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Updated August 7, 2024

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Arabic : Peaceful
  • Irish : Noble
  • Greek : Solitary
  • Latin : Adviser; counselor

Girl name variations

How Popular Is The Name Monica

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : from a feminine form of Monico.
  • Spanish Mónica : from the female personal name Monica, the name of the mother of St. Augustine. She was a Carthaginian, so the name may well be of Phoenician origin. However, in the early Middle Ages, it was taken to be a derivative of Latin monere ‘to warn or advise’, and was associated with the spiritual guidance that she gave to her famous son.

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