Anđelka
Anđelka is a traditional Croatian and Serbian girl's name, sounding distinctly South Slavic in Slovak. It stems from a name root connected to the Greek word for a messenger or herald. The character đ is not part of the Slovak alphabet, so the name retains the form and pronunciation of its language of origin.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA traditional South Slavic name bearing the original meaning of a messenger or herald.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Juhoslovanské ženské meno odvodené príponou -ka od mena Anđela, prípadne od mužského mena Anđel. Základ siaha ku gréckemu slovu angelos vo význame „posol, zvestovateľ“.
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ANDELKA
Requires spelling without diacriticsđ (1)
Regional Central European form12 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar
Výslovnosť približne: an-džeľ-ka; písmeno đ označuje mäkkú juhoslovanskú spoluhlásku.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Anđelka
1People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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