Angelika (name)
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| Angelika | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Angelic, of the angels |
| Region of origin | France, Polish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovak and Czech |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Angelica, Angie Angelika Ange Ang |
Angelika (Russian: Анжелика, Ukrainian: Анжеліка) is a variant of Angelica, derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) "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.[1] Angelika is used in Polish, German, Slovak, Czech,[2] Russian, and Ukrainian.[3] The name "Angelika" may refer to:
- Angelika Amon, Ph.D. (born 1967), Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, professor at MIT
- Angelika Bachmann (born 1979), professional German tennis player
- Angelika Bahmann (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 Dünhaupt (born 1946), West German luger
- Angelika de la Cruz (born 1981), Filipina actress and singer
- Heather Angelika Dooley (born 1974), American poet
- Angelika Grass (born 1922), female overseer at three concentration camps during World War II
- 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 Muharukua (born 1958), Namibian politician
- Angelika Neuner (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 Pylkina (born 1990), Russian born, Swedish pairs figure skater
- 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. 1990s), Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s
- Angelika Volquartz (born 1946), the mayor of Kiel, Germany
See also
References
- ↑ "Angelika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Angelika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Angelika". Detstvo Russian Baby Names. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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