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, 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 and Czech. Notable people with the name include:Angelika Amon, Ph.D. (1967–2020), Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, professor at MIT Angelika Bachmann, professional German tennis player Angelika Bahmann, East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s Angelika Beer, German politician Angelika Brunkhorst, German politician and member of the FDP Angelika Buck, German figure skater Angelika Bunse-Gerstner, German mathematician Angelika Dünhaupt, West German luger Angelika de la Cruz, Filipina actress and singer Angelika Handt, retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres Angelika Hurwicz (1922–1999), German actress and theatre director Anna Maria Angelika Jansson, Swedish crime writer and nurse from Gotland Angelika Kallio, Latvian-born Finnish model Angelika Keilig-Hellmann, German gymnast Angelika Kirchschlager, Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer Angelika Kirkhmaier, former Soviet ice dancer Angelika Kluk (1983–2006), Polish-born crime victim Angelika Knipping, retired female breaststroke swimmer from Germany Angelika Kratzer, semanticist whose expertise includes modals, situation semantics, and the syntax-semantics interface Angelika Muharukua, Namibian politician Angelika Neuner, Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002 Angelika Niebler, German politician and MEP for Bavaria Angelika Noack, German rower Angelika Overath, German author and journalist Angelika Raubal (1908–1931), Adolf Hitler's half-niece Angelika Schafferer, Austrian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s Angelika Speitel, former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction Angelika Tagwerker, Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s Angelika Volquartz, the mayor of Kiel, Germany Anzhelika Valerievna, fashion designer, Belarus Angelika Volquartz, the mayor of Kiel, Germany Anzhelika Savrayuk, Italian rhythmic gymnast
