Angelika is a variant of

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 ...

, derived from Latin ''angelicus'' meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ''ἄγγελος'' (''ángelos'') – "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their 'Orlando' poems (1495 and 1532), where it belongs to Orlando's love interest. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century. Angelika is used in Polish, German, Slovak, Czech. and Hungarian. Notable people with the name include: *

Angelika Amon Angelika Amon (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massa ...

, Ph.D. (1967–2020), Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, professor at MIT * Angelika Bachmann (born 1979), professional German tennis player *

Angelika Bahmann Angelika Bahmann (born 1 April 1952 in Plauen) is a former East Germany, East German slalom canoeing, slalom canoeist and trainer who competed in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1 ...

(born 1952), East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s * Angelika Beer (born 1957), German politician * Angelika Brunkhorst (born 1955), German politician and member of the FDP * Angelika Buck (born 1950), German figure skater * Angelika Bunse-Gerstner, German mathematician * Angelika Campbell, Countess Cawdor (born 1944), Czech-British horticulturist * Angelika Dreock-Kaser (born 1967), German para-cyclist * Angelika Dünhaupt (born 1946), West German luger * Angelika de la Cruz (born 1981), Filipina actress and singer * Angelika Handt (born 1954), retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres * Angelika Hurwicz (1922–1999), German actress and theatre director * Anna Maria Angelika Jansson (born 1958), Swedish crime writer and nurse from Gotland * Angelika Kallio (born 1972), Latvian-born Finnish model * Angelika Keilig-Hellmann (born 1954), German gymnast * Angelika Kirchschlager (born 1966), Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer * Angelika Kirkhmaier, former Soviet ice dancer * Angelika Kluk (1983–2006), Polish-born crime victim * Angelika Knipping (born 1961), retired female breaststroke swimmer from Germany * Angelika Kratzer, semanticist whose expertise includes modals, situation semantics, and the syntax-semantics interface * Angelika Machinek (1956–2006), German glider pilot * Angelika Muharukua (1958–2017), Namibian politician *

Angelika Neuner Angelika Neuner (born 23 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a silver in 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 and a bronze in 1998 Winter ...

(born 1969), Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002 * Angelika Niebler (born 1963), German politician and MEP for Bavaria * Angelika Noack (born 1950), German rower * Angelika Overath (born 1957), German author and journalist * Angelika Raubal (1908–1931), Adolf Hitler's half-niece * Angelika Schafferer (born 1960), Austrian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s * Angelika Speitel (born 1952), former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction * Angelika Tagwerker (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1990s), Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s * Anzhelika Varum (born 1969), Russian singer and actress *

Angelika Volquartz Angelika Volquartz (born 2 September 1946 in Uelzen, Lower Saxony) is a German politician. She was the mayor of Kiel from 2003 to 2009. She was the first Kiel's female mayor. References

1946 births Living people People from Uelzen Ch ...

(born 1946), the mayor of Kiel, Germany * Anzhelika Valerievna (born 1978), fashion designer, Belarus *

1946 births Living people People from Uelzen Ch ...

(born 1946), the mayor of Kiel, Germany * Anzhelika Savrayuk (born 1989), Ukrainian-Italian rhythmic gymnast

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