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Monica

Syllables: Mo·ni·ca/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/US/ˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/

Monica proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Monica

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • They named her Monica. Why the name was chosen I have never learnt; but I do not conceive that there was any reason for the choice other than the taste of her parents in the matter of sounds. It is a pleasing enough name, euphoniously considered, and beyond that — as is so commonly the case — no...1913, Rafael Sabatini, The Strolling Saint, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 3
    • Similarly, Alcoa (AA)CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has also dropped plans to attend, but the company will participate, said spokeswoman Monica Orbe.2014 May 2, Mark Thompson and Aaron Smith, “U.S. presses CEOs to skip Russia’s Davos”, in CNN Business

Monica meaning in Marathi, Indonesian and Vietnamese

Monica in Marathi

female given name
मोनिका monikā, मॉनिका mŏnikā

Monica in Indonesian

female given name
Monika

Monica in Vietnamese

female given name
Mônica

Forms of Monica

alternative formMonika

Origin of Monica

From Latin Mŏnĭca, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain meaning but probably Berber or Phoenician origin.

Words formed from Monica

Phrases with Monica

Questions about Monica

What does Monica mean?
Monica means a female given name from Latin.
What is Monica in Marathi?
Monica in Marathi is मोनिका (monikā), मॉनिका (mŏnikā). See Monica meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Monica?
Monica is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Monica?
Monica is pronounced /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ (UK).

Words near Monica in the dictionary

  1. monial
  2. monials
  3. moniamond
  4. moniamonds
  5. monic
  6. Monica
  7. Monicagate
  8. monicker
  9. monickered
  10. monickers
  11. monicle

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