Angelika (given name)

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AngelikaGender| Female

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Origin
Meaning| Angelic, of the angels
Region of origin| Polish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovak and Czech
Other names
Related names| Angelica, Angie, Anzhelika [ru], Ange, Ang,

Angelika is a variant of Angelica, 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.[1] Angelika is used in Polish, German, Slovak, Czech.[2] and Hungarian.[3][circular reference] Notable people with the name include:

* Angelika Amon, Ph.D. (1967–2020), 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 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 (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. 1990s), Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s
* Anzhelika Varum (born 1969), Russian singer and actress
* Angelika Volquartz (born 1946), the mayor of Kiel, Germany
* Anzhelika Valerievna (born 1978), fashion designer, Belarus
* Angelika Volquartz (born 1946), the mayor of Kiel, Germany
* Anzhelika Savrayuk (born 1989), Ukrainian-Italian rhythmic gymnast

## See also

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* Angelica (given name)

## References

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1. ^ "Angelika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. ^ "Angelika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. ^ "Angelika_(keresztnév)" (in Hungarian).

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