Monica - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Monica \m(o)-ni-

is pronounced MAH-ni-kah. Possibly (Greek) "solitary" or (Latin) "to advise; nun". Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine, prayed for her son and saved him from self-destruction. As a result, Saint Augustine became one of the greatest saints in history. The name is poopular with Catholics. Fictional character Monica Geller, on the TV sitcom "Friends".

Monica has 8 variant forms: Mona, Monca, Monicka, Monika, Monike, Moniqua, Monique and Monnica.

Monica is a very common first name for women (#131 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#22050 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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