Monika
See also: Mónika
English
Etymology
A less common spelling of Monica, used since the twentieth century.
Proper noun
Monika
- 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.
- 2008 Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth, Knopf, →ISBN, page 94:
Translations
female given name — see Monica
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoɲɪka]
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
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/
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Monika |
Accusative | Moniku |
Dative | Moniku |
Genitive | Moniku |
German
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Latvian
Norwegian
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔˈɲi.ka/
Audio (file)
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 |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔnika/
Proper noun
Monika f (genitive Moniky, nominative plural Moniky) declension pattern žena
- 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 |
Swedish
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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.
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