Meaning of the nameAnjelica
- Female
- Latin origin
- An-je-li-ca
Anjelica is a spelling of Angélica, a name of Latin origin derived from angelicus, 'angelic', a word that comes from the Greek angelos, 'messenger'.
- People (2022)
- 445
- Rank in Brazil
- #14,487
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,371
- people
Anjelica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anjelica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (169 people).
445 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
About the name Anjelica
Behind the Name explains Angelica as coming from the Latin adjective angelicus, 'angelic', which goes back to the Greek angelos, 'messenger', and lists Anjelica as an English variant. Wiktionary gives two hypotheses for the origin: the Latin angelica or a Latin elaboration of Angela. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Anjelica among the spelling variants of Angelica. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 445 people named Anjelica, almost always women and mostly born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Angelica · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Angelica · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angelica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anjelica
What does the name Anjelica mean?
Anjelica means “angelic”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Anjelica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 445 people with the first name Anjelica, which ranks it number 14,487 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Anjelica a boy's or a girl's name?
Anjelica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 445 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Anjelica?
Anjelica is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
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