Monika (given name)

Monika
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek, Latin
Meaning	Advisor, unique
Region of origin	German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian, Serbian
Other names
Related names	Monica, Moonika, Monique, Mona, Nika

Monika is a female name in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hungarian (Mónika) which can also be seen in India. It is a variation of Monica, stemming from the word "advisor" in Latin^[1] and "unique" in Greek.^[2]

Notable people edit

Monika Äijä (born 1963), Swedish alpine skier
Monika Absolonová (born 1976), Czech singer and actress
Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska, Polish literature expert and professor of humanistic studies
Monika Aidelsburger, German quantum physicist
Monika Antonelli (born 1959), American voice actor and librarian
Monika Athare (born 1992), Indian long-distance runner
Monika Auer (born 1957), Italian luger
Monika Bednarek, German-born Australian linguist
Monika Bagárová (born 1994), Czech singer
Monika Baumgartl, German woman photographer
Monika Baumgartner (born 1951), German actress and theater director
Monika Beisner, German artist and book illustrator
Monika Beňová (born 1968), Slovak politician
Monika Berberich (born 1942), West German terrorist
Monika Boehm-Tettelbach (born 1941), German indologist
Monika Bolliger, Swiss journalist and author
Monika Bolly (born 1968), Polish actress
Monika Borgmann (born 1963), German-Lebanese filmmaker and activist
Monika Borzym (born 1990), Polish jazz singer
Monika Bravo (born 1964), Colombian artist
Monika Brodka (born 1988), Polish singer
Monika Bulanda (born 1983), musical artist
Monika Cassens (born 1953), East German badminton player
Monika Chabel (born 1992), Polish rower
Monika Chakma (born 2003), Bangladeshi football player
Monika Chiang (born 1974), American fashion designer and businesswoman
Monika Chochlíková (born 1996), Slovak muaythai fighter
Monika Christodoulou (born 1985), Greek singer-songwriter, known mononymously as Monika
Monika Ciecierska (born 1973), Polish basketball player
Monika Conjar (born 1995), Croatian women’s football forward
Monika Correa (born 1938), Indian textile artist
Monika Cvernová (born 1990), Czech footballer
Monika Czinano (born 2000), American basketball player
Monika Dahlberg (born 1936), German actress
Monika Dannemann (1945–1996), German figure skater and painter
Monika Das, Indian politician
Monika Debertschäuser, East German cross-country skier
Monika Denker, German footballer
Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor
Monika Deol, Canadian television personality
Monika Dettwiler (born 1948), Swiss-Italian journalist and author
Monika Devi (born 1983), Indian weightlifter
Monika Draeger (born 1953), Canadian rower
Monika Dukarska (born 1990), Polish-born Irish rower
Monika Dutt, Canadian medical doctor
Monika Eggens (born 1990), Canadian water polo player
Monika Ertl (1937–1973), German-Bolivian communist militant and guerrilla fighter
Monika Fagerholm (born 1961), Finnish author
Monika Falej (born 1972), Polish politician
Monika Fašungová (born 1988), Slovak badminton player
Monika Feldmann (born 1951), German figure skater
Monika Fiafialoto (born 1965), French javelin thrower
Monika Fikerle (born 1974), Australian musician
Monika Fleischmann (born 1950), German research artist, digital media scientist, and curator
Monika Fornaçon (born 1964), German football referee
Monika Forstinger (born 1963), Austrian businesswoman and former politician
Monika Frandofert (born 1991), Polish artistic gymnast
Monika Frimmer (born 1955), German soprano in opera and concert
Monika Gachevska (born 1974), Bulgarian sprinter
Monika Germann (born 1954), Swiss cross-country skier
Monika Gibalová, Slovak politician
Monika Gollner (born 1974), Austrian high jumper
Monika González-Hermosillo (born 1995), Mexican swimmer
Monika Gonzalez (born 1971), italian opera singer
Monika Griefahn (born 1954), German politician
Monika Grimm (born 1940), German singer and actress
Monika Gruber (born 1971), German cabaret artist and actress
Monika Grütters (born 1962), German politician
Monika Grzebinoga (born 1985), Polish cyclist
Monika Harms (born 1946), German lawyer
Monika Haukanõmm (born 1972), Estonian politician
Monika Hauser (born 1959), doctor specializing in gynecology
Monika Heinold (born 1958), German politician
Monika Helfer (born 1947), Austrian writer
Monika Hellwig (1929–2005), German-born British academic, author, educator and theologian
Monika Henzinger (born 1966), German computer scientist
Monika Herzig (born 1964), musical artist
Monika Hestad (born 1977), Norwegian industrial designer and researcher
Monika Hilker (born 1959), German biologist and professor
Monika Hilmerová (born 1974), Slovak actress
Monika Hoffman (born 1982), Swedish-Hungarian singer songwriter
Monika Hohlmeier (born 1962), German politician
Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (born 1991), Polish biathlete
Monika Hunnius (1858–1934), German Baltic writer
Monika Ivantysynova, German American engineer
Monika Ivkic (born 1989), Bosnian-Austrian singer
Monika Jančová (born 1992), Czech slalom canoeist
Monika Janeska (born 1993), Macedonian female handballer
Monika Jansson (born 1960), Swedish curler
Monika Jarosińska (born 1974), Polish actress and singer
Monika Jaruzelska (born 1963), Polish journalist, stylist and fashion designer
Monika Juodeškaitė (born 1991), Lithuanian runner
Monika Karsch (born 1982), German sport shooter
Monika Kaźmierczak, Polish carillonist
Monika Kinley (1925–2014), British art dealer, collector and curator
Monika Kørra (born 1989), Norwegian author and former track and field athlete
Monika Kos (born 1967), Australian journalist and television presenter
Monika Kostera (born 1963), Polish academic
Monika Krajewska, Polish-Jewish calligrapher
Monika Krause-Fuchs (1941–2019), German university teacher
Monika Kropshofer (born 1952), German painter and photographer
Monika Kruse (born 1971), German techno DJ/producer and music producer
Monika Kryemadhi (born 1974), Albanian politician
Monika Kuszyńska (born 1980), Polish singer
Monika Kvaková (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player
Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician
Monika Lee (born 1992), American cosplayer
Monika Lehmann, East German slalom canoeist
Monika Leová (born 1991), Czech model and presenter
Monika Leuenberger (born 1973), Swiss ice hockey player
Monika Lewczuk (born 1988), Polish singer, songwriter, former model and beauty queen
Monika Limane (1924–2010), Latgalian ceramicist
Monika Linkytė (born 1992), Lithuanian singer
Monika Liu (born 1988), Lithuanian singer
Monika Lövgren, Swedish politician
Monika Ludwig, Austrian mathematician
Monika Lundi (born 1942), German actress
Minoka Maid, musical artist
Monika Mann (1910–1992), German novelist
Monika Margeta, Swedish pool player
Monika Maron (born 1941), German writer
Monika Martin (born 1962), Austrian singer
Monika Maštalířová (born 1977), Czech tennis player
Monika Mauch, German soprano
Monika Michalik (born 1980), Polish freestyle wrestler
Monika Michaliszyn (born 1974), Polish politician
Monika Mościbrodzka, Polish astrophysicist
Monika Motsch (born 1942), German sinologist
Monika Mularczyk (born 1980), Polish football referee
Monika Mundu (born 1971), Indian playback singer and actor
Monika Navickienė (born 1981), Lithuanian politician
Monika Niederstätter (born 1974), Italian athlete
Monika Olejnik (born 1956), Polish journalist
Monika Oražem (born 1993), Slovenian triathlete
Monika van Paemel (born 1945), Belgian writer
Monika Panayotova (born 1983), Bulgarian politician
Monika Paulikienė (born 1994), Lithuanian beach volleyball player
Monika Pawłowska (born 1983), Polish politician
Monika Pedersen (born 1978), Danish singer
Monika Peikert (born 1952), German pentathlete
Monika Pflug (born 1954), German speed skater
Monika Piazzesi, American academic
Monika Piel (born 1951), German television journalist and radio journalist
Monika Piesliakaitė (born 1995), Lithuanian footballer
Monika Pikuła, Polish actress
Monika Pisankaneva, Bulgarian lecturer and LGBT activist
Monika Płatek (born 1953), Polish legal scholar, criminologist and politician
Monika Pogladič (born 1987), Slovenian ski jumper
Monika Puskeppeleit (born 1955), German physician
Monika Pyrek (born 1980), Polish pole vaulter
Monika Radulovic (born 1990), Bosnian-born Serbian Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder
Monika Rajiv Rajale, Indian politician
Monika Rhein, German oceanographer
Monika Richarz (born 1937), German historian
Monika Rieder (born 1974), Swiss sport shooter
Monika Rinck (born 1969), German journalist and author
Monika Ritsch-Marte (born 1961), Austrian physicist
Monika Rónaszéki-Keresztes (born 1962), Hungarian educator and politician
Monika Rosa (born 1986), Polish politician
Monika Rosca (born 1961), Polish former child actress and current pianist
Monika Rost (born 1943), German guitar and lute player
Monika Rubin (born 1987), Danish politician
Monika Ryniak (born 1960), Polish politician
Monika Salzer (born 1948), Austrian psychotherapist and pastor
Monika Samtani, American broadcast journalist
Mario Schäfer-Korting, German pharmacologist
Monika Schleier-Smith, American physicist
Monika S. Schmid, German linguist
Monika Schnarre (born 1971), Canadian model and host
Monika Schnitzer (born 1961), German economist
Monika Schwarz-Friesel (born 1961), German cognitive scientist
Monika Soćko (born 1978), Polish chess player
Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach (1929–2015), German aristocrat
Monika Sosnowska (born 1972), Polish installation artist
Monika Sprüth, German art dealer and gallerist
Monika Sta. Maria, Filipino fashion model
Monika Stadler (born 1963), Austrian harpist and composer
Monika Tilley (1934–2020), American fashion designer
Monika Todorovska, Macedonian footballer
Monika Treut (born 1954), German lesbian filmmaker
Monika Tsõganova (born 1969), Estonian chess player
Monika Tyburska (born 1979), Polish cyclist
Monika Unger (born 1955), Austrian handball player
Monika Urban-Szabo, Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
Monika Vaiciukevičiūtė (born 1996), Lithuanian racewalker
Monika Vana (born 1969), Austrian politician
Monika Vasilyan (born 1995), Armenian swimmer
Monika Veselovski (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
Monika Wagner (born 1965), German curler
Monika Waidacher (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
Monika Warnicka (born 1969), Polish hurdler
Monika Weber-Koszto (born 1966), Romanian and German fencer
Monika Weiss (born 1964), Polish American contemporary artist
Monika Wejnert (born 1992), Australian tennis player
Monika Werner (born 1938), East German politician
Monika Wielichowska (born 1973), Polish politician
Monika Willi, Austrian film editor
Monika Wołowiec (born 1976), Polish skeleton racer
Monika Woytowicz, German stage, film, and television actress
Monika Wulf-Mathies (born 1942), German politician
Monika Żur (born 1993), Polish cyclist
Monika Zehrt (born 1952), East German sprinter
Monika Zernicek (born 1954), German speed skater
Monika Zguro (born 1971), Miss Albania 1993
Monika Zgustová (born 1957), Czech writer and translator
Monika Zingg (born 1943), Swiss figure skater
Monika Zipplies (born 1956), German rower
Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan, Polish diplomat

Fictional characters edit

Monika, club president and the main antagonist of the dating sim/horror game Doki Doki Literature Club!
Monika "IQ" Weiss, a character that features in the video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Monika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ "Monika" (in German). Baby Vornamen. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

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[BTN-1] "Monika". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[BV-2] "Monika" (in German). Baby Vornamen. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

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Monika (given name)

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