Monika

See also: Mónika

English

Etymology

A less common spelling of Monica, used since the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŏn'ĭ-kə, IPA^(key): /ˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/
• Homophones: moniker, monicker

Proper noun

Monika

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 2008 Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth, Knopf, →ISBN, page 94:

     Both Maya and Monika had inherited Megan's coloring, without a trace of Amit's deeply tan skin and black eyes, so that apart from their vaguely Indian names they appeared fully American.

Translations

female given name — see Monica

Anagrams

• Minako, Namiko, kimona

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmonɪka]

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

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Danish

Proper noun

Monika

1. a female given name, alternative spelling of Monica

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Dutch

Proper noun

Monika f

1. Uncommon spelling of Monica.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Monika

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Monica

Related terms

• Mona
• Moonika

 

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Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Monica, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain origin and meaning; suggestions include Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone”) and Latin moneō (“I advise”), but likely of Punic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnɪka/

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Usage notes

Patronymics [1]

• son of Monika: Monikuson
• daughter of Moniku: Monikudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Monika
Accusative	Moniku
Dative	Moniku
Genitive	Moniku

Related terms

• Mona

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ni.ka/

Homophone: Monica

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monika

Related terms

• Monica
• Monique

 

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German

Alternative forms

• Monica

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Monika

1. a female given name, very popular in Germany in the 1940's and the 1950's

Related terms

• Mona

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Japanese

Romanization

Monika

1. Rōmaji transcription of モニカ

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1877. From Latin Monica.

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [2] Population Register of Latvia: Monika was the only given name of 1639 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Lithuanian

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Monica

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Proper noun

Monika

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Mona

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3173 females with the given name Monika (compared to 11 777 named Monica) living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈɲi.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: Mo‧ni‧ka

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Declension

Declension of Monika

	singular	plural
nominative	Monika	Moniki
genitive	Moniki	Monik
dative	Monice	Monikom
accusative	Monikę	Moniki
instrumental	Moniką	Monikami
locative	Monice	Monikach
vocative	Moniko	Moniki

Further reading

• Monika in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Monika f (Cyrillic spelling Моника)

1. a female given name

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔnika/

Proper noun

Monika f (genitive singular Moniky, nominative plural Moniky, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Monika

	singular	plural
nominative	Monika	Moniky
genitive	Moniky	Moník
dative	Monike	Monikám
accusative	Moniku	Moniky
locative	Monike	Monikách
instrumental	Monikou	Monikami

Derived terms

• Mona
• Monča

Further reading

• “Monika”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Monica

Etymology

From Latin Monica. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1785 as Monica.

Proper noun

Monika c (genitive Monikas)

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Mona

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 42 497 females with the given name Monika (compared to 29 766 named Monica) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June, 2011.