Monika

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.
   • 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): [ˈmoɲɪka]

Proper noun

Monika f

1. A female given name, cognate to the 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, cognate to the 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, compare Monica

Usage notes

Patronymics

• 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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German

Alternative forms

• Monica

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Proper noun

Monika

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

Related terms

• Mona

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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
• Population Register of Latvia: Monika was the only given name of 1639 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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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
• 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/

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Proper noun

Monika f

1. A female given name, cognate to 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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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔnika/

Proper noun

Monika f (genitive Moniky, nominative plural Moniky) declension pattern 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 Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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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
• 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.