Monica

Monica \mo-ni-ca, mon-ica\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Monica is pronounced MAANihKah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Monica: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Monica?

Monica is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The name is of obscure origin; it could be from the Greek monos ('single, only'), the Latin monachus ('monk, hermit'), or else the Latin monere ('to advise, to warn'). The name was borne by Saint Monica of Hippo (332-387), the mother of Saint Augustine; she was from Carthage, so her name could be of Phoenician origin. The association with the Latin monere ('to advise, to warn') came about in the medieval period as Saint Monica was credited with advising and guiding her son to Christianity. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. Monica is a variant of short names for Monique (French) in the English, Italian, and Spanish languages. Monica has 22 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name comprise Lamonica meaning and origin, Monee pronounciation, Monia name variations, name Monic meaning, short names for Monice, name Monicia meaning, name Monicka meaning, name Monika (used in Czech, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic as well), Monike pronounciation, Monise meaning, nicknames for Monn, short names for Monnica, and baby name Monya. Other English variants comprise the familiar forms baby name Mona (used in German, and Scandinavian as well), what does the name Monnie mean, and name Monny.

Variants used in foreign languages comprise Monca name variations (Irish), nicknames for Monet (French), meaning of Moni (German), what does the name Moniqua mean (French), Monique name (French), and Mónica meaning of name (Spanish). See also the related forms, name Damonica origin, Jamonica name popularity, and nicknames for Monisha (Indian). Monica is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as much as it was before. The name's popularity grew from the 1900s up to the 1970s. At the peak of its usage in 1973, 0.410% of baby girls were named Monica. It was #40 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #363 with a usage of only 0.045%, however it was nevertheless the most widely used out of all girl names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Monica:

• Actress Monica Bellucci, born 30 September 1968, Citta di Castello, Italy
• Tennis Player Monica Seles, born 2 December 1973, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.

List of baby names that sound like Monica:

Monicka name popularity, name Monnica, Maaike name (Dutch), Maanasa meaning, name Maanika, Macea name popularity, Machea name variations, Machiko pronounciation (Japanese), name Machyka origin, Machyko meaning of name, name Macia origin (Polish), what does the name Maecea mean, Maekiko definition, name Maekiyo origin, name Maeko origin (Japanese), baby name Maeza, name Maezah, what does the name Maheesa mean (English), Maheesha name variations (English), and Mahesa definition (English).

The baby name Monica fun facts:

The name Monica in reverse order is "Acinom".

The numerological value of the name Monica is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Monica?

Monica is in the top names in USA.