MEANING & HISTORY
What does Angelika mean?
Angelika is the German, Polish, and Hungarian form of Angelica. Angelica comes from Latin angelicus, angelic, ultimately related to Greek angelos, messenger.
The k is a transmitted spelling convention. The older messenger word and the later religious angel association are successive parts of the same name history.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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People with the name Angelika
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Angelika dela Cruz
Filipino actress
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THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Angelika in the birth records
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Similar names to Angelika
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Angelia♀Elaborated form of Angela
- Angelica♀Angelic; ultimately from Greek messenger
- Angelina♀Affectionate form of Angela; angel or messenger
- Angelita·Spanish diminutive of Angela, in the messenger-name family
- Angela♀Messenger; feminine form related to Angelus
- Ángela♀Feminine Angel-name form; messenger
- Angeline♀French affectionate form of Angela; messenger
- Angelino♂Familiar form of Angelo or Ángel
What rhymes with Angelika?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q12898721 — Angelika (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Angelika dela Cruz (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12898721 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name: angelika (opens in a new tab)
Exact language forms of Angelica.
- Behind the Name: angelica (opens in a new tab)
Latin angelicus and Greek angelos formation.