# Monika
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* enPR: mŏn'ĭ-kə, IPA: /ˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/
* Homophones: moniker, monicker

### Proper noun

Monika
* 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
### Anagrams

* Minako, Namiko, kimona

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmonɪka]

### Proper noun

Monika f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

#### Declension
## Danish
### Proper noun

Monika
* a female given name, alternative spelling of Monica

## Dutch
### Proper noun

Monika f
* Uncommon spelling of Monica.

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Monika
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Monica

#### Related terms

* Mona
* Moonika

## 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: /ˈmoːnɪka/

### Proper noun

Monika f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Monika: Monikuson
* daughter of Moniku: Monikudóttir

#### Related terms

* Mona

## Finnish
### Etymology

Latin Mŏnĭca

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo(ː)nikɑ/, [ˈmo̞(ː)nikɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -onikɑ
* Hyphenation: Mo‧ni‧ka

### Proper noun

Monika
* a female given name

#### Declension

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

* IPA: /mɔ.ni.ka/
Homophone: Monica

### Proper noun

Monika f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Monika

#### Related terms

* Monica
* Monique

## German
### Alternative forms

* Monica

### Etymology

From Latin Monica.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Monika
* a female given name, very popular in Germany in the 1940's and the 1950's

#### Related terms

* Mona

## Japanese
### Romanization

Monika
* 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
* 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
* a female given name

## Norwegian
### Alternative forms

* Monica

### Etymology

From Latin Monica.

### Proper noun

Monika
* 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.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Monica.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Monika f (diminutive Monia or Moniczka or Monisia)
* 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)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Monika”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔnika/

### Proper noun

Monika f
* a female given name

#### 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, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Monica

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Monika c (genitive Monikas)
* 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.