Monika

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See also: Mónika

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Monika

  1. A female given name from Latin.
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      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

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Monika f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Declension

Danish

Proper noun

Monika

  1. a female given name, alternative spelling of Monica

Dutch

Proper noun

Monika f

  1. Uncommon spelling of Monica.

Estonian

Proper noun

Monika

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

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

Proper noun

Monika f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Monika
Accusative Moniku
Dative Moniku
Genitive Moniku

Finnish

Etymology

Latin Mŏnĭca

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Monika

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Monika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Monika Monikat
genitive Monikan Monikoiden
Monikoitten
partitive Monikaa Monikoita
illative Monikaan Monikoihin
singular plural
nominative Monika Monikat
accusative nom. Monika Monikat
gen. Monikan
genitive Monikan Monikoiden
Monikoitten
Monikain rare
partitive Monikaa Monikoita
inessive Monikassa Monikoissa
elative Monikasta Monikoista
illative Monikaan Monikoihin
adessive Monikalla Monikoilla
ablative Monikalta Monikoilta
allative Monikalle Monikoille
essive Monikana Monikoina
translative Monikaksi Monikoiksi
abessive Monikatta Monikoitta
instructive Monikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Monika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Monikani Monikani
accusative nom. Monikani Monikani
gen. Monikani
genitive Monikani Monikoideni
Monikoitteni
Monikaini rare
partitive Monikaani Monikoitani
inessive Monikassani Monikoissani
elative Monikastani Monikoistani
illative Monikaani Monikoihini
adessive Monikallani Monikoillani
ablative Monikaltani Monikoiltani
allative Monikalleni Monikoilleni
essive Monikanani Monikoinani
translative Monikakseni Monikoikseni
abessive Monikattani Monikoittani
instructive
comitative Monikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Monikasi Monikasi
accusative nom. Monikasi Monikasi
gen. Monikasi
genitive Monikasi Monikoidesi
Monikoittesi
Monikaisi rare
partitive Monikaasi Monikoitasi
inessive Monikassasi Monikoissasi
elative Monikastasi Monikoistasi
illative Monikaasi Monikoihisi
adessive Monikallasi Monikoillasi
ablative Monikaltasi Monikoiltasi
allative Monikallesi Monikoillesi
essive Monikanasi Monikoinasi
translative Monikaksesi Monikoiksesi
abessive Monikattasi Monikoittasi
instructive
comitative Monikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Monikamme Monikamme
accusative nom. Monikamme Monikamme
gen. Monikamme
genitive Monikamme Monikoidemme
Monikoittemme
Monikaimme rare
partitive Monikaamme Monikoitamme
inessive Monikassamme Monikoissamme
elative Monikastamme Monikoistamme
illative Monikaamme Monikoihimme
adessive Monikallamme Monikoillamme
ablative Monikaltamme Monikoiltamme
allative Monikallemme Monikoillemme
essive Monikanamme Monikoinamme
translative Monikaksemme Monikoiksemme
abessive Monikattamme Monikoittamme
instructive
comitative Monikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Monikanne Monikanne
accusative nom. Monikanne Monikanne
gen. Monikanne
genitive Monikanne Monikoidenne
Monikoittenne
Monikainne rare
partitive Monikaanne Monikoitanne
inessive Monikassanne Monikoissanne
elative Monikastanne Monikoistanne
illative Monikaanne Monikoihinne
adessive Monikallanne Monikoillanne
ablative Monikaltanne Monikoiltanne
allative Monikallenne Monikoillenne
essive Monikananne Monikoinanne
translative Monikaksenne Monikoiksenne
abessive Monikattanne Monikoittanne
instructive
comitative Monikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Monikansa Monikansa
accusative nom. Monikansa Monikansa
gen. Monikansa
genitive Monikansa Monikoidensa
Monikoittensa
Monikainsa rare
partitive Monikaansa Monikoitaan
Monikoitansa
inessive Monikassaan
Monikassansa
Monikoissaan
Monikoissansa
elative Monikastaan
Monikastansa
Monikoistaan
Monikoistansa
illative Monikaansa Monikoihinsa
adessive Monikallaan
Monikallansa
Monikoillaan
Monikoillansa
ablative Monikaltaan
Monikaltansa
Monikoiltaan
Monikoiltansa
allative Monikalleen
Monikallensa
Monikoilleen
Monikoillensa
essive Monikanaan
Monikanansa
Monikoinaan
Monikoinansa
translative Monikakseen
Monikaksensa
Monikoikseen
Monikoiksensa
abessive Monikattaan
Monikattansa
Monikoittaan
Monikoittansa
instructive
comitative Monikoineen
Monikoinensa

Statistics

  • Monika is the 434th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 885 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,037 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Pronunciation

Homophone: Monica

Proper noun

Monika f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monika

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Monika

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

Japanese

Romanization

Monika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of モニカ

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.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Monika f

  1. a female given name

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Proper noun

Monika

  1. a female given name

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.

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Monica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔˈɲi.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: Mo‧ni‧ka

Proper noun

Monika f (diminutive Monia or Moniczka or Monisia)

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

Declension

Further reading

  • Monika in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Monika f (Cyrillic spelling Моника)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Further reading

  • Monika”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

  1. a female given name

Declension

Derived terms

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

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Monika c (genitive Monikas)

  1. a female given name

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.