# Monika (given name)

Monika is a female name in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian (Mónika) and Japanese which can also be seen in India. It is a variation of Monica, stemming from the word "advisor" in Latin and "unique" in Greek.

## Notable people

* Monika Äijä (born 1963), Swedish alpine skier
* Monika Absolonová (born 1976), Czech singer and actress
* Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska, Polish literature expert and professor of humanistic studies
* Monika Aidelsburger, German quantum physicist
* Monika Antonelli (born 1959), American voice actor and librarian
* Monika Athare (born 1992), Indian long-distance runner
* Monika Auer (born 1957), Italian luger
* Monika Babok (born 1991), Croatian swimmer
* Monika Bader (born 1959), German alpine skier
* Monika Baer, German painter
* Monika Bagárová (born 1994), Czech singer
* Monika Bakale (born 1979), Congolese swimmer
* Mónika Balsai (born 1977), Hungarian actress
* Mónika Bartos (born 1975), Hungarian politician
* Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones
* Monika Baumgartl, German woman photographer
* Monika Baumgartner (born 1951), German actress and theater director
* Monika Bayer (born 1967), Austrian swimmer
* Monika Bednarek, German-born Australian linguist
* Monika Beer (born 1968), Swiss gymnast
* Monika Beisner, German artist and book illustrator
* Monika Bejnar (born 1981), Polish sprinter
* Monika Beňová (born 1968), Slovak politician
* Monika Berberich (born 1942), West German terrorist
* Monika Bergmann, West German sprint canoer
* Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer (born 1978), German alpine skier
* Monika Berwein (born 1957), German former alpine skier
* Monika Bittl, (1963–2022), German writer and journalist
* Monika Beu (1963–2005), German volleyball player
* Monika Biskopstø (born 1994), Faroese footballer
* Monika Bittner (born 1988), German ice hockey player
* Monika Bociek (born 1996), Polish volleyball player
* Monika Boehm-Tettelbach (born 1941), German indologist
* Monika Bohge, German writer
* Monika Bolliger, Swiss journalist and author
* Monika Bolly (born 1968), Polish actress
* Monika Borgmann (born 1963), German-Lebanese filmmaker and activist
* Monika Borowicz (born 1982), Polish sprint canoer
* Monika Borzym (born 1990), Polish jazz singer
* Monika Bosilj (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
* Monika Bravo (born 1964), Colombian artist
* Monika Brodka (born 1988), Polish singer
* Monika Bronicka (born 1977), Polish former sailor
* Monika Brudlewsky (born 1946), German politician
* Monika Brüning (born 1951), German politician
* Monika Brzeźna (born 1991), Polish cyclist
* Monika Brzostek (born 1989), Polish beach volleyball player
* Monika Buczkowska, Polish operatic soprano
* Monika Bulanda (born 1983), musical artist
* Monika Bustamante, American actress
* Monika Bytautienė (born 1989), Lithuanian long-distance runner
* Monika Cassens (born 1953), East German badminton player
* Monika Chabel (born 1992), Polish rower
* Monika Chakma (born 2003), Bangladeshi football player
* Monika Chiang (born 1974), American fashion designer and businesswoman
* Monika Chochlíková (born 1996), Slovak muaythai fighter
* Monika Christodoulou (born 1985), Greek singer-songwriter, known mononymously as Monika
* Monika Ciecierska (born 1973), Polish basketball player
* Monika Conjar (born 1995), Croatian women’s football forward
* Monika Correa (born 1938), Indian textile artist
* Monika Cvernová (born 1990), Czech footballer
* Monika Czernin (born 1965), Austrian writer and screenwriter
* Monika Czinano (born 2000), American basketball player
* Monika Dahlberg (born 1936), German actress
* Monika Dannemann (1945–1996), German figure skater and painter
* Monika Das, Indian politician
* Monika Debertschäuser, East German cross-country skier
* Monika Denker, German footballer
* Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor
* Monika Deol, Canadian television personality
* Monika Dettwiler (born 1948), Swiss-Italian journalist and author
* Monika Devi (born 1983), Indian weightlifter
* Monika Draeger (born 1953), Canadian rower
* Monika Dukarska (born 1990), Polish-born Irish rower
* Mónika Dunai, Hungarian-French teacher and politician
* Monika Dutt, Canadian medical doctor
* Monika Eggens (born 1990), Canadian water polo player
* Monika Ertl (1937–1973), German-Bolivian communist militant and guerrilla fighter
* Monika Fagerholm (born 1961), Finnish author
* Monika Falej (born 1972), Polish politician
* Monika Fašungová (born 1988), Slovak badminton player
* Monika Feldmann (born 1951), German figure skater
* Monika Felizeter (born 1977), Austrian rower
* Monika Fiafialoto (born 1965), French javelin thrower
* Monika Fikerle (born 1974), Australian musician
* Monika Fleischmann (born 1950), German research artist, digital media scientist, and curator
* Monika Fornaçon (born 1964), German football referee
* Monika Forstinger (born 1963), Austrian businesswoman and former politician
* Monika Frandofert (born 1991), Polish artistic gymnast
* Monika Frimmer (born 1955), German soprano in opera and concert
* Monika Gachevska (born 1974), Bulgarian sprinter
* Monika Germann (born 1954), Swiss cross-country skier
* Monika Gibalová, Slovak politician
* Monika Gollner (born 1974), Austrian high jumper
* Monika González-Hermosillo (born 1995), Mexican swimmer
* Mónika Grábics (born 1976), Hungarian chess player
* Monika Griefahn (born 1954), German politician
* Monika Grimm (born 1940), German singer and actress
* Monika Gruber (born 1971), German cabaret artist and actress
* Monika Grütters (born 1962), German politician
* Monika Grzebinoga (born 1985), Polish cyclist
* Mónika György (born 1982), Romanian cross-country skier
* Monika Hamann (born 1954), German sprinter
* Monika Harms (born 1946), German lawyer
* Monika Haselsberger (born 1976), Austrian sports shooter
* Monika Haukanõmm (born 1972), Estonian politician
* Monika Hausammann, Swiss writer
* Monika Hauser (born 1959), doctor specializing in gynecology
* Monika Havranová, Slovak footballer
* Monika Heinold (born 1958), German politician
* Monika Hejtmánková (born 1967), Czech handball player
* Monika Helfer (born 1947), Austrian writer
* Monika Hellwig (1929–2005), German-born British academic, author, educator and theologian
* Monika Henzinger (born 1966), German computer scientist
* Monika Herzig (born 1964), musical artist
* Monika Hess (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
* Monika Hestad (born 1977), Norwegian industrial designer and researcher
* Monika Hilker (born 1959), German biologist and professor
* Monika Hilmerová (born 1974), Slovak actress
* Monika Hoffman (born 1982), Swedish-Hungarian singer songwriter
* Monika Hohlmeier (born 1962), German politician
* Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (born 1991), Polish biathlete
* Monika Hunnius (1858–1934), German Baltic writer
* Monika Ivantysynova, German American engineer
* Monika Ivkic (born 1989), Bosnian-Austrian singer
* Monika Jančová (born 1992), Czech slalom canoeist
* Monika Janeska (born 1993), Macedonian female handballer
* Monika Jansson (born 1960), Swedish curler
* Mónika Járomi (born 1973), Hungarian Paralympic swimmer
* Monika Jarosińska (born 1974), Polish actress and singer
* Monika Jaruzelska (born 1963), Polish journalist, stylist and fashion designer
* Mónika Juhász Miczura (born 1972), Hungarian Roma singer
* Monika Juodeškaitė (born 1991), Lithuanian runner
* Monika Kadlecová (born 1990), Slovak cyclist
* Monika Kallies (born 1956), German rower
* Monika Karas, Hungarian journalist
* Monika Karsch (born 1982), German sport shooter
* Monika Kaserer (born 1952), Austrian alpine skier
* Monika Kaźmierczak, Polish carillonist
* Monika Kinley (1925–2014), British art dealer, collector and curator
* Mónika Király (born 1983), Hungarian cyclist
* Monika Kobylińska (born 1995), Polish handball player
* Monika Kochanová (born 1989), Slovak tennis player
* Monika Kompaníková, Slovak writer, editor and publisher
* Monika Kørra (born 1989), Norwegian author and former track and field athlete
* Monika Kos (born 1967), Australian journalist and television presenter
* Monika Kostera (born 1963), Polish academic
* Monika Kotzian, Polish Paralympic snowboarder
* Monika Kovač (born 1974), Croatian basketball player
* Mónika Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian alpine skier
* Mónika Kovacsicz (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
* Monika Krajewska, Polish-Jewish calligrapher
* Monika Krasteva (born 1999), Bulgarian volleyball player
* Monika Kratochvílová (born 1974), Czech tennis player
* Monika Krause-Fuchs (1941–2019), German university teacher
* Monika Krauze (born 1984), Polish tennis player
* Monika Krawczyk, Polish cyclist
* Monika Kropshofer (born 1952), German painter and photographer
* Monika Krupa (born 1977), Polish chess player
* Monika Kruse (born 1971), German techno DJ/producer and music producer
* Monika Kruszona (born 1985), German water polo player
* Monika Kryemadhi (born 1974), Albanian politician
* Monika Kühn (born 1967), German diver
* Monika Kuliš (born 1995), Bosnian footballer
* Monika Kunkelová (born 1977), Slovak wheelchair curler
* Monika Kuszyńska (born 1980), Polish singer
* Monika Kvaková (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player
* Mónika Lakatos, Hungarian gypsy singer
* Mónika Lamperth (born 1957), Hungarian politician and jurist
* Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor
* Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician
* Monika Lee (born 1992), American cosplayer
* Monika Lehmann, East German slalom canoeist
* Monika Leová (born 1991), Czech model and presenter
* Monika Leu (born 1973), German yacht racer
* Monika Leuenberger (born 1973), Swiss ice hockey player
* Monika Lewczuk (born 1988), Polish singer, songwriter, former model and beauty queen
* Monika Limane (1924–2010), Latgalian ceramicist
* Monika Linkytė (born 1992), Lithuanian singer
* Monika Liu (born 1988), Lithuanian singer
* Monika Lövgren, Swedish politician
* Monika Ludwig, Austrian mathematician
* Monika Lundi (1942–2025), German actress
* Monika Maciejewska (born 1970), Polish fencer
* Minoka Maid, musical artist
* Monika Maliczkiewicz (born 1988), Polish handball player
* Monika Malik (born 1993), Indian field hockey player
* Monika Mann (1910–1992), German novelist
* Monika Marach (born 2004), Polish weightlifter
* Monika Margeta, Swedish pool player
* Monika Maron (born 1941), German writer
* Monika Martin (born 1962), Austrian singer
* Monika Maštalířová (born 1977), Czech tennis player
* Monika Matysová (born 1981), Slovak footballer
* Monika Mauch, German soprano
* Monika Meißner (born 1953), German volleyball player
* Monika Merl (born 1979), German middle-distance runner
* Monika Merva, American photographer
* Monika Meyer (disambiguation), several people
* Monika Michalik (born 1980), Polish freestyle wrestler
* Monika Michaliszyn (born 1974), Polish politician
* Monika Michałów (born 1988), Polish handball player
* Monika Míčková (born 1991), Czech rhythmic gymnast
* Monika Migała (born 1987), Polish handball player
* Monika Mościbrodzka, Polish astrophysicist
* Monika Motsch (born 1942), German sinologist
* Monika Motyčáková, Slovak chess player
* Monika Mrklas (born 1942), German former cross-country skier and racing cyclist
* Monika Mrozowska (born 1980), Polish actress and singer
* Monika Mühlwerth (born 1954), Austrian politician
* Monika Mularczyk (born 1980), Polish football referee
* Monika Müller (born 1971), German synchronized swimmer
* Monika Müller-Seps, Swiss chess player
* Monika Mundu (born 1971), Indian playback singer and actor
* Monika Myszk (born 1982), Polish rower
* Monika Navickienė (born 1981), Lithuanian politician
* Monika Niederstätter (born 1974), Italian athlete
* Monika Olejnik (born 1956), Polish journalist
* Monika Oražem (born 1993), Slovenian triathlete
* Monika van Paemel (born 1945), Belgian writer
* Monika Panayotova (born 1983), Bulgarian politician
* Monika Paulikienė (born 1994), Lithuanian beach volleyball player
* Monika Pawłowska (born 1983), Polish politician
* Monika Pedersen (born 1978), Danish singer
* Monika Peikert (born 1952), German pentathlete
* Monika Pflug (born 1954), German speed skater
* Monika Piazzesi, American academic
* Monika Piel (born 1951), German television journalist and radio journalist
* Monika Piesliakaitė (born 1995), Lithuanian footballer
* Monika Pikuła, Polish actress
* Monika Pisankaneva, Bulgarian lecturer and LGBT activist
* Monika Płatek (born 1953), Polish legal scholar, criminologist and politician
* Monika Pogladič (born 1987), Slovenian ski jumper
* Monika Pulch (born 1949), German fencer
* Monika Puskeppeleit (born 1955), German physician
* Monika Pyrek (born 1980), Polish pole vaulter
* Monika Radulovic (born 1990), Bosnian-born Serbian Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder
* Monika Rajiv Rajale, Indian politician
* Monika Rajnohová (born 1993), Slovak handball player
* Monika Razhgeva (born 1992), Bulgarian footballer
* Mónika Remsei (born 1972), Hungarian rower
* Monika Rhein, German oceanographer
* Monika Richarz (born 1937), German historian
* Monika Rieder (born 1974), Swiss sport shooter
* Monika Rinck (born 1969), German journalist and author
* Monika Ritsch-Marte (born 1961), Austrian physicist
* Monika Rónaszéki-Keresztes (born 1962), Hungarian educator and politician
* Monika Rosa (born 1986), Polish politician
* Monika Rosca (born 1961), Polish former child actress and current pianist
* Monika Rost (born 1943), German guitar and lute player
* Monika Rubin (born 1987), Danish politician
* Monika Ryniak (born 1960), Polish politician
* Monika Sadkowska, Polish climate activist
* Monika Safford (born 1960), American clinician-investigator
* Monika Salzer (born 1948), Austrian psychotherapist and pastor
* Monika Samtani, American broadcast journalist
* Monika Schachl (born 1978), Austrian cyclist
* Mario Schäfer-Korting, German pharmacologist
* Monika Scheftschik (born 1953), German luger
* Monika Schleier-Smith, American physicist
* Monika S. Schmid, German linguist
* Monika Schmidt (born 1956), Australian judge
* Monika Schnarre (born 1971), Canadian model and host
* Monika Schneider (born 1983), Polish tennis player
* Monika Schnitzer (born 1961), German economist
* Monika Schwarz-Friesel (born 1961), German cognitive scientist
* Monika Schwingshackl (born 1972), Italian biathlete
* Monika Sikora, German para table tennis player
* Monika Simančíková (born 1995), Slovak former competitive figure skater
* Monika Sjöö, Swedish painter, writer and eco-feminist
* Monika Škáchová, Slovak slalom canoeist
* Monika Skinder (born 2001), Polish cross-country skier
* Monika Smith, Canadian actor
* Monika Smolková (born 1956), Slovak politician
* Monika Soćko (born 1978), Polish chess player
* Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach (1929–2015), German aristocrat
* Monika Sommer, East German rower
* Monika Sosnowska (born 1972), Polish installation artist
* Monika Sozanska (born 1983), Polish-German épée fencer
* Monika Sprüth, German art dealer and gallerist
* Monika Sta. Maria, Filipino fashion model
* Monika Staab (born 1959), German football player
* Monika Stachowska (born 1981), Polish handball player
* Monika Stadler (born 1963), Austrian harpist and composer
* Monika Starosta (born 1972), Polish tennis player
* Monika Stefanowicz (born 1980), Polish marathon runner
* Monika Steiner, American painter
* Monika Steinmetz (born 1960), German footballer
* Monika Stolz (born 1951), German politician
* Monika Štube (born 1999), Latvian footballer
* Monika Stützle (born 1953), German speed skater
* Monika Tilley (1934–2020), American fashion designer
* Monika Todorovska, Macedonian footballer
* Monika Treut (born 1954), German lesbian filmmaker
* Monika Triest, Belgian academic, writer and activist
* Monika Tsõganova (born 1969), Estonian chess player
* Monika Tyburska (born 1979), Polish cyclist
* Monika Unger (born 1955), Austrian handball player
* Monika Urban-Szabo, Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
* Monika Vaiciukevičiūtė (born 1996), Lithuanian racewalker
* Monika Vana (born 1969), Austrian politician
* Monika Vasilyan (born 1995), Armenian swimmer
* Monika Veselovski (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
* Monika Wagner (born 1965), German curler
* Monika Waidacher (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
* Monika Warnicka (born 1969), Polish hurdler
* Monika Weber-Koszto (born 1966), Romanian and German fencer
* Monika Weiss (born 1964), Polish American contemporary artist
* Monika Wejnert (born 1992), Australian tennis player
* Monika Werner (1938–2024), East German politician
* Monika Wielichowska (born 1973), Polish politician
* Monika Willi, Austrian film editor
* Monika Wołowiec (born 1976), Polish skeleton racer
* Monika Woytowicz, German stage, film, and television actress
* Monika Wulf-Mathies (born 1942), German politician
* Monika Żur (born 1993), Polish cyclist
* Monika Zehrt (born 1952), East German sprinter
* Monika Zernicek (born 1954), German speed skater
* Monika Zguro (born 1971), Miss Albania 1993
* Monika Zgustová (born 1957), Czech writer and translator
* Monika Zingg (born 1943), Swiss figure skater
* Monika Zipplies (born 1956), German rower
* Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan, Polish diplomat

## Fictional characters

* Monika, club president and the main antagonist of the dating sim/horror game Doki Doki Literature Club!
* Monika, the Japanese name of the Animal Crossing character Audie
* Monika "IQ" Weiss, a character that features in the video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege