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Also Czech: https://cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelika
The actual Polish form of this name is Aniela, but Angelika was a trendy name in Poland in 1980's and 1990's, alongside many other names imported from the English-speaking countries. Angela and Angelina had also seen increased usage at that time. Back then, there were naming laws that restricted parents from giving their child a name inconsistent with Polish phonetics, so it was advised that if they want to pronounce it with a soft G like the English Angelica, it should be spelt Andżelika, and if it's spelt Angelika then it should be pronounced with a hard G. But personally I have never heard of any Polish Angelikas born in the 20th or 21st century who would pronounce it with a hard G. Also currently there are more Angelikas or Andżelikas, so that rule must have not been adhered to very rigidly. At this point Angelika is common enough with the G spelling and soft G pronunciation that I don't think the phonetic inconsistence is a problem anymore. All Polish Angelikas that I know pronounce it with the accent on the penultimate syllable which feels most natural in Polish, but I've also heard people pronounce it with the accent on the second syllable just like in most other languages, claiming that since the name has a foreign origin it should be pronounced like in the original language(s). Anżelika has also been in use (as a transcribed form of the Russian variant), as well as Andrzelika, which is like Andżelika influenced by the similar-sounding name Andrzej, probably born out the whole spelling confusion.
A Polish Angelika can celebrate her name day on January 4, May 26 or August 17, or together with Aniela/Angela on January 27, March 28, May 31 and November 18, or with Angelina on July 14.
Nicknames include: Andzia, Ania, Angela, Angelka, Angeliczka, I've also come across one who goes by Endżi so like a sort of Polish spelling of Angie.
Last year (2022), 27 baby girls were given the name Angelika. Currently it's the vintage Aniela that is more in favour, and also Angelina is more popular for babies than Angelika. 103 baby girls were given the name Angelika in the middle spot. As of January of this year, there have been 64922 Angelikas in total in Poland, plus 20397 women have it as their middle name.
Like a lot of other names that became popular at similar time due to pop culture and generally Anglophone influence, I guess you could say that for a lot of people Angelika is the same category as names like Heather, Brittany or Crystal are in the US - very strongly tied to a specific generation and often considered "common" or so-called "trashy" etc. -
Also Luxembourgish: http://www.actioun-letzebuergesch.lu/virnimm.html
You'll find bearers on social media.
Angelika is also Slovak, Swedish, Latvian, and Estonian. The name day for Angelika in Slovakia is March 11. The name day for Angelika in Sweden is December 7. The name day for Angelika in Latvia is July 31. The name day for Angelika in Estonia is September 6.
Also Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelika
Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelika
Add Usage: Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Latvian, English (Rare)Pronounced: an-GEH-li-ka (German), AN-geh-li-ka (Czech), ang-GEH-li-ka (Swedish, Norwegian), AHN-geh-lee-kah (Finnish), an-JEHL-i-kə (English)Meaning: Form of Angelicus (see ANGELICA) used in several languages.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Angelika are female.
Also Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian and Swedish.
Also a Hungarian name. Pronounced: AWN-ge-li-kaw.
Also a name in Slovakia. Pronounced AHN-ghe-lee-kah.

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