"Monica" meaning in English

See Monica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ [UK], /ˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Monica.wav
enPR: mŏn'ĭ-kə [UK] Etymology: From Latin Mŏnĭca, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain meaning but probably Berber or Phoenician origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Mŏnĭca}} Latin Mŏnĭca, {{der|en|ber}} Berber, {{der|en|phn|-}} Phoenician Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Monica
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Monika Translations (female given name): Mònica [feminine] (Catalan), 莫妮卡 (Mònīkǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Monika [feminine] (Czech), Monica (Danish), Monique (Dutch), Moniko (Esperanto), Monika (Estonian), Monika [feminine] (Faroese), Monique (French), Monika (German), Μόνικα (Mónika) [feminine] (Greek), Mónika (Hungarian), Monika (Indonesian), Monica (Italian), モニカ (Monika) (Japanese), Monika [feminine] (Latvian), Monika [feminine] (Lithuanian), मोनिका (monikā) [feminine] (Marathi), मॉनिका (mŏnikā) [feminine] (Marathi), Monika (Norwegian), Monika [feminine] (Polish), Mónica (Portuguese), Mônica (Portuguese), Мо́ника (Mónika) (Russian), Mónica (Spanish), Monika (Swedish), Mônica (Vietnamese)
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