Monika

//ˈmɒ.nɪ.kə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "Both Maya and Monika had inherited Megan's coloring, without a trace of Amit's deeply tan skin and black eyes, so that apart from their vaguely Indian names they appeared fully American."

Example

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"Both Maya and Monika had inherited Megan's coloring, without a trace of Amit's deeply tan skin and black eyes, so that apart from their vaguely Indian names they appeared fully American."

Etymology

A less common spelling of Monica, used since the twentieth century.

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