Angelika (given name)

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. Angelika is used in Polish, German, Slovak, Czech. and Hungarian. 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