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 [ syll. a-ni-ka, an-ika ] The girl name Anika is pronounced as AENihKah KEY. Anika is used chiefly in the English, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from African-Hausa and Hebrew origins. From African-Hausa and Hebrew roots, its meaning is sweetness of face - in this context, Anika is usually used in the English language. Anaca (English), Anaka (English), Anecky (English), Anikee (English), Annaka (English), Anneka (English, German, and Scandinavian), and Anneke (Dutch) are variations of Anika. In addition, Anika is a pet form of the name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages. Anika is also a variant spelling of the name Annika (Dutch, Finnish, German, and Scandinavian) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages. Aunika (English variant spelling) is another form of Anika. Anika is a fairly popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.031% of baby girls were given the name Anika. It ranked at #485 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.026% and its ranking #573. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Anika, Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) was the most commonly used. In 2008, it was used 13 times more than Anika. Baby names that sound like Anika include Anicka (Czech), Annica (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Annicka (Scandinavian), Aunika (English), Amica (English and Italian), Amisha (Indian), Amissa, Anaca (English), Anaka (English), Anecky (English), Aneko, Anesa (Scandinavian), Anessa (English), Anezka (Czech and Scandinavian), Angyalka (Hungarian), Anica (Slavic and Spanish), Anike (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Anikee (English), Aniko (Hungarian), and Aninka (Czech). KEY: approx pronunciation for Anika: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
