Anika (Devanagari: ) is a female given name of Sanskrit, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, and Māori origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name
Annika or
Anikha
Meanings
The meaning of the name "Anika" is different in several languages, countries and cultures. It has more than one meaning available.
Sanskrit
Anika means graceful, brilliant or sweet-faced. It is derived from the Sanskrit word (), which literally means 'fearless', 'soldier', 'army' or 'face'. Anika also refer to splendor, edge or point. It is also one of the many names for Goddess Durga.
Scandinavian
Anika means graceful and merciful. It is the Swedish pet form of the name Anna and it is similar to Anneke in the Netherland.
African
In African regions it means "sweetness of face".
Russian
With Russian origins meaning "grace," Annika is sweet and spunky, and a beautiful sibling of the name Ann.
German
Anika is a German variant of Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favored", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'.
Hebrew
Grace; favor, unique.
It originates from the Hebrew name
''Hannah''.
Latin
Grace; favor
Arabic
In Arabic, Anika (Arabic writing : أنيقة) means unique. It is a variant of Aniqa (Arabic writing : انيقا) which means "neat, elegant, smart".
Hawaiian
It is the Hawaiianization of Anita, which means graceful one.
People
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Anika Apostalon (born 1995), Czech-American swimmer
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Anika Bozicevic
Anika Bozicevic (born 8 November 1972) is a Swedish footballer who played as a forward for the Sweden women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edit ...
(born 1972), Swedish footballer
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Anika Kolan (born 2006), American cricketer
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Anika Larsen (born 1973), American actress and singer
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Anika Moa (born 1980), New Zealand musician
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Anika Niederwieser (born 1992), Italian handballer
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Anika Omphroy, American politician elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018
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Anika Rodríguez (born 1997), American-born Mexican footballer
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Anika Noni Rose (born 1972), African-American singer and actress
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Anika Schwörer (born 2001), Swiss volleyball player
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Anika Taher, Miss Bangladesh 1994
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Anika Tiplady (born 1980), New Zealand former rugby union player
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Anika Wells (born 1985), Australian politician
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Anika Chawla (born 2011), India, Sulonian
Fictional or mythical characters
* Anika Calhoun, on the Fox TV series ''
Empire''
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Anika the Warrior, a knight errant character in Russian fairy tales
See also
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Anikha Surendran (born 2004), Indian actress
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Annika
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Aneka
Mary Sandeman (born 20 November 1947), better known by her stage name Aneka , is a retired Scottish singer.
In 1981, she reached number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she took ...
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Aneeka
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Anica Anica ( sr, Аница) is a female given name used among Romanians, Serbs, Slovenes, Croats, etc. It is derived from Anna. Notable people with the name include:
* Anica Bošković (1714–1804), Ragusan writer
*Anica Černej (1900–1944), Slovene ...
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Anicka
References
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Feminine given names