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 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

female given name — see Monica

Anagrams

• Minako, Namiko, kimona

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmonɪka]

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Declension

Declension of Monika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Monika	Moniky
genitive	Moniky	Monik
dative	Monice	Monikám
accusative	Moniku	Moniky
vocative	Moniko	Moniky
locative	Monice	Monikách
instrumental	Monikou	Monikami

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

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^(key): /ˈmoːnɪka/

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Monika
accusative	Moniku
dative	Moniku
genitive	Moniku

Related terms

• Mona

Finnish

Etymology

Latin Mŏnĭca

Pronunciation

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

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 444^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 889 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,035 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ni.ka/
• Homophone: Monica

Proper noun

Monika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Monika

Related terms

• Monica
• Monique

German

Alternative forms

• Monica

Etymology

From Latin Monica.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Monika

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

Related terms

• Mona

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

• 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.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Monika

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Monica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈɲi.ka/

• Audio:

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• 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

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

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Monika f (Cyrillic spelling Моника)

1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Monika

	singular	plural
nominative	Monika	Monike
genitive	Monike	Monika
dative	Moniki	Monikama
accusative	Moniku	Monike
vocative	Moniko	Monike
locative	Moniki	Monikama
instrumental	Monikom	Monikama

Further reading

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔnika/

Proper noun

Monika f

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 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:

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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.