Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin.
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
Origin
A less common spelling of Monica, used since the twentieth century.
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APA
Monika. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monika
MLA
“Monika.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monika. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monika,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monika.
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