• Source: Monica (given name)

Monica is a female given name with many variant forms, including Mónica (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese), Mônica (Brazilian Portuguese), Monique (French), Monika (German, Indian, Lithuanian), Moonika (Estonia), and Mónika (Hungarian).




History


The etymology of Monica is unknown. Its earliest attestation known today is as the name of Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine. St. Monica was born in Numidia in North Africa, but was also a citizen of Carthage, hence the name may be of Punic or Berber origin. It has also been associated with the Greek word monos, meaning "alone".
Though etymologically unrelated, "Monica" was also a name in Latin, deriving from the verb monere, meaning "to advise".
One of the early occurrences of the name in modern literature is the character Monica Thorne in the 1858 novel Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope.




= Popularity

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In the United States, the name's popularity reached a peak in 1977, when it was the 39th most popular female name for new births. The popularity has gradually waned since then, being 76th most popular in 1990, and 363rd in 2010.




Name day


In the European tradition of name day celebration, the date for the name Monica or Monika varies from country to country:

4 May: Hungary, Sweden
7 May: Slovakia
21 May: Czech Republic
15 June: Finland, Greece
27 August: Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain
6 October: Latvia
In Finland the version with one "o" belongs to the name day calendar of Swedish-speaking population, for Finland is a bilingual country. Name written with double-o, i.e. "Moonika" (as it would be pronounced anyway), has an unofficial name day in the same day, but double-o version is less common.




Notable people






Fictional characters


Monica in the film Baby Driver
Monica in the animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches
Monica in Monica's Gang
Monica, a crossing guard in The Angry Birds Movie
Monica in the TV series Touched by an Angel
Monica in the video game Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
Monica Geller in the TV series Friends
Monica Gallagher in the TV series Shameless (UK) and Shameless (US)
Monica Long Dutton in the American TV series Yellowstone
Monica Madden in George Gissing's 1893 novel The Odd Women
Monica Quartermaine in the TV series General Hospital
Monica Rambeau in Marvel Comics
Monica Reeves in the film Bad Hair Day
Monica Sherwood in the film The Fabelmans
Monica Vandham in Xenoblade Chronicles 3




See also


Monika (given name)
Mona (name)
Monica (disambiguation)




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