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, Japanese, Albanian
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, Hungarian (Mónika) and Japanese 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

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 Babok (born 1991), Croatian swimmer
Monika Bader (born 1959), German alpine skier
Monika Baer, German painter
Monika Bagárová (born 1994), Czech singer
Monika Bakale (born 1979), Congolese swimmer
Mónika Balsai (born 1977), Hungarian actress
Mónika Bartos (born 1975), Hungarian politician
Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones
Monika Baumgartl, German woman photographer
Monika Baumgartner (born 1951), German actress and theater director
Monika Bayer (born 1967), Austrian swimmer
Monika Bednarek, German-born Australian linguist
Monika Beer (born 1968), Swiss gymnast
Monika Beisner, German artist and book illustrator
Monika Bejnar (born 1981), Polish sprinter
Monika Beňová (born 1968), Slovak politician
Monika Berberich (born 1942), West German terrorist
Monika Bergmann, West German sprint canoer
Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer (born 1978), German alpine skier
Monika Berwein (born 1957), German former alpine skier
Monika Bittl, (1963–2022), German writer and journalist
Monika Beu (1963–2005), German volleyball player
Monika Biskopstø (born 1994), Faroese footballer
Monika Bittner (born 1988), German ice hockey player
Monika Bociek (born 1996), Polish volleyball player
Monika Boehm-Tettelbach (born 1941), German indologist
Monika Bohge, German writer
Monika Bolliger, Swiss journalist and author
Monika Bolly (born 1968), Polish actress
Monika Borgmann (born 1963), German-Lebanese filmmaker and activist
Monika Borowicz (born 1982), Polish sprint canoer
Monika Borzym (born 1990), Polish jazz singer
Monika Bosilj (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
Monika Bravo (born 1964), Colombian artist
Monika Brodka (born 1988), Polish singer
Monika Bronicka (born 1977), Polish former sailor
Monika Brudlewsky (born 1946), German politician
Monika Brüning (born 1951), German politician
Monika Brzeźna (born 1991), Polish cyclist
Monika Brzostek (born 1989), Polish beach volleyball player
Monika Buczkowska, Polish operatic soprano
Monika Bulanda (born 1983), musical artist
Monika Bustamante, American actress
Monika Bytautienė (born 1989), Lithuanian long-distance runner
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 Czernin (born 1965), Austrian writer and screenwriter
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
Mónika Dunai, Hungarian-French teacher and politician
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 Felizeter (born 1977), Austrian rower
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
Mónika Grábics (born 1976), Hungarian chess player
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
Mónika György (born 1982), Romanian cross-country skier
Monika Hamann (born 1954), German sprinter
Monika Harms (born 1946), German lawyer
Monika Haselsberger (born 1976), Austrian sports shooter
Monika Haukanõmm (born 1972), Estonian politician
Monika Hausammann, Swiss writer
Monika Hauser (born 1959), doctor specializing in gynecology
Monika Havranová, Slovak footballer
Monika Heinold (born 1958), German politician
Monika Hejtmánková (born 1967), Czech handball player
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 Hess (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
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
Mónika Járomi (born 1973), Hungarian Paralympic swimmer
Monika Jarosińska (born 1974), Polish actress and singer
Monika Jaruzelska (born 1963), Polish journalist, stylist and fashion designer
Mónika Juhász Miczura (born 1972), Hungarian Roma singer
Monika Juodeškaitė (born 1991), Lithuanian runner
Monika Kadlecová (born 1990), Slovak cyclist
Monika Kallies (born 1956), German rower
Monika Karas, Hungarian journalist
Monika Karsch (born 1982), German sport shooter
Monika Kaserer (born 1952), Austrian alpine skier
Monika Kaźmierczak, Polish carillonist
Monika Kinley (1925–2014), British art dealer, collector and curator
Mónika Király (born 1983), Hungarian cyclist
Monika Kobylińska (born 1995), Polish handball player
Monika Kompaníková, Slovak writer, editor and publisher
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 Kotzian, Polish Paralympic snowboarder
Monika Kovač (born 1974), Croatian basketball player
Mónika Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian alpine skier
Mónika Kovacsicz (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
Monika Krajewska, Polish-Jewish calligrapher
Monika Krasteva (born 1999), Bulgarian volleyball player
Monika Kratochvílová (born 1974), Czech tennis player
Monika Krause-Fuchs (1941–2019), German university teacher
Monika Krauze (born 1984), Polish tennis player
Monika Krawczyk, Polish cyclist
Monika Kropshofer (born 1952), German painter and photographer
Monika Krupa (born 1977), Polish chess player
Monika Kruse (born 1971), German techno DJ/producer and music producer
Monika Kruszona (born 1985), German water polo player
Monika Kryemadhi (born 1974), Albanian politician
Monika Kühn (born 1967), German diver
Monika Kuliš (born 1995), Bosnian footballer
Monika Kunkelová (born 1977), Slovak wheelchair curler
Monika Kuszyńska (born 1980), Polish singer
Monika Kvaková (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player
Mónika Lakatos, Hungarian gypsy singer
Mónika Lamperth (born 1957), Hungarian politician and jurist
Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor
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 Leu (born 1973), German yacht racer
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 (1942–2025), German actress
Monika Maciejewska (born 1970), Polish fencer
Minoka Maid, musical artist
Monika Maliczkiewicz (born 1988), Polish handball player
Monika Malik (born 1993), Indian field hockey player
Monika Mann (1910–1992), German novelist
Monika Marach (born 2004), Polish weightlifter
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 Matysová (born 1981), Slovak footballer
Monika Mauch, German soprano
Monika Meißner (born 1953), German volleyball player
Monika Merl (born 1979), German middle-distance runner
Monika Merva, American photographer
Monika Meyer (disambiguation), several people
Monika Michalik (born 1980), Polish freestyle wrestler
Monika Michaliszyn (born 1974), Polish politician
Monika Michałów (born 1988), Polish handball player
Monika Míčková (born 1991), Czech rhythmic gymnast
Monika Migała (born 1987), Polish handball player
Monika Mościbrodzka, Polish astrophysicist
Monika Motsch (born 1942), German sinologist
Monika Motyčáková, Slovak chess player
Monika Mrklas (born 1942), German former cross-country skier and racing cyclist
Monika Mrozowska (born 1980), Polish actress and singer
Monika Mühlwerth (born 1954), Austrian politician
Monika Mularczyk (born 1980), Polish football referee
Monika Müller (born 1971), German synchronized swimmer
Monika Müller-Seps, Swiss chess player
Monika Mundu (born 1971), Indian playback singer and actor
Monika Myszk (born 1982), Polish rower
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 Pulch (born 1949), German fencer
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 Rajnohová (born 1993), Slovak handball player
Monika Razhgeva (born 1992), Bulgarian footballer
Mónika Remsei (born 1972), Hungarian rower
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 Sadkowska, Polish climate activist
Monika Safford (born 1960), American clinician-investigator
Monika Salzer (born 1948), Austrian psychotherapist and pastor
Monika Samtani, American broadcast journalist
Monika Schachl (born 1978), Austrian cyclist
Mario Schäfer-Korting, German pharmacologist
Monika Scheftschik (born 1953), German luger
Monika Schleier-Smith, American physicist
Monika S. Schmid, German linguist
Monika Schmidt (born 1956), Australian judge
Monika Schnarre (born 1971), Canadian model and host
Monika Schneider (born 1983), Polish tennis player
Monika Schnitzer (born 1961), German economist
Monika Schwarz-Friesel (born 1961), German cognitive scientist
Monika Schwingshackl (born 1972), Italian biathlete
Monika Sikora, German para table tennis player
Monika Simančíková (born 1995), Slovak former competitive figure skater
Monika Sjöö, Swedish painter, writer and eco-feminist
Monika Škáchová, Slovak slalom canoeist
Monika Skinder (born 2001), Polish cross-country skier
Monika Smith, Canadian actor
Monika Smolková (born 1956), Slovak politician
Monika Soćko (born 1978), Polish chess player
Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach (1929–2015), German aristocrat
Monika Sommer, East German rower
Monika Sosnowska (born 1972), Polish installation artist
Monika Sozanska (born 1983), Polish-German épée fencer
Monika Sprüth, German art dealer and gallerist
Monika Sta. Maria, Filipino fashion model
Monika Staab (born 1959), German football player
Monika Stachowska (born 1981), Polish handball player
Monika Stadler (born 1963), Austrian harpist and composer
Monika Starosta (born 1972), Polish tennis player
Monika Stefanowicz (born 1980), Polish marathon runner
Monika Steiner, American painter
Monika Steinmetz (born 1960), German footballer
Monika Stolz (born 1951), German politician
Monika Štube (born 1999), Latvian footballer
Monika Stützle (born 1953), German speed skater
Monika Tilley (1934–2020), American fashion designer
Monika Todorovska, Macedonian footballer
Monika Treut (born 1954), German lesbian filmmaker
Monika Triest, Belgian academic, writer and activist
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 (1938–2024), 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

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

References

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

[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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Notable people

Fictional characters

See also

References