Angelica
[ænˈdʒɛlɪkə]Meaning
from Latin angelicus, "angelic", from Greek angelos, "messenger"
Background Story
Angelica comes from the Latin angelicus, meaning "angelic", which is ultimately related to the Greek word angelos, "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used the name in their Orlando poems of 1483 and 1532, where Angelica is the love interest of both Orlando and Rinaldo. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century, and is used in Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.
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Variations
Angela, Angelina
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