won gold meda ...

(born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *

Angelica Bridges Angelica Bridges (born November 20, 1970) is an American actress, model, and singer. Bridges is best known for her role as Lt. Taylor Walsh on ''Baywatch''. Career Bridges was crowned Miss Missouri Teen. After arriving in Hollywood, Bridges si ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Angelica Burevik Angelica Burevik Törnqvist (born 7 December 1958) is a Swedish former association football defender who won 30 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She is nicknamed Agge. Club career Burevik's performances for local team Statte ...

(born 1958), Swedish association footballer *

Aggeliki Daliani Aggeliki Daliani (Greek: Αγγελική Δαλιάνη; born August 11, 1979) is a Greek actress and entrepreneur. She is best known for her role as Maria in '' Maria, i Aschimi'', the Greek edition of the television series ''Betty la Fea''. E ...

(born 1979), Greek actress * Angelica Garcia (born 1972), American Latin pop star from the 1990s *

Angelica Garnett Angelica Vanessa Garnett (née Bell; 25 December 1918 – 4 May 2012), was a British writer, painter and artist. She was the author of the memoir ''Deceived with Kindness'' (1984), an account of her experience growing up at the heart of t ...

(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 Angelica Hale (born July 31, 2007) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She competed in the America's Got Talent season 12, 12th season of ''America's Got Talent'', and became the runner-up to winner Darci Lynne. Early life ...

(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 Angelica Margherita Edwina Hicks (born 16 September 1992) is a British fashion illustrator and internet personality. In 2017, she released the fashion illustration book ''Tongue in Chic''. As the great-granddaughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl ...

(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 ''Doña'' Angélica Larrea de Pinedo (born 1944) is the Ceremonial Queen of the Afro-Bolivians, as the wife of Ceremonial King Julio Pinedo. She twice served as the mayor of Mururata. Biography Larrea was born in 1944 in Santa Ana del Yacum ...

(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 Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), also known as "La Novia de México", is a Mexican singer and actress. She debuted as a child actress in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in films such as ''Pecado'' (1951), ''Una mujer de ...

(born 1944), Mexican actress and singer * Angelica Martinelli (fl. 1578), Italian actress *

Angelica Panganiban Angelica Panganiban (; born Angelica Jane David Charlson on November 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and vlogger. Regarded as the new “Queen of Drama” by various media outlets, she is recognized as one of the most seasoned and versatile actr ...

(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 Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (Greek: Αγγελική Τσιολακούδη, , born 10 May 1976 in Alexandroupoli, Greece) is a Greek javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 63.14 metres, achieved at the 2002 European Championships in Munich. Comp ...

(born 1976), Greek javelin thrower *

Angélica Vale Angélica María Vale Hartman (born November 11, 1975), known professionally as Angélica Vale, is a Mexican and American actress, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Mexico" (Mexico's Sweetheart), and as the daughter o ...

(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 Angelica Charlotte Pickles is a fictional character who appears in Nickelodeon's ''Rugrats'' franchise. She appears in all TV series in the franchise, including ''Rugrats'' (1991–2004), ''All Grown Up!'' (2003–2008), ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze ...

(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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